The Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, “Naughty Limericks,” by the brilliant Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932), composed in 1963. Great fun. Evgeni Svetlanov conducts the USSR Symphony Orchestra.
The top 10 greatest notes of all time
[First published in 2011 on Classical Life, but still true.] Top 10 lists are big these days in the sophisticated world of the internet and its readership. Even the august New York Times (in January) got into the act recently
Great moments in film music: ‘The Big Store’
For the fun of it, another in an occasional series … Chico and Harpo Marx play piano four hands in “The Big Store.”
Video: The lighter side of classical music: Jacques Casterede’s ‘Menage a trois’
I love humor in music. This in on the broader side of the spectrum, but nonetheless it’s very well done and the music is snappy. Listen to Jacques Castérède’s “Ménage à trots” performed by Par Ibban Malonga, Loann Fourmental et Théa de