the genocidal terrorism that the State of Israel has
been exercising against the Palestinian People.
Winter begins on December 21st, and with it, the Christian Christmas celebrations.
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This video was made by the students of Ramallah Friends School , located in the West Bank , who denounce the extermination that the Palestinian people are suffering at the hands of the Israeli army, while the majority of the world's population looks the other way with the continuous cynical display of their own values.
Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863), Austrian composer, poet, and organist, was a schoolteacher and organist at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg , a town near Salzburg , where he premiered, in 1818, the famous Christmas carol Silent Night , the music of which is his own.
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) is a well-known Christmas carol originally composed in German by the Austrian schoolteacher and organist Franz Xaver Gruber ; the lyrics were written by the Austrian priest Joseph Mohr . In 2018, on the bicentenary of the carol, UNESCO declared it an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity . The song has been recorded by many singers and in various musical genres; Bing Crosby 's version is the most popular worldwide, being the third best-selling single of all time. The music performed today differs slightly from Gruber 's original, particularly in the final notes.
Today we have the German soprano Diana Damrau accompanied by the Knabenchor Hannover choir and the NDR Radiophilharmonie orchestra with conductors Riccardo Minasi and Richard Whilds .
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian priest, violinist, and composer known as the Red Priest (“il prete rosso”). Born in Venice , he learned to play the violin from his father as a child. At the age of 15, he entered the seminary , and after his ordination, he was unable to fulfill his religious duties due to health problems. Consequently, he was appointed violin teacher at an orphanage, where he taught both theory and instrumental instruction. At 40, he was appointed Maestro di Cappella in Mantua , where he composed his famous Four Seasons . From there, he moved to Milan , then to Rome , later back to Venice , and finally to Vienna , where he died. Throughout his life, he composed nearly 800 works, half of which were concertos, 40 operas, 60 religious works, and numerous sonatas.
The Four Seasons, Vivaldi 's most famous work, is a set of four violin concertos (each concerto dedicated to a season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter). Although, unusually for the time, Vivaldi published the concertos with accompanying poems describing what he intended to represent in relation to each season, it provides one of the earliest and most detailed examples of what would later be called program music or descriptive music—music with a narrative element.
Today we offer Winter , explained by Vivaldi himself: I ALLEGRO (0'00"). Frozen. Shivering among the silver snow at the severe blast of the horrid wind; running, feet beating at every moment; and teeth chattering from the haughty wind . II LARGO (3'36") To be by the fire, calm and content, while outside the rain soaks us to the bone. III ALLEGRO (5'47") To walk on the ice, now at a slow pace; for fear of falling, to advance carefully. To walk firmly, to slip, to fall to the ground; again to walk on the ice and run quickly without the ice breaking and crumbling. To feel it coming out of the iron gates; Sirocco, Boreas, and all the winds at war. This is winter, but what joy it brings us.
This winter 's performance is presented by violinist Olga Boico, accompanied by the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova under the baton of Silvia Tabor.
Bartolomé María de Ercilla (1863-1898) was born in Durango , Bizkaia, the son of Juan Timoteo de Ercilla y Cenarruzabeitia , who was the town's mayor. This facilitated his connection with some of the leading figures of Basque culture at the time, such as Miguel de Unamuno, Felipe Arrese, and Arturo Campion . He was the first director of the Durango Municipal Band and also founded the Iparraguirre Choir . He combined his compositional work with teaching, piano performance, conducting instrumental and vocal ensembles, and even organizing cultural events, such as the Musical Evenings of the Bilbao Friendship Circle . He died in Durango , reportedly of natural causes, at the age of 35.
Mesias Sarritan . On Christmas Day 1892, his most famous work, the popular Basque carol Mesias Sarritan, premiered. Written for three mixed voices and organ with a zortziko for tenor solo, it is dedicated to Castor de Gorrichategui , a teacher from Berriz under whom he studied. The lyrics were written by Father Balbino de Garitaonandía , chaplain of the Durango Hospital , and it was published as opus no. 51. This numbering indicates that, at the age of 29, Ercilla had composed at least that many works, primarily for piano, band, keyboard and voice, choir, orchestra, and arrangements of works by other composers. (Excerpted from the article by Luis Orduña Ridruejo , Director of the Tabira Band of Durango, published in the magazine Astola)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Today we encounter one of the three giants of Western music, along with Mozart and Beethoven . He was a German violinist, organist, conductor, and composer, born in Eisenach into one of the most prominent musical families in history. In 1703, he obtained his first job in Arndtstadt , and in 1707 he moved to Mühlhausen as organist, where he married his cousin Maria Barbara, with whom he had seven children. After his wife's death in 1720, following a year and a half of widowhood, he remarried Maria Magdalena, with whom he had another thirteen children. In 1723, he moved to Leipzig , where he resided until his death at the age of 65. His influence has been notable on Haydn , Mozart , Beethoven , Mendelssohn , Schumann , Chopin , and many other renowned composers.
