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Mendelssohn – Reformation Symphony, 1st Movement, 1 of 4
In 2009, Ira Levin conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro in Brasilia, performing Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony. The symphony’s first movement includes the Dresden amen, a sequence of…
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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
Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op. 43 (1902) is his most popular and frequently recorded symphony. It is more skillfully orchestrated and mature in form compared to…
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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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Chopin – Fantasie Impromptu
…2006. She has performed with orchestras such as the Halle Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Igoshina has also participated in festivals like “Dushniki Zdoi” and “Ravello…
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Van Cliburn Plays Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (1958)
Van Cliburn’s iconic performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, captured the hearts of the Russian people and marked a pivotal moment in…
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
…His cousin, Aleksandr Siloti, a renowned concert pianist and conductor, saw the potential in the young boy and recommended him to Nikolay Zverev, a famous piano teacher in Moscow. A…
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Glazunov – Ballet Suite from Raymonda
Alexander Glazunov’s ballet suite from Raymonda performed by Moscow City Symphony – Russian Philharmonic. Conductor: Alexander Vakoulsky. Soloist: Alexander Sinchuk (piano)….
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Manuel Ponce
…composition. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born in the small town of Fresnillo, Zacatecas, on December 8, 1882, Ponce moved to the city of Aguascalientes only a few weeks after…
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Leonard Bernstein
…work, Symphony No. 1: “Jeremiah” (1943), premiered with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1944. The piece received the New York Music Critics’ Award. His other major compositions include Symphony No….
