Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 500 Greatest Works

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Another epic guest playlist, from Jorge in Sweden. Jorge says: "I have this book, written by Phil G. Goulding , called  Classical ...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Sergei Prokofiev: Op. 1-135

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Today is Sergei Prokofiev 's 119th birthday,I made a playlist of his complete works with opus number to celebrate the most popular compo...
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Arvo Pärt: A Chronological Playlist

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I received a Arvo Pärt playlist from Yan in France, but some albums are only available to Spotify's French users, so I modified and ...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Made In America: Naxos American Classics On Spotify

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Before I go for the annual company trip tomorrow, I want to post the longest playlist I created so far. It consists of all recordings from...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Second Viennese School: Schoenberg, Berg & Webern

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I made a Schoenberg playlist of his opus 1-50 before, and the classical library of Spotify has since grown a lot, Moses und Aron is now a...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Spellbound: The Sound of The Theremin

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Another guest playlist! I got an email from Martin last weekend: "A couple of contemporary female composers you might like to add to...
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Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Polish Composers On Spotify

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R.I.P. Mr. Lech Aleksander Kaczyńsk . Terrible news . I don't know his politics but Poland is a country I always admire. Krzysztof Kie...
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Guest Playlist: Gerald Finzi's Complete Works

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I've got quite a few emails about this blog recently, and today I received a playlist from a very kind classical listener and Spotify ...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

1200 Years of Women Composers: From Hildegard To Higdon

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Das Ewig Weibliche Zieht uns hinan. (The eternal feminine leads us upwards.) Kassia (c.810–before 867) Blessed Hildegard of Bingen...
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Monday, April 5, 2010

Entartete Musik: Music Banned By The Third Reich

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Entartete Musik ( Degenerate music ), was a label applied in the 1930s by the Nazi government in Germany to certain forms of music that it...
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