Nostr notes by Classical Music

This just took me by surprise! For today's lunch, I'm ...

2026-10-14T11:40:10Z

This just took me by surprise! For today's lunch, I'm taking you to the Umbria Jazz Festival from 1976, with the Horace Silver Quintet playing "Song for My Father".
Horace Silver (piano), Tom Harrell (trumpet), Bob Berg (tenor sax), Steve Beskrone (bass), Eddie Gladden (drums)
Orvieto, July 20, 1976

If you want to take your time with your morning coffee, I suggest ...

2026-10-14T06:14:12Z

If you want to take your time with your morning coffee, I suggest the first movement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade (The Sea and Sinbad's Ship).
All-Star Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz, August 2014

A few peaceful moments for today's goodnight, from the ...

2026-10-13T18:32:03Z

A few peaceful moments for today's goodnight, from the recording of Koji Kondo's "Great Fairy Fountain's Theme" from The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Orchestra CD.

The afternoon espresso for today has a soundtrack from Friedrich ...

2026-10-13T11:29:11Z

The afternoon espresso for today has a soundtrack from Friedrich Gulda performing variations on The Doors’ “Light My Fire”. This performance is from the 1970 Beethovenfest in Bonn, when it was celebrated Beethoven’s 200th birthday.

I found this "simplified" version from Hans Zimmer's ...

2026-10-13T07:06:40Z

I found this "simplified" version from Hans Zimmer's "Interstellar“ with Jonas Derksen (Piano) and Sebastian Loll (Cello), and I think it's worth sharing.
Have a fine day!

First time I listened to JMJ was around 1990. Before that, I was ...

2026-10-12T18:55:17Z

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First time I listened to JMJ was around 1990. Before that, I was under a dictatorship that didn't allow this kind of "decadence".

What I forgot to say this morning is that today we celebrate 91 ...

2026-10-12T18:41:25Z

What I forgot to say this morning is that today we celebrate 91 years since Pavarotti was born. 🤦

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To start the week properly, I chose Luciano Pavarotti and James Levine playing Luigi Denza's "Occhi di fata". If you want the full performance, I attached the YouTube link.
Have a great week!
(Lincoln Center, 1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmYAEoCD-sA

I bring the final touch for today with the Film Symphony ...

2026-10-12T17:05:17Z

I bring the final touch for today with the Film Symphony Orchestra and Ramin Djawadi's main theme from Game of Thrones.
Have a beautiful evening!

If you're GenX or older, you might have heard of Jean Michel ...

2026-10-12T16:14:29Z

If you're GenX or older, you might have heard of Jean Michel Jarre, and this announcement might make you smile.

I want to present a few archival moments with Liszt's ...

2026-10-12T10:55:49Z

I want to present a few archival moments with Liszt's "Les Préludes", performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker and conducted by Karl Böhm.
(The images are from 1943's Berlin, and I will stop here with the details, because some will love some details from Nazi Germany while others will accuse me of being a Nazi supporter. 😂)

To start the week properly, I chose Luciano Pavarotti and James ...

2026-10-12T07:28:36Z

To start the week properly, I chose Luciano Pavarotti and James Levine playing Luigi Denza's "Occhi di fata". If you want the full performance, I attached the YouTube link.
Have a great week!
(Lincoln Center, 1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmYAEoCD-sA

It's a peaceful Sunday, and it feels like the right moment to ...

2026-10-11T15:30:47Z

It's a peaceful Sunday, and it feels like the right moment to slow down a bit and listen to Kathryn Lewek performing "Addio, del passato", Violetta's final aria from Verdi's "La Traviata". (Toledo Opera, 2022)
Have a great evening!

Vulfpeck's "Daddy, he got a Tesla" from last ...

2026-10-11T10:52:21Z

Vulfpeck's "Daddy, he got a Tesla" from last year's Jazz à Vienne, France, was super fun, especially the bass solo starting at 3:00. (I added the link to the full performance.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oIIRc0zc_U

In August, this video will turn 30. 😂

2026-10-10T19:11:03Z

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In August, this video will turn 30. 😂

I don't know why, but when I think about Evgeny Kissin, I ...

2026-10-10T18:45:16Z

I don't know why, but when I think about Evgeny Kissin, I immediately think about him playing Liszt's "La Campanella". With this, I wish a happy birthday to Kissin, who turned 55 today, and good night to all of you.
(The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1997)

To celebrate Giuseppe Verdi's birthday (born 1813*), I gave ...

2026-10-10T13:20:06Z

To celebrate Giuseppe Verdi's birthday (born 1813*), I gave it some thought about what to choose, but it's so hard in his case. My top pick right now is "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco, specifically from the Metropolitan Opera's 2001 production.
*It's unclear if he was born on the 9th or the 10th of October, but my understanding is that most people go with the 10th.

Have a great weekend, Nostr! To start, have Roberto Plano play ...

2026-10-10T06:35:45Z

Have a great weekend, Nostr! To start, have Roberto Plano play his own arrangement of Tárrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra". (Originally, it was written for guitar.)

Forgot about this. For my American followers, especially from ...

