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Verdi – La forza del destino Ouverture [analysis]

The wonderful themes of an opera taking place in Spain but written for the St.Petersburg theater condensed in this standalone symphonic masterpiece which is the Sinfonia from Giuseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino.

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

A scherzo, the sweetest slow movement, and a brilliant finale.

Dvořák – Serenade for strings [analysis] – PART 1: movements 1 and 2

A milestone for every conductor: Dvořák’s Serenade for strings. The first part covers movements 1 and 2

Mozart Symphony n.40 K550 – Movements 2-3

The analysis of the 2nd and 3rd movements of Mozart’s 40th symphony

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Feb 4, 2021 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

The journey into Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde continues with the analysis of the 3rd and 4th movements

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Jan 28, 2021 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

The analysis of the 1st and 2nd movements of one of the pinnacles of symphony writing: Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.

Joseph Haydn – Symphony n.88 mov.1 [analysis]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Jan 21, 2021 | Score analysis, A walk in the score

Wittiness, humour, and masterful composing craftmanship are the key elements of Haydn’s symphony n.88, analyzed in this article.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd movement [analysis]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Sep 7, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionIf there ever was a composer that embodied the "fake it until you make it" saying, this was...

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [analysis] 1st movement

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Aug 24, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionCertainly Berlioz's most popular work, the Symphonie Fantastique could be defined as the first psychedelic...

Conducting Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Aug 24, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionKnown almost exclusively for the Sorcerer's apprentice, Paul Dukas had quite an interesting career: he...

Conducting Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Aug 17, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionBorn as a piano piece, the Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a dead princess) was written in...

Conducting Schubert 8 “Unfinished” Symphony [analysis]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Aug 10, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionSchubert's Unfinished Symphony is one of the mysteries of classical music: it is not his last symphony and...

Conducting Beethoven Symphony n.2 Movement 1 [analysis]

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Aug 3, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionWritten between 1800 and 1802, Beethoven's second symphony was finished while the composer was in...

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A walk in the score Articles

Verdi – La forza del destino Ouverture [analysis]

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

Dvořák – Serenade for strings [analysis] – PART 1: movements 1 and 2

Mozart Symphony n.40 K550 – Movements 2-3

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1

Joseph Haydn – Symphony n.88 mov.1 [analysis]

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd movement [analysis]

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [analysis] 1st movement

Conducting Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Conducting Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Conducting Schubert 8 “Unfinished” Symphony [analysis]

Conducting Beethoven Symphony n.2 Movement 1 [analysis]

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