I'm LIVE with Classical Sounds at 8pm here on Claremorris Community Radio 📻 Listen below! ieradio.org/claremorris-co…

Started my Friday with a new release by Alice Sara Ott John Field: Complete Nocturnes on Deutsche Grammophon (DG) open.spotify.com/album/0EOZVLK5…

Michael Kurek's Symphony No. 3 "English" only exemplifies his neo-traditional, melodic, narrative, and tonal style. He believes in beautiful, well-crafted tonal music, a "lost art," and aims for new works that are well-composed and widely appealing. open.spotify.com/album/4tYoDXaV…

Congratulations Alice Sara Ott! Her new album 'John Field: Complete Nocturnes' topped the Apple Music Classical Top 100 this week. Alice joins us on February 27th to perform an evening of rarely performed works from the pioneering composer. Tickets: nch.ie/all-events-lis…

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf with Bruno Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic rehearsing Mahler's Symphony No.4 in 1960.

Richard Strauss's "Festliches Präludium" (1913) is a majestic work for orchestra & organ, perfect for celebrations. Soaring melodies & rich harmonies abound. Wolfgang Meyer (organ), Berlin Phil., Karl Böhm. open.spotify.com/track/4WqmqIHb…

Tonight's entertainment in the National Concert Hall Alice Sara Ott with music by Fieid and Beethoven

Antonio Bertali (1605-1669), Italian Baroque composer & violinist, was a virtuoso in his time. Famous for Chaconne in C Major, he brought opera seria to Vienna. Half his works are lost. Enjoy this spirited 2012 performance by Bojan Čičić & Illyria Consort. youtu.be/Vi96w8A6UWI

Listening this morning to this new recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 5 from Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Paavo Jarvi It's really quite enjoyable! open.spotify.com/album/59Bho3Kl…

Here's Grok's attempt at a one-word descriptive mood name for each #Mahler symphony. Do suggest any substitutes you think more apt (especially for 6). I'd pick 'Euphoria' for No 4.

Revel in Ravel this evening as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth with mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne, baritone Lionel Lhote & Speranza Scappucci, Principal Guest Conductor at the Royal Opera House. bit.ly/3Doe6YI

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Joseph Haydn born on this day in 1732 Here is his house in Haydngasse, Vienna where he spent the last 12 years of his life and composed the Creation and the Seasons A wonderful place to visit!

Nice to see this article in our The Irish Times today for Bach's birthday! irishtimes.com/world/europe/2…

An accidentally live Classical Sounds here CCRfm at 1pm! Listen live here: ieradio.org/claremorris-co…

Messing with the image generator on ChatGPT I had an idea what if I could bring Irish composer John Field to life and it came up with this from the lithograph on the right.

It's not often that classical music is background music, but Simeon ten Holt's Canto Ostinato for two pianos and two marimbas creates a truly unique atmosphere that works beautifully. Give it a listen: youtu.be/FfBP2UNcMX8?si…

Listening to the now to the new recording Yunchan Lim, (released today) by Decca of legendary live performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 from the 2022 Cliburn Competition. open.spotify.com/album/0PTxe1JT…

Pardon me but, what's the point of this shit....?? Handel Zadok Variation (From Zadok, the Priest, HWV 258, Arr. for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Tim Allhoff) open.spotify.com/track/6o6FfaJi…