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).
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
The painter Victor Hartmann was a close friend of Modest Mussorgsky and when he died, Mussorgsky was devastated. A couple of weeks after his passing, Hartmann’s friends and supporters organized an exhibition of his paintings at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
And about a year later, Mussorgsky channeled his pain into a new piano work, making his memories of his close friend immortal.
![Richard Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel [ANALYSIS]](https://violet-armadillo-790149.hostingersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Richard-Strauss-Till-Eulenspiegel.jpg)
Richard Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel [ANALYSIS]
The witty trickster boy depicted in music by the intricate orchestration of one of Richard Strauss’s most popular tone poems.
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (Ma Mère l’Oye) [ANALYSIS]
5 pieces for children turned into one of the most elegant orchestral suites: Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite (Ma mère l’Oye). In this episode, after a bit of introduction, I’ll dive into the first 2 movements: the Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty and Little Tom Thumb.
![Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture [analysis]](https://violet-armadillo-790149.hostingersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mozart-Magic-Flute-Overture-analysis.jpg)
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Overture [analysis]
A wonder of sonata form mixed with a fugato in a formal perfection of orchestral writing: this is Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 2
From the circles of hell, we’ll ascend to the purgatory in the epic Liszt’s Dante Symphony.
Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony – Part 1
A mesmerizing descend into hell: Dante’s Divine Comedy turned into a symphonic poem by the imagination of Franz Liszt
![Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]](https://violet-armadillo-790149.hostingersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RichardWagner.jpg)
Wagner – Tannhäuser Overture [ANALYSIS]
The luscious, energic and grandiose overture to Wagner’s Tannhäuser.
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