Sunday, November 11, 2012

A League of Their Own




Ah, the Pops! The quasi-sublime is followed by total craziness.  Here is "The Final Game" from A League of Their Own.


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Bugsy


"Act of Faith" from Bugsy by Ennio Morricone. A lament over unfulfilled dreams.



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Copland Ceremonial Fanfare


Copland's Ceremonial Fanfare was written in 1945 for the the 50th anniversary of the CSO.  It is less famous than his Fanfare for the Common Man, and sets a more solemn and introspective tone.  Whereas the first is noble, brilliant and triumphant, this one is also celebratory and grandiose, but strangely tragic at the same time. 


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Verdi - "Questa o quella"


This gutsy Act I Rigoletto aria proudly boasts of random pleasure-finding by the tenor, or in this arrangement, the trumpet player.
 


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Outdoor Overture


Copland's Outdoor Overture

Solo 0:25 until 1:30



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Olympic Fanfare



 John Williams Olympic Fanfare



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Suk Fanfare


Josef Suk - Fanfare Towards a New Life

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