Христина Соловій - Fortepiano (official video)
#ChristinaSoloviy #Fortepiano
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4Zncb2ZnXSI
Христина Соловій - Fortepiano (official video)

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Corona Schröter (1751-1802) - Die Fischerin (1781)

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Haydn | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Major

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Fri May 9 at 7:30
Night and Dreams: An Evening of #Schubert on #historicalinstruments
presented by #CélesteMusic
St Paul's Bloor St, 227 Bloor St E TORONTO
https://schubert.bpt.me
(Tickets)

program: Schubert's chamber music incl Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D.898
#ChloeNoelleFedor violin, #KeiranCampbell cello, #AndreaBotticelli fortepiano

...see/hear an original 19thC #fortepiano built by Conrad #Graf built in #Vienna1835.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRy6GR-baotzSC0EWPpLfbQ

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#CélesteMusic, a TORONTO non-profit dedicated to study/perf using #EarlyKeyboards to inspire musicians/audiences...

⁃ 17thC Venetian #harpsichord DavidJensen
⁃ 5-oct #clavichord aft Friederici (1774) RenéeGeoffrion
⁃ orig #Fortepiano by ConradGraf (1835) restored EdwinBeunk
...and coming soon: Mid-18thC FR Harpsichord after HenriHemsch, by MarcDucornet
https://mailchi.mp/0427f275cc71/introducing-cleste-music?e=1f4a11199c

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#AntoninKammell 1730 – 1784

Sonata 6 in C Major (Six Sonatas for the piano forte, harpsichord or harp with acc. for a violin and violoncello” op.19)

1. Allegro non tanto
2. Tempo di Minuetto

#RüdigerLotter #Violin
#PavelSerbin #Violoncello
#ChristophHammer #Fortepiano

#classicalmusic #musik #music #musique #musica #Kammell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqyAuFGUqiw

Antonín Kammel - Sonata 6 in C Major

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Antonín Kammel (1730-1784) - Sonata I in D Major (1766)

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Vojtech Matyáš Jírovec (1763-1850) - Concerto pour le Forte Piano (1796)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=k6jdTW3dm3s&si=H2IcFmCEQhFvYVpP
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#Fortepiano
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Vojtech Matyáš Jírovec (1763-1850) - Concerto pour le Forte Piano (1796)

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I'm an atheist, but I still enjoy various types of music, including the religious variety, as some is quite beautiful. To that end, I posted this a few years ago on Facebook. I braved the nightmare that is the main site today and was able to find it. I hope it brings joy to you.

Now, it's time for some Christmas music history! Some of these are playlists, so just skip what you don't like, I promise, this is not the usual music you hear in shops!

I have a few time periods in mind, but let us begin with the very first Christmas song ever written.

Jesus Refulsit Omnium - Roman Christmas Song - YouTube

youtube.com/watch?v=izRVH2avtz…

And now, for something a bit more modern. Don't expect to hear Elvis on this list, though.

Here are some songs from the eighteenth century! Unfortunately, these are just instrumentals.

18th Century Authentic Christmas Music

youtube.com/watch?v=bwiJ9qsIBN…

On to the Regency! Yay! Sadly, there isn't much available from then. Please feel free to make suggestions.

The Gloucester Wassail/The Holly and the Ivy, Regency Christmas

youtube.com/watch?v=tzv5eGTxvi…

This may or may not be authentic, but it's pleasant. Again, it's instrumental.

Regency Music - Peaceful Christmas

youtube.com/watch?v=ynx3fv7JpI…

This is real, in more ways than one, as the song existed then, and it's being played on a genuine Regency piano!

O come o come Emmanuel played on a Regency period Broadwood square piano

youtube.com/watch?v=iSJwQidimD…

On to the Victorian era. Believe it or not, while a large number of familiar Christmas songs came from then, I can't find a good playlist! Again, if you know of one, please suggest it. While this recording is modern, you can be sure that Victorians would have been very familiar with the arrangements and that many also spent time in the church where this was recorded, probably hearing the same organ, too!

Victorian Carols from St Bartholomew the Great

youtube.com/watch?v=q8GV7NMfy3…

Now, let's turn to my second favourite period next to the Regency, the Edwardian! This extremely special! All of the following was actually recorded then! I have made it a tradition to listen to this every year. Some of the tunes may be familiar, but in several cases, the lyrics may not be. The last one is a real treat for the children and those young at heart!

Vintage Christmas Songs from the 1900's & 1910's Playlist

youtube.com/watch?v=zOBKgQj-qq…

I'm not very familiar with this one.

1900s -1910s Victorian Christmas Music Selection

youtube.com/watch?v=AXflh4s6T9…

This is from two years after King Edward's death, but I had to include it, as it's a lovely version. Note that the link that I originally provided no longer exists, so I had to find another. But here, you can actually see the grammophone!

"Silent Night! Hallowed Night!" Elsie Baker on VV Model XI, 1912.

youtube.com/watch?v=nElAx0MpBs…

Finally, as my friends know, I love Eton College, so I had to include this. It breaks the theme slightly, in that it doesn't belong to a specific time period, but songs from different times are sung, and all in a very traditional manner.

Eton Choir Christmas

youtube.com/playlist?app=deskt…
#ancient #choir #choral #Christmascarols #Christmas #Edwardian #English #EtonCollege #fortepiano #historical #instrumental #Latin #music #phonographs #Regency #Roman #songs #Victorian

"Silent Night! Hallowed Night!" Elsie Baker on VV Model XI, 1912.

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There was a piece in yesterday’s #NYTimes that caught my eye … “#Schubert Is the Best Cure I Know for #Loneliness.”

(Don’t be concerned on my account; while I’m big on solitude, I’m rarely lonely.)

Despite my #music degree, I’ve rarely delved into Schubert; his last three #piano sonatas are truly remarkable.

I recommend two albums by András Schiff on ECM (see pix) … they’re brilliantly performed on a period-accurate #fortepiano.

Here’s a free link to the article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/opinion/franz-schubert-loneliness-piano-sonatas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE4.i2dH.4jkHQXdLdIFH&smid=url-share

Opinion | Schubert Is the Best Cure I Know for Loneliness

Schubert’s final three piano sonatas are a deep exploration of loneliness, and particularly apt for our age of isolation.

The New York Times