Recommended Listening and Viewing
I've added this page to encourage my students to listen to recordings of exceptional ensembles and performers. Part of being a music student is to not only perform music, but to listen to different interpretations of the music, and to expand our musical horizons. These recordings can be found on YouTube. The video link will be on the word "VIDEO" and the composer and / or performer name will also be linked to a Wiki article. In the coming weeks, I will be adding more videos or performers and ensembles. These videos will be the subject of multiple assignments.
Vocal / Choir Listening
Medieval and Renaissance periods
VIDEO Music by Hildegard von Bingen (German)
VIDEO Ave Maris Stella by Guillaume Dufay (Franco-Flemish)
VIDEO Agnus Dei from Pope Marcellus Mass
by G. Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian)
VIDEO Mass for 5 Voices by William Byrd (English)
VIDEO Salve Regina by Orlando di Lassus (Flemish)
VIDEO Magnificat primi toni by Cristobal Morales (Spanish)
VIDEO Stabat Mater by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (Spanish)
VIDEO Natus Est Nobis by Jakob Handl (Slovenia)
Baroque
VIDEO For Unto us a Child is Born from Messiah by Handel (German)
VIDEO Vespers by Claudio Monteverdi (Italian)
VIDEO Singet dem Herrn (Double Choir ) by J.S. Bach (German)
VIDEO Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi (Italian)
VIDEO Miserere by Gregorio Allegri (Italian)
VIDEO Kyrie from Misa a 8 de tercer tono by Manuel de Sumaya (Mexican)
CLASSICAL
VIDEO Salve Regina by Manuel Arenzana (Mexican)
VIDEO Requiem K. 626 by W.A. Mozart (Austrian)
ROMANTIC AND 20th CENTURY
VIDEO Bandura perfromed by the Kuban Cossack Choir Soloist is Dmitry Seleznev
VIDEO Vespers (All-Night Vigil) (full recording) by Sergei Rachmaninoff
VIDEO Locus Iste by ANton Bruckner (Austia)
VIDEO O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen
VIDEO Magnificat by Arvo Pärt
VIDEO When David Heard by Eric Whitacre
VIDEO Eric Whitacre discusses his idea of the virtual choir and how it became a huge global sensation.
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir performing Lux Aurumque
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir 2.0 performing Sleep
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir 3.0 perfroming Water Night
VIDEO Landfill Harmonic. Teens in Paraguay play instruments recycled from a landfill.
VIDEO What Sweeter Music by John Rutter performed by King's College Cambridge Choir
VIDEO Music by Hildegard von Bingen (German)
VIDEO Ave Maris Stella by Guillaume Dufay (Franco-Flemish)
VIDEO Agnus Dei from Pope Marcellus Mass
by G. Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italian)
VIDEO Mass for 5 Voices by William Byrd (English)
VIDEO Salve Regina by Orlando di Lassus (Flemish)
VIDEO Magnificat primi toni by Cristobal Morales (Spanish)
VIDEO Stabat Mater by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (Spanish)
VIDEO Natus Est Nobis by Jakob Handl (Slovenia)
Baroque
VIDEO For Unto us a Child is Born from Messiah by Handel (German)
VIDEO Vespers by Claudio Monteverdi (Italian)
VIDEO Singet dem Herrn (Double Choir ) by J.S. Bach (German)
VIDEO Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi (Italian)
VIDEO Miserere by Gregorio Allegri (Italian)
VIDEO Kyrie from Misa a 8 de tercer tono by Manuel de Sumaya (Mexican)
CLASSICAL
VIDEO Salve Regina by Manuel Arenzana (Mexican)
VIDEO Requiem K. 626 by W.A. Mozart (Austrian)
ROMANTIC AND 20th CENTURY
VIDEO Bandura perfromed by the Kuban Cossack Choir Soloist is Dmitry Seleznev
VIDEO Vespers (All-Night Vigil) (full recording) by Sergei Rachmaninoff
VIDEO Locus Iste by ANton Bruckner (Austia)
VIDEO O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen
VIDEO Magnificat by Arvo Pärt
VIDEO When David Heard by Eric Whitacre
VIDEO Eric Whitacre discusses his idea of the virtual choir and how it became a huge global sensation.
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir performing Lux Aurumque
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir 2.0 performing Sleep
VIDEO Eric Whitacre's virtual choir 3.0 perfroming Water Night
VIDEO Landfill Harmonic. Teens in Paraguay play instruments recycled from a landfill.
VIDEO What Sweeter Music by John Rutter performed by King's College Cambridge Choir
Solo Vocalist Listening
VIDEO Se tu m'ami by Pergolesi performed by Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
VIDEO Oh, quand je dors by Franz Lizst performed by American baritone Thomas Hampson
VIDEO Ole' Man River from Show Boat by Kern and Hammerstein performed by American Bass Samuel Ramey
VIDEO Largo al Factotum from The Barber of Seville by Rossini performed by South Korean Baritone Tae-Joong Yang.
VIDEO Granada by Mexican composer Agustine Lara performed by Peruvian Tenor Juan Diego Florez
VIDEO American Tenor Lawrence Brownlee performs Donizetti's Ah mes ami! from the opera La Fille du Regiment.
VIDEO Una voce poco fa from the opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Gioachino Rossini performed by Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
VIDEO A collection of coloratura soprano recordings. The video is about 30 minutes long. A very good compilation.
VIDEO Oh, quand je dors by Franz Lizst performed by American baritone Thomas Hampson
VIDEO Ole' Man River from Show Boat by Kern and Hammerstein performed by American Bass Samuel Ramey
VIDEO Largo al Factotum from The Barber of Seville by Rossini performed by South Korean Baritone Tae-Joong Yang.
VIDEO Granada by Mexican composer Agustine Lara performed by Peruvian Tenor Juan Diego Florez
VIDEO American Tenor Lawrence Brownlee performs Donizetti's Ah mes ami! from the opera La Fille du Regiment.
VIDEO Una voce poco fa from the opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Gioachino Rossini performed by Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli
VIDEO A collection of coloratura soprano recordings. The video is about 30 minutes long. A very good compilation.
GENERAL MUSIC VIDEOS AND LISTENING
VIDEO The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Flash mobs the people riding a train on their morning commute.
VIDEO Flash Mob classical style playing Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
VIDEO World renown concert violinist Joshua Bell participates in an experiment conducted by the Washington Post. He volunteers to play in a subway station in Washington D.C. . Read the details of the experiment here.
AUDIO RECORDINGS
Aside from downloading music from LEGAL sites like Amazon and iTunes, many decent classical recordings can be found on the Piano Society's website . To find a particular piece of music, you'll need the composer's name and the name of the piece. The more information that you have, the better. If you have the Opus number, the key of the piece, or the collection the piece is from, the easier it will be to find the music you're looking for. Good Listening!!!
VIDEO The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Flash mobs the people riding a train on their morning commute.
VIDEO Flash Mob classical style playing Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
VIDEO World renown concert violinist Joshua Bell participates in an experiment conducted by the Washington Post. He volunteers to play in a subway station in Washington D.C. . Read the details of the experiment here.
AUDIO RECORDINGS
Aside from downloading music from LEGAL sites like Amazon and iTunes, many decent classical recordings can be found on the Piano Society's website . To find a particular piece of music, you'll need the composer's name and the name of the piece. The more information that you have, the better. If you have the Opus number, the key of the piece, or the collection the piece is from, the easier it will be to find the music you're looking for. Good Listening!!!