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KASS Music Gem: Zimerman/Bernstein/Beethoven Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Mon, 2013-01-28 02:07
Beethoven's sublime Piano Concerto No. 5 (the Emperor) -- a stellar live performance by Krystian Zimerman with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein, who based the song Somewhere in his West Side Story on the exquisite second movement. The final moments here are beyond electrifying:
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Goodall’s top 10 classical pieces
1: Hildegard von Bingen: Ave, Generosa
2: John Dowland: Flow my tears (pub. 1600)
3: JS Bach: St Matthew Passion (1727)
4: Mozart Serenade ‘Gran Partita’, iii Adagio (1781)
5: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica, funeral march (1805)
6: Schumann: Kreisleriana (1838)
7: Verdi: La Traviata, Addio del passato (1853)
8: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847)
9: Stravinsky: Les Noces (1923) excerpt
10: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (1974-6)
Ah yes, Lady Slapper!
I should have thought to put out a tissue alert for you-know-who! *Delighted* he saw it and made you watch it.
What ecstasy!
The glorious fun and passion overflowing from Bernstein - especially at the end - is utterly priceless. Then their triumphant embrace just tops everything off. To see such heart! What a beautiful performance! You-know-who arrived in the bedroom awash with tears and made me watch it.