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  • Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 in F Sharp Major

    Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 in F Sharp Major

    The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 10, conducted by Riccardo Chailly. This performance was recorded at Jesus Christ Church in Berlin-Dahlem in the late 80’s….

  • Jules Massenet

    Jules Massenet

    …to join the Paris Conservatory as a Professor of Composition. His successful tenure influenced an entire generation of French composers including Gustave Charpentier and Reynaldo Hahn. Meanwhile, his own compositions…

  • Classical Music for Funerals

    Classical Music for Funerals

    …was broadcast in memory of Princess Diana, as well as U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 2. Gustav Mahler – Adagietto (Symphony No. 5) The exquisite Adagietto…

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Carl Maria von Weber

    …of music, particularly in the development of Romantic opera. Early Life and Family Background Born on November 18, 1786, in Eutin, Holstein, Weber was the eldest of three children. His…

  • Mahler – Symphony No. 1

    Mahler – Symphony No. 1

    Watch Sir Simon Rattle conduct Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 with the Berliner Philharmoniker in a full-length concert recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie. Also, check out Rattle’s discussion on Mahler’s…

  • Mahler Symphony No. 4 – 4th Movement

    Mahler Symphony No. 4 – 4th Movement

    Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, 4th Movement, conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by Edith Mathis….

  • Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major – 3rd Movement – Funeral March

    Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major – 3rd Movement – Funeral March

    Gustav Mahler’s famous funeral march, Symphony No.1 “Titan” III.Funeral March (A), is based on the children’s song Frère Jacques and opens with a contrabass solo….

  • Mahler Symphony No. 4, 1st Movement – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Part 1 of 2

    Mahler Symphony No. 4, 1st Movement – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Part 1 of 2

    Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, 1st Movement, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Leonard Bernstein….

  • Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D Major, 4th Movement – Adagio

    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….

  • Vienna Philharmonic Performs Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Vienna Philharmonic Performs Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 from the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert 2019. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist….

  • Anton Bruckner

    Anton Bruckner

    …such as Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. Bruckner’s compositions continue to be performed and recorded by orchestras worldwide, cementing his legacy as a key figure in the Romantic era of…

  • Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5

    Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5

    Experience Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Watch the full-length concert here: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/concert/12/?a=youtube&c=true. Explore more performances at the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall and…