The “It’s been a while since I did an all-classical FRT” edition

- Frederic Chopin • Rondo in E-flat, Op. 16
- W.A. Mozart • Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra in E flat major: Andante
- Sergei Rachmaninov • Prelude op. 23 no. 5 in G minor (Ashkenazy)
- Gustav Mahler • Symphonie Nr. 1, II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- Franz Schubert • Sonata No. 1 in E minor – Andante (Schiff)
- Gustav Mahler • Symphony No. 8 – ‘Veni, Creator Spiritus’ (Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam, Bernstein)
- Anton Bruckner • Symphony No. 3 in D minor – Scherzo: Ziemlich schnell (Berliner Philharmoniker, Barenboim)
- Gustav Holst • Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity (London Symphony Orchestra, Previn)
- Francis Poulenc • Dialogue • Dialogues des Carmélites – Act I Sc. 4: Dieu se glorifie dans ses saints
- William Byrd • Introit – Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
I have no appropriate lyrics this time around:
- Faux Real, Tho (you never know how much you’ll miss it until you do without it)
- The Smedley Log (Woo-hoo!)
- The Sam and Beckyboo Show (“I Will Remember You” always really depresses me)
- Freakapotimus (I haven’t been able to decide if Broken Social Scene is one of the best or most overrated bands I’ve ever heard)
Friday Random Ten: Building Not on Fire Today Edition…
You know what day it is! Time to put your digital music player on shuffle (iTunes this week), click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. You must resist the temptation to click past the bad or embarrassing songs.
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