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Mendelssohn – Reformation Symphony, 1st Movement, 1 of 4
…six notes sung during church services in Saxony since the 19th century. Composed by Johann Gottlieb Naumann, it gained popularity and was used by various composers in Western classical music….
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Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D Major, 4th Movement – Adagio
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 is his final completed symphony, written between 1908 and 1909. It consists of four movements, with the first and last being slow instead of fast….
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Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 – 1st and 2nd Movements
…his first symphony. The heroic and optimistic first and final movements resonated with the Finnish public during a time of Russian oppression, solidifying Sibelius’s fame as a national hero and…
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Bruch Symphony No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 28
Max Bruch’s Symphony No. 1 in E flat major op. 28, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under conductor Cristian Măcelaru on June 12, 2021 at the Kölner Philharmonie. The…
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Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The symphony has four movements: I. More slowly, Misterioso; II. Adagio, moving, quasi Andante; III. quite…
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Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major
Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, conducted by Marek Janowski and performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra. The symphony consists of four movements: an Introduction (Adagio –…
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Leonard Bernstein
…symphonic and orchestral music. He composed music for ballet, film, theatre, choral works, opera, chamber music, and piano. One of his best-known compositions is West Side Story, a Broadway musical…
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Vaughan Williams “Pastoral” Symphony No. 3
Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No.3 – ‘A Pastoral Symphony’, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult and performed by The New Philharmonia Orchestra. The remastered version includes four movements: Molto moderato, Lento moderato…
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Bruckner Symphony No. 3
Bruckner’s 3rd Symphony (1889 version) performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester with conductor Paavo Järvi. The symphony is divided into four movements….
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Glazunov Symphony No. 1 in E Major “Slavonic”, Op. 5
…Petersburg in 1882 and was conducted by Mily Balakirev or Rimsky Korsakov. The symphony incorporates Slavic folksongs and represents a synthesis of contrasting movements in Russian music at the time….
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Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 1 in E Flat Major
Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No.1 was composed by the 17-year-old in 1853 and premiered anonymously. It was later performed again after the committee discovered Saint-Saëns as the true composer. The symphony shows…
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Mendelssohn “Scottish” Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56
Mendelssohn’s 3rd Symphony (“Scottish”) performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester under the conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The symphony consists of four movements: Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato, Vivace non troppo, adagio,…
