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
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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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Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
During the course of his life, Grieg had several unproductive periods due to a chronic illness.
The year 1880 marked the end of one of such periods, and the inspiration came from poet Aasmund Olafsson Vinje, a proud romantic Norwegian nationalist.
Grieg, whose sentiments perfectly aligned with Vinje’s, chose 12 poems to set to music as a song cycle. From those 12, Grieg transcribed two of them for string orchestra: Hjertesår (The Wounded Heart), and Våren (The Last Spring).
Beethoven – Symphony n.1
A dominant seventh chord that made history: this is how Beethoven’s first symphony begins.
![Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture [analysis]](https://gianmariagriglio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mozart-Magic-Flute-Overture-analysis.jpg)
Rachmaninov – Piano concerto n.2 mov. 1 [analysis]
The luscious, passionate melody that sweeps you away; the virtuoso parts interlaced with the orchestra; and the challenges of accompanying a soloist.
Conducting Haydn Symphony n.104 “London” [analysis]
Friend of Mozart and teacher of Beethoven; popular to the point the King of England bowed to him; father of the symphony. We’re talking about Joseph Haydn and his last symphony.
![Conducting Mozart Symphony K504 “Prague” – 1st mov. [analysis]](https://gianmariagriglio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Conducting-Mozart-Prague-Symphony-k504-analysis.jpg)
Conducting Mozart Symphony K504 “Prague” – 1st mov. [analysis]
Part of the major repertoire for any conductor, the “Prague” symphony is challenging in many ways: tempo, harmony, counterpoint.
Beethoven: Symphony n.4 – mov.1 [analysis]
Full of surprises and joie de vivre: Beethoven’s 4th symphony’s structure, phrasing, harmony and conducting tips
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Overture [analysis]
At first, Romeo and Juliet was not successful either in Russia or in Europe. But a small but powerful group of musicians showed its appreciation for it: Camille Saint-Saëns, in France, and the group of five in Russia. Romeo and Juliet went from a criticized piece to one of the most loved of all times: its love theme, with its passionate melody, has sunk into our own consciousness.
Conducting Revueltas: Sensemayá [analysis]
A Latin Rite of Spring, full of mythological dances of the Mayas and the Aztecs and a ritual ending with the killing of a tropical snake: this is Revueltas’ Sensemayá.
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