Score analysis Articles

Part of the major repertoire for any conductor, the “Prague” symphony is challenging in many ways: tempo, harmony, counterpoint.

Full of surprises and joie de vivre: Beethoven’s 4th symphony’s structure, phrasing, harmony and conducting tips

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.

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.