The luscious interlude from Schreker’s Der Schatzgräber is a gripping symphonic page rich in tempo changes and harmonic shifts
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Puccini – Manon Lescaut Intermezzo
The Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut is one of the most powerful symphonic pages in the repertoire. Conducting-wise the trickiest aspect is the art of rubato.
Beethoven – Egmont Ouverture
Beethoven’s Egmont Overture remains one of his most popular works. Taking after the Dutch hero depicted in Goethe’s play, Beethoven gives us another musical portray of his political views
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2
The purgatoryLeaving the circles of hell, Dante and Virgil find themselves at the feet of Mount Purgatory, in this...
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 1
IntroductionAs much as Franz Liszt is one of the most prominent figures in classical music, his popularity is largely...
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Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]
IntroductionWithout going into too much detail about the opera per se, let me just point out a couple of things:...
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 2 [ANALYSIS]
Con moto moderatoShould you need a score you can find one here.To be honest, this is the movement that speaks less...
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 1 [ANALYSIS]
IntroductionThe tour of Europe that Mendelssohn took between 1829 and 1832 was a very fruitful one: landscapes of...
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Mozart – Don Giovanni Ouverture [ANALYSIS]
IntroductionWhen it comes to Mozart we enter a different world, full of surprises and dominated by the unexpected that...
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