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Allegro from Mozart’s Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major
Mozart’s Concerto for Harp, Flute, and Orchestra in C Major was commissioned by the flautist Duke of Guînes and his harpist daughter. Written during Mozart’s time in Paris, it is…
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Beethoven Violin Concerto, Performed by Vadim Repin & Chung Myung-Whun
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, performed by Vadim Repin and conducted by Chung Myung-Whun, is a beautiful piece of classical music. Written in 1806, the concerto was dedicated to Beethoven’s friend Stephan…
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Bach’s Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 – Played by Cory Hall
Listen to Vivaldi/Bach’s Concerto in D major performed by pianist-composer Cory Hall. The concerto consists of three movements: Allegro (0:08), Larghetto (2:16), and Allegro (5:28). Improve your piano skills, sight-reading,…
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Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 and Violin Concerto No. 2, 2nd Movement, Played by Monika Vrabcová
Monika Vrabcová, born in Prague in 1983, is a talented violinist. She began playing the violin at age 5 and participated in numerous competitions, winning several prizes for her interpretation…
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Vivaldi Concerto Op. 3, No. 6 in A Minor – L’estro Armonico
Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico, Opus 3, features twelve concertos for 1, 2, and 4 violins. One of these concertos is Concerto #06 in A minor for solo violin, strings, and basso…
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Richard Strauss
…operas and tone poems remain cornerstones of the classical repertoire. Other well-known works by Strauss include the Violin Concerto in D minor, the Horn Concerto No. 1, Horn Concerto No….
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Leonard Bernstein
…New York Philharmonic in the 1960s sparked a renewed interest in Mahler’s works. Bernstein’s Compositions Inspired by His Jewish Heritage Bernstein’s Jewish heritage deeply influenced his compositions. His first significant…
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Jean Sibelius
…child, he learned the violin and composed his first piece at the tender age of nine, a violin piece titled “Rain Drops.” His love for the violin stayed with him…
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Gabriel Fauré
…compositions are marked by a deep respect for traditional musical forms, which he infused with a freshness of invention and harmonic daring. He was renowned as a composer of chamber…
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George Gershwin
…was the iconic “Rhapsody in Blue,” a groundbreaking composition that opened a new chapter in American music. In the ensuing years, Gershwin continued to experiment with classical music. His Concerto…
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Frédéric Chopin
…novelist Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, better known by her pseudonym, George Sand. Their relationship, which lasted until 1847, played a significant role in Chopin’s life and influenced his compositions. However,…
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Giovanni Gabrieli
…that Andrea’s compositions would not be lost to posterity. Gabrieli’s Rise and Musical Innovations Gabrieli’s career ascended even further when he secured the post of organist at the Scuola Grande…
