Beethoven – Symphony n.1

Beethoven – Symphony n.1

h Table of contents $ Introduction $ Adagio molto $ Allegro con brio $ Andante cantabile $ Menuetto $ Conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction A dominant seventh chord that made history: this is how Beethoven’s first symphony begins. Not with a bombastic...
Weber – Euryanthe Overture

Weber – Euryanthe Overture

h Table of contents $ Introduction $ First theme $ Second theme $ Development $ Conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction It was with the opera Euryanthe that Weber, a contemporary of Beethoven, aimed at the close union of arts already advocated by Hoffmann. In...
Wagner – Parsifal Prelude to Act 1

Wagner – Parsifal Prelude to Act 1

h Table of contents $ Introduction $ Part 1 $ Part 2 $ Part 3 $ Conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction It’s difficult to believe, given the size of the work, that Wagner’s last opera is all built on very little material, relatively speaking. The very...
Mozart – Symphony n.36 “Linz”

Mozart – Symphony n.36 “Linz”

h Table of contents $ Introduction $ Adagio - Allegro spiritoso $ Poco adagio $ Menuetto $ Presto $ Conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction The symphony n.36 was written by Mozart in only 4 days during a stopover in the Austrian town of Linz. Mozart and his were...
Brahms – Symphony n.1 Movement 4

Brahms – Symphony n.1 Movement 4

h Table of contents $ Introduction $ Adagio $ Piu' andante $ Allegro non troppo, ma con brio $ Conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction Brahms himself declared that his first symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took 21 years, from 1855 to 1876. Brahms...