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Philip Glass - Symphony for Eight (Cello Octet Amsterdam)

FlowersInHisHair (http://bravo.videosift.com/member/FlowersInHisHair) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:48:19 -0800

(18 votes - 3 comments - 308 views)
Smashing arrangement of the third movement of Philip Glass's Symphony #3 for (and by) Cello Octet Amsterdam. Rich and autumnal, with a beautiful melody. Really shows off the range of the instruments well. Filmed live in performance in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, September 2009.

Pablo Casals plays Bach Suite no. 1 for Cello (rare, 1954)

maatc (http://maatc.videosift.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:47:12 -0800

(12 votes - 4 comments - 354 views)
Hard to believe this is not on VS yet since this has almost half a million hits on YouTube. Very good stuff.

Wikipedia entry on Pablo Casals

Darth Vader conducts Icelandic Philharmonic Orchestra

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:41:53 -0700

(14 votes - 1 comment - 497 views)
Darth Vader assumes command of the Icelandic Philharmonic Orchestra as they play the Imperial March.

Darth Vader takes Icelandic Symphony

Hex (http://bravo.videosift.com/member/Hex) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:13:42 -0700

(17 votes - 1 comment - 477 views)
Darth Vader is quite the conductor apparently

Batman: Brave and the Bold vs. The Music Meister (Part 1)

notarobot (http://bravo.videosift.com/member/notarobot) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:00:26 -0700

(14 votes - 4 comments - 539 views)
A musical episode from the current Batman animated series. Guest starring Neil Patrick Harris!

Bach on Nyckelharpa

Fusionaut (http://fusionaut.videosift.com) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:57:51 -0700

(21 votes - 2 comments - 420 views)
Bach on the craaaaaazy Nyckelharpa

Passicaglia and Fugue in C Minor - Bach

dystopianfuturetoday (http://bravo.videosift.com/member/dystopianfuturetoday) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:30:40 -0700

(20 votes - 2 comments - 403 views)
This is an excellent performance, recording and video of Bach's epic Passicaglia and Fugue in C minor. Hans-Andre Stamme is the Organist, performing on the Trost Organ in Waltershausen.

You don't need to understand what a passicaglia or fugue are to enjoy this brilliant work, but in case you are curious, here is a brief definition.

A passicaglia is a baroque form characterized by a single repeating musical subject - usually in the bass - that is threaded into the fabric of the entire piece. It's kind of a musical game for composers, where you try to create as much variety and fluidity as possible while retaining a single melody within the piece at all times. This is probably the best and most well known passicaglia in existence.

A fugue is a baroque form that uses one short melody - or subject - as the basis for the entire piece, allowing for as much variation or manipulation of the subject as the composer pleases.

In this piece the fugal subject is taken directly from the Passicaglia subject.

Eric Vloeimans - Hidden History

kulpims (http://bravo.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:34:15 -0700

(10 votes - 0 comments - 264 views)
Hidden History was written by Vloeimans, performing here with Fugimundi

http://www.ericvloeimans.com/
http://www.harmenfraanje.nl
http://www.myspace.com/antongoudsmit

One Guitar, Four Hands

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:11:41 -0700

(31 votes - 2 comments - 707 views)
This is simply astounding.

Triadic Ballet (1927) - Oskar Schlemmer

Eklek (http://eklek.videosift.com) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:57:01 -0700

(13 votes - 4 comments - 410 views)