Classical music (3)
Piece title | Year of creation | Composer | Composer picture | Country | Remarks | |
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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Heroic Symphony" | 1805 | Ludwig Van Beethoven | Germany | |||
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 | 1883 | Johannes Brahms | Germany | |||
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" (MWV N 16) - 1st Mvt | 1833 | Felix Mendelssohn | Germany | |||
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550 | 1788 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austria | The famous theme of the beginning has become almost as mythical as that of Beethoven's 5th Symphony | ||
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 | 1808 | Ludwig Van Beethoven | Germany | Written while the Maestro was more and more deaf … | ||
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 | 1813 | Ludwig Van Beethoven | Germany | |||
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 | 1824 | Ludwig Van Beethoven | Germany | This symphony, which includes the famous Ode to Joy, is considered one of the greatest of all times | ||
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95 (B. 178) | 1893 | Antonin Dvorak | Czech Republic | |||
The damnation of Faust, Op. 24 | 1846 | Hector Berlioz | France | Inspired by the first Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; "The hungarian march" is often played alone during concerts | ||
The Four seasons – Op. 8, No. 1-4 | 1728 | Antonio Vivaldi | Italia | We particularly like Autumn (3rd mvt), Winter in its entirety, Spring (1st and 3rd mvt) and Summer (3rd mvt). The latter is performed in the video by the German virtuoso, a former musician of the Berlin Philaharmonic led by Karajan. The whole set is an absolute masterpiece that has remained unmatched until today | ||
The Magic Flute, K. 620 | 1791 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austria | |||
The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 | 1786 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austria | |||
The Moldau | 1882 | Bedrich Smetana | Czech Republic | |||
The Pearl fishers | 1863 | Georges Bizet | France | |||
The Radetzky March, Op. 228 | 1848 | Johann Strauss | Austria | |||
The tales of Hoffmann | 1881 | Jacques Offenbach | Germany/France | "The Barcarolle" was first called "The chorus of elves" and was written for the Opera "The Rhine Nixies" | ||
Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) | 1707 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Germany | It is probably the best known organ piece in the world. It would have been written to test the organs on which Bach was about to play! | ||
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (MWV O 14) | 1845 | Felix Mendelssohn | Germany | See also Sarah Chang and Anne-Sophie Mutter performances | ||
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op.7 MS 48 | 1826 | Niccolo Paganini | Italia | The 3rd mvt is known as "La Campanella", the little bell that we hear on each return of the rondo theme | ||
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 | 1775 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austria | The style of this concerto is gallant and it is transcended by the infinite melodic invention of Mozart | ||
Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 | 1847 | Frédéric Chopin | Poland | |||
Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 " Minute Waltz" | 1847 | Frédéric Chopin | Poland | |||
Waltz No. 15, Op. 39 | 1865 | Johannes Brahms | Germany | |||
Well-Tempered Clavier - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major (BWV 846) | 1722 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Germany | |||
William Tell Overture | 1831 | Gioachino Rossini | Italia |
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