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B

Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances

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Beethoven – Symphony n.1

Beethoven – Symphony n.2 Mov.1

Beethoven – Symphony n.4 mov.1

Beethoven – Symphony n.7 mov.1

Beethoven – Coriolan Overture

Beethoven – Egmont Overture

Beethoven – Leonore Overture n.3

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Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique: 1st movement

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Brahms – Symphony n.1 Mov.4

Brahms – Symphony n.4 Mov.1

Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The introduction

Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The first movement

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Bruckner – Symphony n.8, Mov. 4

 

D

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

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De Falla – La Danza ritual del fuego

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Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Dvořák – Violin concerto

Dvořák – Serenade for strings – PART 1: movements 1 and 2

Dvořák – Serenade for strings – PART 2: movements 3, 4, and 5

Dvořák – Symphony n.7 Mov.1

Dvořák – Symphony n.9 – 1st movement

E

Elgar Serenade for strings

F

Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Prelude

G

Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies

Grieg – Holberg Suite

H

Haydn – Symphony n.44

Haydn – Symphony n.88 mov.1

Haydn Symphony n.104 “London”

J

Janáček – Taras Bulba: Death of Andrei

K

Karłowicz – Serenade for strings

L

Liszt – Faust Symphony

Listz – Dante Symphony – Part 1

Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2

M

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 – The Hebrides

Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 1

Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 2

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Mozart – Symphony n.36 “Linz”

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

Mozart – Mass K257 – Credo

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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

P

Puccini – Manon Lescaut Intermezzo

R

Rachmaninov – Piano concerto n.2 mov. 1

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Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye)

Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte

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Revueltas: Sensemayá

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd movement

S

Schreker – Der Schatzgräber Interlude

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Schubert – Symphony n.5 – Part 1

Schubert – Symphony n.5 – Part 2

Schubert 8 – “Unfinished” Symphony

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Schumann – Symphony n.1 “Spring” – 1st mov.

Schumann – Symphony n.3

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Smetana – The Moldau

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Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel

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Suk – Serenade for strings

T

Tchaikovsky – Serenade for strings

Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Overture

Tchaikovsky: Symphony n.5, 1st movement

V

Verdi – La forza del destino Ouverture

W

Wagner – Parsifal Prelude to Act 1

Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture

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Weber – Euryanthe Overture

Liszt – Faust Symphony

Liszt – Faust Symphony

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Dec 9, 2021

Franz Liszt’s interest in Goethe’s Faust was prompted by an illustrious mediation, that of Hector Berlioz, who dedicated his Damnation de Faust to Listz in 1846. The favor was returned by Liszt who dedicated to Berlioz the Faust Symphony.

Grieg – Holberg Suite

Grieg – Holberg Suite

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Nov 11, 2021

Originally written for piano and transcribed for strings after its premiere, Grieg’s Holberg Suite is an example of 19th-century music containing a recovery of the form and musical style of previous centuries.

Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye) [ANALYSIS]

Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye) [ANALYSIS]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Apr 22, 2021

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]

Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture [analysis]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Apr 15, 2021

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

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