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George Gershwin – Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Featuring Wayne Marshall
The WDR Funkhausorchester performs George Gershwin’s “Second Rhapsody” with Wayne Marshall as conductor and pianist. Listen to the captivating melodies and enjoy Wayne Marshall’s improvisation….
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Smetana – Ma Vlast, 1st Movement, Performed by Second Queensland Youth Orchestra
The Second Queensland Youth Orchestra (QYO2), conducted by Sergei V Korschmin, performed the beautiful symphonic poem “Vyšehrad” from Bedřich Smetana’s “Ma Vlast” (My Fatherland) during a tour in Sydney. The…
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Smetana’s Ma Vlast, Movement 1b – Vyšehrad – Second Queensland Youth Orchestra
The Second Queensland Youth Orchestra (QYO2) performed Movement 1b, “Vyšehrad,” of Bedřich Smetana’s symphonic poem “Ma Vlast”, My Fatherland, during a lunchtime concert in Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium…
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Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzon Seconda a Quattro – Performed by Ernst Stolz
Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzon seconda a quattro – http://icking-music-archive.org/scores/g.gabrieli/gabcan2part.pdf…
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Bedřich Smetana
…prominent composers of the time. The first was Hector Berlioz, whose revolutionary works, particularly the Symphonie fantastique, left a profound impact on him. The second was Franz Liszt, whose music…
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Schubert’s Death and the Maiden Quartet in D Minor – Andante Con Moto 1 of 2- Performed by the Takacs Quartet
…and its film adaptation are named after this quartet. Due to its length, the second movement has been split into two parts, with the second part available via a link….
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Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy, 2nd Movement – Allegro-Adagio
…two movements, with the beginning of the first and second movements available on YouTube. His second violin concerto has three movements, all of which can be found on YouTube as…
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First Classical Concert? What to Know Before You Go
…a look at this National Symphony Orchestra program from 1935. The second piece, a Beethoven concerto, has three movements. So hold your applause until all three are completed. If you’re…
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Richard Wagner
…in his pursuit of music, crafting his second opera, “Das Liebesverbot” (The Ban on Love), in 1836. Wagner’s life took a turn when he fell for Minna Planer, a leading…
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George Gershwin
…a second-hand piano for his older brother, Ira. Quite surprisingly, it was George who exhibited a natural talent for the instrument and sought to hone his skills. Gershwin’s formal education…
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Jean Sibelius
…8, 1865, in Hämeenlinna, Finland, Jean Sibelius was the second of three children in a well-educated family of Swedish origin. Tragically, his father, a medical doctor known for his financial…
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Jacques Offenbach
…Second French Empire and Later Years Offenbach’s works often contained gentle satires of the empire of Napoleon III, leading to the composer becoming associated with the Second French Empire. He…
