The Serenade for strings of Mieczysław Karłowicz has gained its spot in the repertoire. Winking at Tchaikovsky and Dvořák, this serenade, with its beautiful melodies, is fun to play and to listen to.
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![Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Prelude [ANALYSIS]](https://violet-armadillo-790149.hostingersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gabriel_Faure_prelude_Pelleas_et_melisande.jpg)
Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Prelude [ANALYSIS]
The Prelude to Fauré ‘s Pelléas et Mélisande is imbued with the gentleness and drama of the characters . Rich in orchestration, it’s a gorgeous page where the main challenge for a conductor lies in the subtleties of the constant push-and-pull
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances
Embued in the richness of the folk tunes of Hungary, Bartók’s Rumanian Folk Dances are an orchestral miniature firmly set in the repertoire, often appearing in conducting auditions and competitions.
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2
Von der JugendShould you need a score you can find one here.The third movement of Das Lied von der Erde - Of Youth -...
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1
IntroductionLeonard Bernstein described Das Lied von der Erde as Mahler's greatest symphony. And as a symphony was, in...
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Joseph Haydn – Symphony n.88 mov.1 [analysis]
Portrait of Joseph Haydn by Thomas Hardy (1791) Royal College of Music Museum of InstrumentsIntroductionThe "father of...
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Johannes Brahms – Symphony n.4 mov.1 [analysis]
IntroductionIt took Brahms more than 20 years to write his first symphony. The second premiered 1 year after the...
De Falla – La Danza ritual del fuego
IntroductionIn 1914 the famous gypsy flamenco dancer Pastora Imperio expressed to De Falla the desire to expand her...
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Verdi – La forza del destino Ouverture [analysis]
IntroductionIn January 1861 Verdi - who hadn't worked on a new opera for 2 years (his last opera, "Un ballo in...
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