tomekkobialka | "Turandot - Third Act; Finale" by Puccini (Audio + Sheet Music) @tomekkobialka | Uploaded April 2016 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
pf: London Philharmonic Orchestra and John Alldis Choir cond/ Zubin Mehta
La Principessa Turandot - Joan Sutherland
Il Principe Ignoto (Calaf) - Luciano Pavarotti
Liù - Montserrat Caballé
Timur - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Ping - Tom Krause
Pang - Pier Francesco Poli
Pong - Piero de Palma
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Sung In Italian
World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, April 1926.
Met and U.S. premiere: November 16, 1926.
Puccini’s final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on a play by 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi. Featuring a most unusual score with an astounding and innovative use of chorus and orchestra, it is still recognizably Puccini, bursting with instantly appealing melody. The unenviable task of completing the opera’s final scene upon Puccini’s sudden death was left to the composer Franco Alfano. Conductor Arturo Toscanini oversaw Alfano’s contribution and led the world premiere.
For a synopsis of the opera, see: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Syno...
pf: London Philharmonic Orchestra and John Alldis Choir cond/ Zubin Mehta
La Principessa Turandot - Joan Sutherland
Il Principe Ignoto (Calaf) - Luciano Pavarotti
Liù - Montserrat Caballé
Timur - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Ping - Tom Krause
Pang - Pier Francesco Poli
Pong - Piero de Palma
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Librettist: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Sung In Italian
World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, April 1926.
Met and U.S. premiere: November 16, 1926.
Puccini’s final opera is an epic fairy tale set in a China of legend, loosely based on a play by 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi. Featuring a most unusual score with an astounding and innovative use of chorus and orchestra, it is still recognizably Puccini, bursting with instantly appealing melody. The unenviable task of completing the opera’s final scene upon Puccini’s sudden death was left to the composer Franco Alfano. Conductor Arturo Toscanini oversaw Alfano’s contribution and led the world premiere.
For a synopsis of the opera, see: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Syno...
![Tannhauser [Excerpts] by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LyZlLsBWwbo/hqdefault.jpg "Tannhauser [Excerpts] by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)
pf: Wolfgang Sawallisch cond/ Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Choir (live recording, 1962)
Year/Date of Composition: 1843-5 (Paris version: 1861)
Landgraf Hermann: Josef Greindl
Tannhäuser: Wolfgang Windgassen
Wolfram: Eberhard Wächter
Walther: Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf: Franz Crass
Heinrich: Georg Paskuda
Reinmar: Gerd Nienstedt
Elisabeth: Anja Silja
Venus: Grace Bumbry
Ein junger Hirt: Else-Margrete Gardelli
SYNOPSIS: http://wagneroperas.com/indextann.html
LIBRETTO: http://www.murashev.com/opera/Tannh%C3%A4user_libretto_English_German
0:00 - Overture & Venusberg Music
19:29 - Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg Hall
26:53 - Finale (Tannhauser recounts his pilgrimage to Wolfram; Tannhauser almost gets sucked back into the Venusberg before being saved by Elisabeths spirit; The Pilgrims bring a staff with fresh leaves)")
![Konx-Om-Pax by Giacinto Scelsi [1905-1988]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MdfERMUNrPA/hqdefault.jpg "Konx-Om-Pax by Giacinto Scelsi [1905-1988]
pf: Jurg Wyttenbach cond/ Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus
A short while ago I went on a trip to see the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. The local scenery, but particularly the looming silhouette of Ingleborough, left a deep impression on me, so I decided to create this slideshow set to Scelsis atmospheric Konx-Om-Pax, to try and convey my state of mind whilst being there. Hope you enjoy!
Giacinto Scelsi was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French.
He is best known for writing music based around only one pitch, altered in all manners through microtonal oscillations, harmonic allusions, and changes in timbre and dynamics, as paradigmatically exemplified in his revolutionary Quattro Pezzi su una nota sola (Four Pieces on a single note, 1959). This composition remains his most famous work and one of the few performed to significant recognition during his lifetime. His musical output, which encompassed all Western classical genres except scenic music, remained largely undiscovered even within contemporary musical circles during most of his life. Today, some of his music has gained popularity in certain postmodern composition circles, with pieces like his Anahit and his String Quartets rising to increased prominence.
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacinto_Scelsi
IMAGE SOURCES:
#1 - Sunset Beyond Ingleborough by crowthius (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Sunset-Beyond-Ingleborough-110559093
#2 - Currick 2 by crowthius (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Currick-2-94428351)
#3 - Dreams Dont Turn to Dust by SquirrelGirl111 (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Dreams-Don-t-Turn-to-Dust-)213203168")