2026-10-09T17:44:35Z

Forgot about this. For my American followers, especially from Cincinnati, here's an event at Taft Theatre on November 6.
If you're into Blade Runner and Vangelis, the Avex Ensemble performs the synthesiser-led score in sync with the film. I wish I were there! 🥂

To celebrate 191 years since Camille Saint-Saëns' birthday, ...

2026-10-09T17:15:42Z

To celebrate 191 years since Camille Saint-Saëns' birthday, I close the day with Christoph Croisé (cello) and Samuel Parent (piano) playing "Le Cygne" from Le Carnaval des animaux.

He modified even her hair! 🤦 Never in history has it happened ...

2026-10-09T12:08:21Z

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He modified even her hair! 🤦 Never in history has it happened for a painter, not to be exact.

A small, random tip if you want to visit Vienna. You can find ...

2026-10-09T12:02:23Z

A small, random tip if you want to visit Vienna. You can find Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Emilie Flöge" at the Wien Museum Karlsplatz, which has free entry. Here's a picture of them, where you can see her wearing the dress from the painting.
(She was a fashion designer, among other things, and it was her creation.)

One organ adaptation that stayed with me was non-classical, ...

2026-10-09T10:54:24Z

One organ adaptation that stayed with me was non-classical, namely Gigi D'Agostino's "L'amour toujours". It became quite popular among organists, but for the first time, I heard it played by Constanze.
(Performed at Lawrence Memorial Chapel, Appleton, WI)

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I want to start the day by presenting another younger name, this time the organist Constanze Hochwartner from Austria, performing Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".

Maybe I'll post it for the noon coffee, but the organ ...

2026-10-09T09:42:36Z

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Maybe I'll post it for the noon coffee, but the organ adaptation that took me most by surprise is Gigi D'Agostino's "L'amour toujours", and I listened it by her for the first time.

I want to start the day by presenting another younger name, this ...

2026-10-09T07:15:32Z

I want to start the day by presenting another younger name, this time the organist Constanze Hochwartner from Austria, performing Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings".

Today I say goodbye with a moment from 1962, when David Oistrakh ...

2026-10-08T17:13:46Z

Today I say goodbye with a moment from 1962, when David Oistrakh (violin) and Frida Bauer (piano) recorded Debussy's "Claire de lune" in Paris. In case it's not widely known, it was written only for piano.
Have a fine evening!

Today I passed by St. Charles' Church (Karlskirche), and I ...

2026-10-08T12:03:43Z

Today I passed by St. Charles' Church (Karlskirche), and I decided to suggest another Viennese event to you. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" performed by Ensemble 1756 with original instruments from the 1700s.
https://vivaldi-vienna.com/en/concerts/

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For today's lunch break, a rather short moment from our beautiful Charles' Church (Karlskirche) with Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

This afternoon, I present to you Selina Ott, a young Austrian ...

2026-10-08T11:44:05Z

This afternoon, I present to you Selina Ott, a young Austrian trumpetist, performing excerpts from the first movement of Vladimir Peskin's Trumpet Concerto No. 1. (This is part of my effort to push forward a few young names.)
Tonkünstler Orchestra, conducted by Yutaka Sado, Summer Night's Gala 2022 at Wolkenturm Grafenegg (Austria)

I don't know how many people are familiar with the ACL ...

2026-10-08T07:02:14Z

I don't know how many people are familiar with the ACL Festival in Vienna. (Its full name is Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival)
Today, I start with "La Salle College String Orchestra" from Hong Kong performing Shostakovich's "String Quartet No. 8, III. Allegretto". Have a great day!
(From the 2026 Gala Winners' Concert in Wiener Konzerthaus)

I want to resurface a moment from August 15, 1973, with Frederica ...

2026-10-07T17:57:54Z

I want to resurface a moment from August 15, 1973, with Frederica von Stade as Cherubino singing "Voi che sapete che cosa è amor" from Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro".
And with this, I wish you all a good evening!
(London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Pritchard)

Here's an event, in case you're looking for a reason to ...

2026-10-07T14:37:20Z

Here's an event, in case you're looking for a reason to visit Vienna during the next school break. You'll also find a long weekend because on Monday the 26th it's Austria's National Day.
Mozart‘s Requiem performed by an international festival choir, professional Viennese orchestra and soloists in the Minoritenkirche, Vienna.
🗓️ 24. October 2026, 19:00
📍Minoritenkirche, 1010 Vienna
Performed by
• Mozart Requiem Festival Choir
• Morphing Chamber Orchestra
• Christoph Ehrenfellner, Conductor
• Nicola Proksch, Soprano
• Anna Manske, Alt
• Jakob Gerbeth, Tenor
• Jan Martinik, Bass
🎟️ Tickets: https://events.tickethead.io/en/tickethead/event/5510/Mozart-Requiem-Choir-Festival-2026-Concert-Ticket

I reserved today's noon espresso to wish Yo-Yo Ma a happy ...

2026-10-07T10:03:10Z

I reserved today's noon espresso to wish Yo-Yo Ma a happy birthday (born October 7, 1955). Here, performing Saint-Saëns' "The Swan" with Kathryn Stott.

