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Schubert Symphony n.5 – Part 1 [ANALYSIS]

The lighthearted and harmonically subtle 5th symphony of Franz Schubert: its first and second movements are the subject of this post.

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 3

The last article on Das Lied von der Erde, covering the final two movements of this magnificent Mahler’s Symphony

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2

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

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

Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2

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

From the circles of hell, we’ll ascend to the purgatory in the epic Liszt’s Dante Symphony.

Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 1

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Apr 1, 2021 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

A mesmerizing descend into hell: Dante’s Divine Comedy turned into a symphonic poem by the imagination of Franz Liszt

Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Mar 25, 2021 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

The luscious, energic and grandiose overture to Wagner’s Tannhäuser.

Conducting Janáček: Taras Bulba – Death of Andrei [analysis]

Last updated Jan 8, 2025 | Published on Sep 29, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionLeoš Janáček is a chapter on his own in the history of music: he is one of those musicians that came out...

Conducting Dvořák: Symphony n.7 Mov.1 [analysis]

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Sep 22, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionTo understand the origins of Dvořák's 7th symphony, we need to understand the time in which it was...

Beethoven Symphony n.7, Mov. 1 [analysis]

Last updated Jan 7, 2025 | Published on Sep 17, 2020 | A walk in the score, Score analysis

IntroductionWritten between 1811 and 1812, the 7th is the only Beethoven's symphony that aroused, throughout the...

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...

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Score analysis Articles

Schubert Symphony n.5 – Part 1 [ANALYSIS]

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 3

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2

Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1

Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2

Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 1

Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]

Conducting Janáček: Taras Bulba – Death of Andrei [analysis]

Conducting Dvořák: Symphony n.7 Mov.1 [analysis]

Beethoven Symphony n.7, Mov. 1 [analysis]

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

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [analysis] 1st movement

Conducting Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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