A Collection of Music
Some classical music:
Bernstein, the Maverick
The finale of Mahler's Symphony No. 2
"A symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything."
Claudio Abbado, the Maestro
The finale of Mahler's Symphony No. 9
"The closest music has come to death."
Sergio Celibidache, the Big Man
The finale of Bruckner's Symphony No. 4
"Half simpleton. Half God."
Bernstein
The finale (last 7 mins) of Mahler's Symphony No. 3
"What the flowers in the meadow tell me. What the animals in the forest tell me. What humankind tells me. What the angels tell me. What love tells me."
Bernstein
The finale of Mahler's Symphony No. 8
"Imagine that the universe began to sound and ring out. There are no longer human voices, but rather planets and suns that are circling."
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In summary, Mahler is the modern man's Mozart.
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And finally: Maria Callas, the Beauty
Casta Diva from Bellini's Norma, Act I
Addendum:
Yannick’s interpretation of Mahler 8 with my local Philadelphia Orchestra
Like an earthquake breaking open the gates of heaven. Joyous pandemonium.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/symphony-no-8-in-e-flat-major-symphony-of-a/1489186966?i=1489187200
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Beauty: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beauty/pl.u-Dp9dT0ZJaxN
Thought: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/thought/pl.u-9DRpT1q9x0y
Life: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/life/pl.u-3z1bTYpkP8Z
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Wagner's Liebestod ("love-death") from WWV 90, Tristan and Isolde
Around 4:15, the soundtrack of a space fighter pilot in an interstellar war
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Wagner’s Prelude from WWV 86A, Das Rheingold
The sound of a sunrise
https://music.apple.com/us/album/das-rheingold-wwv-86a-vorspiel/1452325738?i=1452326447
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Verdi's Messa de Requiem, Dies Irae (around 11:15)
The day of wrath
Some modern music found across the Internet:
A build up until 1:40, then the sound of the triumph of the good