A piece of classical music a day

Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum. - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Discover a piece of classical music every day! There are hundreds of years of musical history for me to choose from, so prepare for new discoveries as well as some of the most famous melodies. If you have a suggestion for a piece you would like to see on this blog, just put it in the ask. PLEASE DON'T DOWNLOAD FROM THIS BLOG! If you like a piece of music, go find it on iTunes or Amazon, buy it and support all those amazing artists who work hard to give us such wonderful music.

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Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Work: Finale. Presto - Adagio from Symphony Nr. 45 in f-sharp minor "Abschieds-Symphonie" (1772)

Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music; condcuted by Christopher Hogwood

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Composer: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)

Work: Andante con moto from Piano Concerto Nr. 4 in E Major "Les Adieux" (1814)

Performer: Howard Shelley, London Mozart Players; condcuted by Howard Shelley

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Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)

Work: Allegro di molto from Concerto for Harpsichord and Fortepiano in E-flat major (1788)

Performer: Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; conducted by Ton Koopman

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Composer: Nino Rota (1911 - 1979)

Work: Scherzo. Allegretto comodo from Concerto for String Orchestra (1964/5)

Perfomer: Orchestra Sinfonica Adriatica; conducted by Paolo Pessina

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Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)

Work: Minuetto from Trio Sonata Nr. 2 in g minor (1746)

Performer: Musica Antiqua Köln; conducted by Reinhard Goebel

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Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria (ca. 1548 - 1611)

Work: O magnum mysterium from Motecta, que partim quaternis, partim quinis, alia senis, alia octonis vocibus concinuntur (1572)

Performer: The Cambridge Singers; conducted by John Rutter

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Your Sunday Bach Cantata for Christmas Day

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Work: Ruft und fleht den Himmel an from Christen, ätzet diesen Tag (1716?)

Performer: Jan Börner, Julius Pfeifer, Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen; conducted by Rudolf Lutz

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Work: Sinfonia from Weihnachts-Oratorium (1734)

Performer: Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne; conducted by Michel Corboz

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Composer: Angela Morley (1924 - 2009)

Work: Snow Ride (early 1960ies)

Performer: The John Wilson Orchestra; conducted by John Wilson

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Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)

Work: Allegro ma non troppo from Concerto a due cori in B-flat Major (ca 1747/8)

Performer: The English Concert; conducted by Trevor Pinnock

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Composer: Vladimir Rebikov (1866 - 1920)

Work: Waltz from Ёлка [Christmas Tree Suite] Suite (1900)

Performer: Royal Ballet Sinfonia; conducted by Gavin Sutherland

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Composer: Anonymous

Work: Allegro from Symphonia de Nativitate (1760ies)

Performer: Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra; conducted by Mieczyslaw Nowakowski

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Composer: Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Work: Vieux Noël from Cigale (1904)

Performer: National Philharmonic Orchestra; conducted by Richard Bonynge

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Your Sunday Bach Cantata for the Fourth Sunday in Advent

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Work: Willst du dich Gottes Kind und Christi Bruder nennen from Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! (1715)

Performer: Peter Schreier, Münchener Bach-Orchester; conducted by Karl Richter

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Composer: Otto Nicolai (1810 - 1849)

Work: Weihnachtsouvertüre über "Vom Himmel hoch" [Christmas Ouverture] (1833)

Performer: Evangelische Kantorei Siegen, Philhamonie Südwestfalen; conducted by David Stern

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Composer: Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Work: La Fuite en Egypte. Ouverture from L'Enfance du Christ (1853/54)

Performer: Orchestre des Champs Élysées; conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

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Composer: Johann Mattheson (1681 - 1764)

Work: Ritornello from Die heilsame Geburt und Menschwerdung unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi (1715)

Performer: Kölner Akademie; conducted by Michael Alexander Willens