Maybe not a morning performance, but it's too beautiful. ...

2026-10-07T06:22:22Z

Maybe not a morning performance, but it's too beautiful. "E lucevan le stelle" from Puccini's "Tosca", from the 1978 Metropolitan Opera production.
Have a great day!

I end the day with a history page from September 14, 1969, when ...

2026-10-06T16:52:37Z

I end the day with a history page from September 14, 1969, when David Nadien played the Swan Lake solo with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic.
CBS transmitted it as part of an educational series of concerts called "Young People's Concerts".

For my afternoon coffee, and yours, I have pure opera. Luciano ...

2026-10-06T11:41:14Z

For my afternoon coffee, and yours, I have pure opera. Luciano Pavarotti singing "Una furtiva lagrima" from Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore".

An emblematic start of the day with Stefan Dohr performing the ...

2026-10-06T06:58:13Z

An emblematic start of the day with Stefan Dohr performing the Horn Solo of Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, 2nd movement. (It ends a bit abruptly.)
(Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado)

For today's goodnight, Yukine Kuroki performs Liszt's 2nd ...

2026-10-05T18:19:49Z

For today's goodnight, Yukine Kuroki performs Liszt's 2nd Ballade. Live performance at TivoliVredenburg during Liszt Utrecht 2022, where she won first prize.

A late espresso today, backed by Víkingur Ólafsson performing ...

2026-10-05T14:06:31Z

A late espresso today, backed by Víkingur Ólafsson performing Bach´s "Prelude & Fugue" in C minor, live from Harpa, Reykjavík.

A few moments from last weekend's Mass at the Frauenkirche in ...

2026-10-05T08:54:42Z

A few moments from last weekend's Mass at the Frauenkirche in Munich. Have a great week ahead!

To mark the end of this week, I chose a cover of Radiohead's ...

2026-10-04T14:26:14Z

To mark the end of this week, I chose a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" accompanied by a brass band.
Morgan James & Brass Against

I should post more young artists. Someone's always ...

2026-10-04T07:12:29Z

I should post more young artists. Someone's always complaining without considering their limited years of experience, so here we go. Today, Justus Eichhorn is playing Liszt's Grande Étude de Paganini No. 2.
Have a fine Sunday!

If you ever asked yourself how ABBA would sound in a Baroque era, ...

2026-10-03T12:39:22Z

If you ever asked yourself how ABBA would sound in a Baroque era, you're in the right place. (From Boston Baroque)

I must say that I was quite impressed by Wiggenstein's ...

2026-10-03T07:07:52Z

I must say that I was quite impressed by Wiggenstein's arrangement of Barber's "Adagio for Strings". Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

My late lunch choice for today is Daniil Trifonov playing ...

2026-10-02T12:10:43Z

My late lunch choice for today is Daniil Trifonov playing Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66.
This video is from his Yellow Lounge performance in Berlin (2018), but it's quite an experience to observe how his passion has evolved since 2010 at the Chopin Institute.

Let's start the day with elegance. Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 ...

2026-10-02T06:56:00Z

Let's start the day with elegance.
Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 100, second movement (Andante con moto). Isabelle Faust (violin), Soll Gabetta (cello), and Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano).
Have a good day!

In November, Sotheby's New York will auction Van Gogh's ...

2026-10-01T16:50:24Z

In November, Sotheby's New York will auction Van Gogh's "Châtaigniers en fleurs". It hasn't been seen in public for over 60 years, and if you have the opportunity, this is your chance to see it before it might disappear for who knows how many decades again.

For a quick espresso, I will bring you back to Austria. Here are ...

2026-10-01T11:23:23Z

For a quick espresso, I will bring you back to Austria. Here are a few moments with the Vienna Synchron Orchestra and P.T. Adamczyk creating the score for "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt".

For your morning coffee, today I have Sabine Devieilhe singing ...

2026-10-01T06:50:54Z

For your morning coffee, today I have Sabine Devieilhe singing Ophelia's aria "Adieu, dit-il, ayez foi!" from Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet.
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées with Louis Langrée, conductor
Opéra Comique, Salle Favart, 21 December 2018

Well, this was fun! A Japanese mandolin ensemble singing Eduardo ...

2026-09-29T14:07:38Z

Well, this was fun! A Japanese mandolin ensemble singing Eduardo Mezzacapo's <Tarantella "Napoli">. The group may be called "Gclef", but it's beyond me to understand anything.

For today's lunch break, a rather short moment from our ...

2026-09-24T10:46:05Z

For today's lunch break, a rather short moment from our beautiful Charles' Church (Karlskirche) with Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

I have to ask at this point. Do I have at least 10 authentic ...

2026-09-09T18:43:09Z

I have to ask at this point. Do I have at least 10 authentic followers? And by authentic, I mean folks who zapped me at least once in the last six months or so, not bots or who-knows-what. It feels pretty empty around here, and if that's the case, I should just terminate this account.

This is the definition of "aura farming". 😂 ...

2026-09-07T17:10:08Z

This is the definition of "aura farming". 😂