The oratorio is a dramatic musical genre, unlike opera , without staging, costumes, or sets. It is generally composed for solo voices, chorus, and symphony orchestra, sometimes with a narrator. Its subject matter is frequently religious (stories from the Bible or the Gospels , the life of Jesus or the lives of saints, etc.), but it can also be secular (mythological heroes, historical themes, hymns to nature, etc.). Its main characteristics are generally: A) A general structure in several parts, frequently three (sometimes preceded by an instrumental prelude). B) The presence of a narrator (external to the action or identified with a character). C) The alternation between sung arias and recitatives.
The Christmas Oratorio is composed of six cantatas to be performed on different days during the Christmas season: 1. The Nativity (December 25). 2. The Annunciation to the Shepherds (December 26). 3. The Adoration of the Shepherds (December 27). 4. The Circumcision and Baptism of Jesus (January 1). 5. The Journey of the Magi (January 1). 6. The Adoration of the Magi (January 6). However, it is usually presented either as a single work or as two separate sets: cantatas 1, 2, and 3 on one hand, and cantatas 4, 5, and 6 on the other.
Today we offer the set of the first three cantatas (I: 1´02´´.-. II: 28´18´´.-. III: 56´42´´) conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016), Austrian conductor specializing in Baroque and Classical music, and a pioneer in the interpretation of his works with period instruments and in the application of objective and historicist musicological criteria.
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806-1826), known by many as the Basque Mozart , was born in Bilbao . His father, Juan Simón , came from Errigoiti , a town near Gernika , as did his mother, Maria Rosa . His father, an organist in Berriatua , Bizkaia, moved to Bilbao to pursue his business interests, which prospered, allowing him to support Juan Crisóstomo 's education in Paris, where he died ten days before his twentieth birthday. The musical legacy that has survived consists of three string quartets, the octet "Nada y mucho" (Nothing and Much ), written when he was eleven, Overture No. 1 , the Symphony in D, several arias and cantatas, as well as some motets and an opera, "Los esclavos felices" (The Happy Slaves ), written when he was thirteen, of which only the overture survives.
The Symphony in D minor, which we are presenting today, is one of the most paradigmatic and representative works of Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga 's artistic legacy. Its exact composition dates to around 1824, a time when Arriaga was in France , during his Parisian period. There is also some debate regarding the symphony's main key. In this case, following an interpretation by Víctor Estapé and Aurelio M. Seco , the symphony is in D minor , despite the potentially misleading introduction in D major . The symphony is structured in four movements: I (0'30") ADAGIO. (3'50") ALLEGRO VIVACE. II (10'27") ANDANTE .-. III (18´51´´) MENUETTO: ALLEGRO .-. IV (23'07'') ALLEGRO WITH MOTORCYCLE.
Today it is offered to us by the Galicia Symphony Orchestra conducted by the maestro from Zamora, Jesús López Cobos (1940-2018).
Aydar Gaynullin , a bayanist (a type of chromatic accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century ), accordionist, singer, and composer, graduated from the Gnessins Russian Academy of Music and the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin . Winner of 18 international competitions, he has performed in major concert halls in Berlin, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Washington, and Moscow . His creative partners include Mikhail Rostropovich, Sosa Ozawa, Mikhail Vengerov, Ada Netrebko, and well-known film producers, directors, and actors. He currently works actively as a film composer and has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Nika National Prize .
Today we offer the world premiere of his work Alina with Gainullin himself on accordion, as well as Artyom Dervoed on guitar, Borislav Strulev on cello, Arkady Shilkloper on horn, Pavel Novikov on bansuri and Sergey Shamov on cajón, accompanied by the Staatskapelle Berlin Chamber Orchestra and Choir and all conducted by the British maestro David Robert Coleman .
