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Richard Wagner’s Funeral March from Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner’s epic opera “Götterdämmerung” (Twilight of the Gods) performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Klaus Tennstedt. Check out the HD version on YouTube with a funny…
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Richard Wagner – Götterdämmerung – Act 1, Part 1
Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” is the fourth and final opera in his “Der Ring des Nibelungen” cycle. Wagner’s operas go beyond traditional definitions, merging music, singing, poetry, and psychology to interpret…
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Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII – 1st Movement
Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D Major Hob. XVIII: II, specifically the first movement titled “Vivace,” is performed by the Freiburger Barockorchester, featuring Andreas Staier on pianoforte and conducted by Gottfried…
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Das Lied der Deutschen – Haydn
Gotthilf Fischer & Choir performing “Das Lied der Deutschen 2004” – the German song’s 3rd verse, accompanied by pictures of the island of Helgoland. The melody was composed by Franz…
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Boccherini Fandango for Guitar and Harpsichord
Luigi Boccherini’s Fandango for Guitar and Harpsichord performed by Boris Bagger (guitar) and Gottfried Bach (harpsichord). Arranged by Prof. Boris Bagger, a music teacher at the University of Music in…
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Prisoner’s Chorus from Verdi’s Nabucco
Gotthilf Fischer & Choir performed the Prisoners’ Chorus from the opera Nabucco in 2007, in front of the cathedral of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The composition is by Giuseppe Verdi…
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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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Mozart Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major – 3rd Movement
…due to the harp’s development as an orchestral instrument. The concerto’s third movement, Rondeau (Allegro), is performed here by the Freiburger Barockorchester under the direction of Gottfried von der Goltz….
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Allegro from Mozart’s Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major
…the harp was not yet a standard orchestral instrument during that period. The first movement, Allegro, is performed by the Freiburger Barockorchester under the direction of Gottfried von der Goltz….
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Georg Philipp Telemann
…set a significant precedent in the music world. His publications include the famous collection “Musique de table” (1733), the first music periodical “Der getreue Music-Meister” (1728-29), and “Der harmonische Gottesdienst”…
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Robert Schumann
…of Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch, a teacher at the Zwickau high school. His early exposure to music and literature, coupled with his father’s influence, ignited a deep appreciation for the arts…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…life took a musical turn when he began full-time music studies with Christian Gottlob Neefe, the Court Organist, at the age of ten. Under Neefe’s tutelage, Beethoven made his first…
