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The incomparable Dame Janet Baker - the aria "Dopo notte, atra e funesta" from Act 3 of Handel's opera Ariodante.

First performed at the Covent Garden Theatre (now better known a the Royal Opera House), London, on 8th January 1735.
This recording is from 1979.

^ Nice!



https://youtu.be/njXYoV-MytE?si=tDuU5tZRShA8Mpfu

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4

https://youtu.be/fF6WYo51kLM?si=6yo4VP5h6Ao5QX6q

Richard Wagner - Lohengrin Overture

https://youtu.be/u68ETRjNQME?si=eNPkiIFDD8AhR5oj

Brahms - Symphony No. 3

https://youtu.be/VyOv5TiqJO8?si=iH5xoOcUFEBLofMP

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6

https://youtu.be/-B9nERqEmUA?si=WwuGxxn-ZsF9Bwg9

Brahms - Symphony No. 1

I loved how they included this piece in John Wick 3. Such a well done scene too and I love the piece itself.

Not really a true classical piece but I love this piece from the move "A Beautiful Mind". Seeing the story of John Nash gives me hope. I get chills whenever I hear this in the movie opening. One of my favorite movies.

https://youtu.be/ILKJcsET-NM?si=zgySv9Dk3KzTSCT-

Bach - Concerto for Two Violins in D minor

https://youtu.be/PdNjyzxqmWU?si=xxjeNZF7XQuE3DSM

Bach - Concerto for Three Harpsichords in D minor

https://youtu.be/XcsfDxojdV8?si=RPV9sNQkseKcu8Ql

Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor

^ All excellent!


As an antidote to the mechanical "tikky-tikky-tikky-tikky" clockwork rendition from the insect-like Gould.

Catrin Finch - the Goldberg Variations on a harp (complete album linked) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG586aW ... S4LpcVgTmT

^ Wow! That was really nice. I’ve been getting back into the harp recently. It was the first instrument I wanted to play when I was a kid.

https://youtu.be/Zv4PIFRpYcw?si=7BhLin6p0pmmd2w6

Beethoven - Symphony No. 6

I heard this symphony live many years ago. I miss going to concerts. Maybe I’ll try to make going to at least one a priority over the coming months.

https://youtu.be/QyZIU--9q88?si=_yF81NLbRFI9-PwB

Bach - Violin Concerto in E major