Hilda Paredes (Tehuacán, Mexico, 1957) is one of Mexico 's leading contemporary composers, having received numerous prestigious awards for her work. She currently resides in London and is married to the English violinist Irvine Arditti . From childhood, she studied piano and flute; at the age of 21, she moved to London to pursue university studies and to perform regularly as a flautist. During this time, she began composing her own works and arranging popular and classical music with various ensembles. As a student, she attended postgraduate classes at Dartington College of Arts , where she studied with Peter Maxwell Davies and Richard Rodney Bennett . After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she earned a Master of Arts degree from City University of London and completed a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Manchester . Her collaboration with choreographers led to her receiving the Music for Dance Award from the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1988.
Not long after her collaboration with the Dartington Garden Adventure Opera Project, she completed her first chamber opera, The Seventh Seed , released by Mode Records . She remained involved in the musical life of her native country, teaching at the National Autonomous University of Mexico , producing new music for radio, and collaborating with the Baja California Orchestra , adapting traditional songs from Spain and Mexico .
Hilda continues to live in London , where she is a freelance composer. She has taught composition and lectured at the University of Manchester , the University of California, San Diego , as well as in Mexico, Spain , and at the Centre Acanthes in France . She was also the 2007 Darius Milhaud Visiting Professor at Mills College in the USA . Her second chamber opera, The Imagined Palace , commissioned by Musik der Jahrhunderte, the English National Opera , and the Arts and Ideas Festival in New Haven , was highly acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ivory Riddles. Hilda Paredes wrote this work specifically with the Spanish pianist Alberto Rosado in mind, who throughout his career has specialized in performing contemporary music and with whom she has had the opportunity to collaborate on other projects. "My intention," Paredes notes, "was to explore his virtuosic abilities and his wide expressive range." "Ivory Riddles" is a work structured as a piano concerto in a single movement, but clearly divided into sections. In addition to conventional piano techniques, the score requires playing the strings directly within the piano, which generates sounds different from those obtained through the keyboard. "Ivory Riddles" was commissioned and premiered by the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra (National Autonomous University of Mexico) in 2019, as part of the 2020 International Piano Festival organized by the UNAM General Directorate of Music , and is dedicated by the composer to both the orchestra and Alberto Rosado . (Comment taken from the video caption)
Today it is offered to us by the Spanish pianist Alberto Rosado accompanied by the UNAM Philharmonic conducted by the Italian maestro Massimo Quarta .
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Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was a Belarusian- born, naturalized American Broadway composer and lyricist, one of the most prolific and famous in contemporary US history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway composers who wrote both the lyrics and music for their songs. Although he never learned to read music beyond an elementary level, he composed around 3,000 songs (other sources estimate 900), many of which became popular songs such as " White Christmas" and " God Bless America ." He produced 17 films and 21 Broadway shows, in addition to his individual songs. (September 29, 1924)
"White Christmas " is a song written by Irving Berlin . According to the Guinness Book of World Records , the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940 by the pool at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona , with his secretary: "We often stayed up all night writing: Grab your pen and finish this song I just wrote, it's the greatest song I ever wrote. Hell, I just wrote the greatest song anyone ever wrote!"
Today we witnessed the performance of Michael Bublé and Kelly Rowland accompanied by the group Naturally 7 .
Mukesh Chand Mathur (July 22, 1923 in New Delhi - August 27, 1976), known artistically as Mukesh , was one of the most famous singers of Indian playback music, along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar ; he was also one of the most recognized performers for singing songs from films such as those of "Raj Kapoor" in the 1950s and 1960s. He often lent his voice to the actor Johnny Walker for the dubbing of some of his films.
Mukesh was born in Ludhiana and was the sixth of ten children. He left school after the tenth grade and worked briefly for the Department of Public Works . He experimented with voice recordings during his employment in New Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities. In 1941, Mukesh was offered a role in a Hindi film titled Nirdosh ; his first song as an actor and singer in Nirdosh was " Dil Hi Ho Bujha Hua T o." The first song he sang for a Hindi film was "Dil Hai Jalta Para jalne De ."
Édith Piaf (1915-1963) was the stage name of Édith Giovanna Gassion , one of the most celebrated French singers of the 20th century. She is responsible for numerous songs in the French repertoire, such as "La vie en rose," "Non, je ne regrette rien," "Hymne à l'amour," "Mon légionnaire," "La Foule," and "Milord," all known worldwide. A prominent figure, Piaf inspired numerous composers and mentored young artists who achieved international fame. Édith Piaf also distinguished herself as a film and stage actress, appearing in numerous movies and plays. In the 1950s, already famous in many countries, Édith became a Parisian icon. She was celebrated by American audiences in 1956 at Carnegie Hall in New York , a venue to which she frequently returned.
