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There are absolutely no music blogs on Tumblr that feature solely classical music.
I am out to fix that, once and for all.
This is, and will always be, a Shostakovich and a Rostropovich appreciation blog.
Feel free to submit!

sassandtea:

Piano Concerto, No. 2 Andante - Dmitri Shostakovich

I swear I could listen to this for the rest of my life and still love it

Hehe.

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arpeggia:

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, Op. 62 - Franz Liszt (perf. Evgeny Kissin)

Surprisingly nice for a Liszt.

knifey-moloko:

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro Con Brio - Ludwig van Beethoven

I think I’ll get all of the symphonies and just repeat them back-to-back for a little while.

Yes, I think that would be good.

the-ick-vault:

Rampal, 1. Andante - Franz Joseph Haydn

persondudeguy:

My favorite section from Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition, interestingly it was originally written for piano, it was only after Ravel orchestrated this piece decades after it’s creation that it has obtained it’s more prestigious status.

Pictures At an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky

zveneczi:

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736): Stabat Mater (1736) - excerpt (Vienna version, transcription of Eybler, Seyfried and Nicolai)

(perf. Blazsó Domonkos - bass, Orfeo Orchestra, Vashegyi György, March 6, 2013, Budapest)

artwork - Francesco Guardi, (1712 - 1793): Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo (1762); detail, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Whenever I reblog zveneczi, I always feel like leaving the original captions in. This is what they really look like, you know.

Also, if you don’t follow zveneczi already, go do it now.

Like, now.

arpeggia:

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’: I. Allegro assai  - Ludwig van Beethoven (perf. Sviatoslav Richter)

tierradentro:

“Maurice Ravel”, 1902, Henri Manguin. (via)

Ain’t he a cutie?

tierradentro:

“Maurice Ravel”, 1902, Henri Manguin. (via)

Ain’t he a cutie?

klaru:

Waltz No.7 in C Sharp Minor - Fryderyk Chopin

Hey rostropovich, I couldn't help myself this afternoon, and converted the entire Shostakovich 8-Rostropovich in 5 movements to 5 mp3s less than 10MB (using ffmpeg) and posted them. And I wrote a little story. I'll not get to the R&J for a week or so, and I have other pieces; looking forward to more uploads. Good luck on your project! Occassionally, re-warn others not to download, I guess?? cheers. asked by charlesrkiss

I’m going to keep an eye on your blog, my friend. Take care! And thanks very much. :)

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