MetaFilter posts tagged with classical

Canadian Brass

Upton O'Good — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:12:59 -0800

The brass quintet Canadian Brass is both venerable--it's been around 38 years--and prolific--its discography is as long as your arm. While they often play classical arrangements, they also mix in jazz and blues, along with a complement of showmanship and humor. (Also, they play Flight of the Bumblebee on the tuba.) [Mouseover for titles.]

Stop messing up the music.

Tlogmer — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:33:32 -0800

The most important essay about music I've ever read. (And part 2.) Make sure to listen to the examples. For example, this one.

The Yellow Shark [NOT MUDSHARK-IST]

not_on_display — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:18:06 -0800

In 1993, we said goodbye to Frank Zappa, fallen victim to prostate cancer. A 1993 Today Show interview with Frank. A 1993 BBC documentary about Frank. {Parts 2, 3, 4.} "Outrage at Valdez," from 1993's The Yellow Shark. [Zappa mega-post previously on MeFi]

Online Music & Performing Arts Films

progosk — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:21:20 -0800

Medici.tv is an online "television" dedicated to performing arts and music documentaries. Its current catalogue includes many classical concerts, documentaries by Johan van der Keuken and on the Kinshasa musical underground (previously), portraits (lots of Glenn Gould, Shostakovich by Sokurov, Maya Plisetskaya...), and plenty more. Launched April 30th, it's streaming its full contents in lovely quality for free until May 15th. Geek tip: check Safari's "Activity" window....

Orchestral Maneuvers in the dAKAH

mikoroshi — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:13 -0800

In LA, a 63 (70!)-piece orchestra blends the styles of Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington with hip-hop, European classical music, and free jazz. Spend some time with the dAKAH Orchestra and it's founder Geoff "Double G" Gallegos.

South Asian Classical Music

ferdydurke — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:42:42 -0800

Hundreds of hours of classical music from the Indian subcontinent (realplayer files). Bonus youtube videos of Ashwini Bhide Deshpande , an extraordinary North Indian classical vocalist. Finally, one of the most ancient styles, dhrupad, by Ustad Wassifuddin Dagar

Playing with Dictators

Wolfdog — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:15:08 -0800

Playing with Dictators - an editorial on the New York Philharmonic's decision to play a concert in North Korea. One musician's account of the performance.

DAMMIT!

jbickers — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:36:10 -0800

Think you've had clumsy moments? Ten bucks says you've never had one quite this bad.

Art Image Bank

Rumple — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:39:35 -0800

Art Images for College Teaching is a searchable, browsable collection of 2,027, well, art images for college teaching, and appears to be mainly the personal collection of Art Historian Allan Kohl (previously on MeFi), and thus represents his interests and specialities, not to mention the variable quality of his photographic skills. Rather strong in Ancient and Medieval, especially architecture, but tapers off as you become more distant from Europe or closer to the 20th century. Nice sets include the Lion Hunt from Ashurbanipal, Iraq; the exterior sculpture of Chartres; and grave stele.

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

stavrogin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:03:26 -0800

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. He plays the banjo, but he isn't just some hick. He enjoys Chicks, jamming with friends, wide open spaces and fights.