Score analysis
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Beethoven – Symphony n.2 Mov.1
Beethoven – Symphony n.4 mov.1
Beethoven – Symphony n.7 mov.1
Beethoven – Leonore Overture n.3
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Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique: 1st movement
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Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The introduction
Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The first movement
Bruckner – Symphony n.8, Mov. 4
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Mahler – Symphony n.2 – Movement 1
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 3
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 1
Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 2
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Mozart – Symphony K504 “Prague” – 1st mov.
Mozart – Symphony n.40 K550 – 1st movement
Mozart – Symphony n.40 K550 – Movements 2-3
Mozart – Don Giovanni Ouverture
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture
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Haydn – Symphony n.44
Haydn’s symphony 44 is known as Trauer (Mourning). An apocryphal story relates that Haydn asked for the slow movement of this symphony to be played at his funeral.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
The painter Victor Hartmann was a close friend of Modest Mussorgsky and when he died, Mussorgsky was devastated. A couple of weeks after his passing, Hartmann’s friends and supporters organized an exhibition of his paintings at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
And about a year later, Mussorgsky channeled his pain into a new piano work, making his memories of his close friend immortal.
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
Richard Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel [ANALYSIS]
The witty trickster boy depicted in music by the intricate orchestration of one of Richard Strauss’s most popular tone poems.
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye) [ANALYSIS]
5 pieces for children turned into one of the most elegant orchestral suites: Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite (Ma mère l’Oye). In this episode, after a bit of introduction, I’ll dive into the first 2 movements: the Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty and Little Tom Thumb.
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture [analysis]
A wonder of sonata form mixed with a fugato in a formal perfection of orchestral writing: this is Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2
From the circles of hell, we’ll ascend to the purgatory in the epic Liszt’s Dante Symphony.
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 1
A mesmerizing descend into hell: Dante’s Divine Comedy turned into a symphonic poem by the imagination of Franz Liszt
Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]
The luscious, energic and grandiose overture to Wagner’s Tannhäuser.
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