Score analysis
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Beethoven - Symphony n.2 Mov.1
Beethoven - Symphony n.4 mov.1
Beethoven - Symphony n.7 mov.1
Beethoven - Leonore Overture n.3
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Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique: 1st movement
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Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The introduction
Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The first movement
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Mahler - Symphony n.2 – Movement 1
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 1
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 2
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 3
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 1
Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 2
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Mozart - Symphony K504 “Prague” – 1st mov.
Mozart - Symphony n.40 K550 – 1st movement
Mozart - Symphony n.40 K550 – Movements 2-3
Mozart – Don Giovanni Ouverture
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture
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Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
During the course of his life, Grieg had several unproductive periods due to a chronic illness.
The year 1880 marked the end of one of such periods, and the inspiration came from poet Aasmund Olafsson Vinje, a proud romantic Norwegian nationalist.
Grieg, whose sentiments perfectly aligned with Vinje’s, chose 12 poems to set to music as a song cycle. From those 12, Grieg transcribed two of them for string orchestra: Hjertesår (The Wounded Heart), and Våren (The Last Spring).
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Bruckner – Symphony n.8, Mov. 4
The triumphant Finale of Bruckner 8th – the last symphony that the composer completed – is a marvel of compositional structure and clarity of process.
Wagner – Parsifal Prelude to Act 1
The very first phrase of Wagner’s Prelude to Act 1 of Parsifal holds in itself the germs of dramatically important leitmotifs recurring throughout the whole opera: the Redemption, the Wound, and the spear motif.
Beethoven – Leonore overture n.3
Leonore 3, one of the 4 overtures Beethoven wrote for his only opera Fidelio, is a huge symphonic fresco, often programmed as a standalone concert piece
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Josef Suk – Serenade for strings
A prominent figure in the Czech musical world, Josef Suk was acclaimed by some of the greatest composers of his time like Brahms and Dvořák. His string serenade is to this day one of the audiences’ favorites.
Mozart – Symphony n.36 “Linz”
A masterpiece written in 4 days: Mozart’s Linz symphony breaks the conventions with the Haffner and sets the tone for his latest symphonies
Brahms – Symphony n.1 Movement 4
As with the first movement, Brahms begins the 4th movement of his first symphony with an introduction in C minor. The grandiosity of the musical gesture gives us a taste of what’s to come.
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Tchaikovsky – Serenade for strings [ANALYSIS]
An analysis of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for strings, a cornerstone of the repertoire and a piece that every conductor must face at one point or another
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