" La vie en rose " ("Life in Pink") is Édith Piaf 's signature song, with lyrics written by Piaf herself and music by Louis Gugliemi. The lyrics tell of a man she is in love with and the feelings he evokes when he embraces her, when he whispers "words of love," and how all of this makes her "sorrows disappear." It is an extremely popular song that has been covered numerous times by artists from different genres and regions of the world, some of which have been major commercial successes.
Carlos Vives (Santa Marta, August 7, 1961) is a Colombian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, one of the pioneers of the internationalization of vallenato (a musical genre native to the Caribbean region of Colombia ). With two Grammy Awards to his name, he was the first Colombian to win a Grammy Award from the American Recording Academy, and he also has 18 Latin Grammy Awards. He received the Billboard Hall of Fame Award and was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame , in addition to receiving the Icon Award at the Musa Awards . In Spain , he won the Ondas Award and twice received the Amigo Award , presented by the Principality of Asturias . In 2024, he was recognized as Person of the Year by the Latin Grammy Awards .
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and wrote works in various musical genres, though he achieved his greatest fame with his ballets. Unfortunately, his personal life was plagued by continuous crises from the age of 14, when his mother died, also as a consequence of repressed homosexuality, which forced him into a marriage that lasted only a few months. He wrote more than 150 compositions, including piano works, quartets, suites, symphonies, concertos, choral pieces, cantatas, operas, and ballets. He died at the age of 53 and is considered one of the greatest composers in history.
The Nutcracker is a fairy tale ballet in two acts, traditionally performed during the Christmas season. Tchaikovsky premiered it at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg , but before its premiere, he had already composed an orchestral suite with eight of its movements. The plot is based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann , adapted by Alexandre Dumas ; the story takes place during Christmas when a magician arrives at Clara 's home with a box of puppets and the Nutcracker doll, who is actually a prince. After numerous mishaps, it turns out that it was all a dream of Clara's .
Today we are presented by soloists Megan Fairchild and Joaquín De Luz accompanied by the New York City Ballet Corps of Dance , with the Choir and Orchestra conducted by the Brazilian maestro Clotilde Otranto .
The Winter's Tale is a ballet in three acts based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare . It tells a story of jealousy, with moments that are sometimes dramatic and at other times joyful, but which ends happily. Today we will see a scene from the first act, starring Lauren Cuthbertson (1984), principal dancer of The Royal Ballet in London . The music is by Joby Talbot (1971), a British composer who has worked in a wide variety of musical genres, including a cappella choral works, instrumental music, film and television scores, and ballet music.
Bangladeshi folk dances differ from classical dances in many ways. The tempo, rhythm, and gestures of classical dances are complex and require long and arduous practice. However, folk dances are simple and spontaneous, passed down from generation to generation. Although performers have considerable freedom in their interpretations, the basic form remains unchanged by tradition. Folk dances are performed individually or in groups, with group dances being more common and reflecting community or collective thought. Singing is an essential part of these dances. While the dancers themselves sometimes sing, at other times they dance to the rhythm of another group. (Excerpted from Banglapedia )
Son is the common name for several musical genres of Afro-Caribbean-Mestizo origin that are cultivated in Cuba (Son cubano and Son montuno ), Mexico ( Huapango called son huasteco, Son istmeño, Son arribeño, Son jarocho, Son calentano, Son de artesa, Son de concheros, Son abajeño , Son de mariachi, Son de tamborileros de Tabasco, Jarana yucateca and Chilena ) and Nicaragua ( Son nica)
"El Son de la Negra" is a traditional song from western Mexico , originating in southern Jalisco . It is famous for its various versions, particularly the mariachi version. It achieved international popularity when the Jalisco-born composer Blas Galindo included it in his 1940 chamber orchestra work, "Sones de Mariachi ," which premiered at the Mexican Music Program of the Museum of Modern Art in New York . According to ethnologist Jesús Jáuregui , throughout its history, modifications and arrangements have been made, demonstrating that it was not the work of a single author or from a single era. Furthermore, it has become representative of Mexican folklore or associated with Mexico internationally. In fact, it is traditional for a mariachi band to enter any event walking and playing this song.
Today , Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán presents it to us with the Nuevo León Folkloric Dance Company .
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