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Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
LSO plays Mendelssohn’s Overture “The Hebrides,” conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner….
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Barrière Sonata No. 10 – Performed by Eve-Marie Caravassilis and Daniel Gardner
LSO Cellists Eve-Marie Caravassilis and Daniel Gardner perform Barrière’s Sonata No. 10. Originally written for cello and basso continuo, but arranged for two celli….
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Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique – March to the Scaffold, 4th Movement
LSO & Sir Simon Rattle perform the 4th movement of Berlioz’ masterpiece, Symphonie Fantastique….
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Turangalîla-Symphonie – Chant d’Amour, by Olivier Messiaen
Sir Simon Rattle & LSO perform the second movement of Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie….
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Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5 – 3rd Movement, Romanza
Sir Antonio Pappano & LSO perform “Romanza,” the 3rd movement from Vaughan Williams’ 5th Symphony….
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Modest Mussorgsky
…music had a profound influence on subsequent generations of Russian composers, including his contemporaries in “The Five” and later composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Igor Stravinsky. His emphasis on…
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Barber’s Pas de Deux – Piano Duet by Anderson & Roe
…showcases their unique approach to classical music and includes a hard-core performance of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ and a bonus DVD of music videos. Available on CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes,…
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Aaron Copland
…artistic purpose. During the late 1940s, Copland became aware of the twelve-tone techniques used by Stravinsky and other fellow composers. He incorporated these serial techniques into his Piano Quartet (1950),…
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…are prime examples of his use of folk subjects and fairy tales. His love for the sea, sparked during his childhood and cemented during his naval journey, also found expression…
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Maurice Ravel
…known as Les Apaches (“The Hooligans”) with other progressive artists, writers, and musicians, including Igor Stravinsky and Manuel de Falla. This group became a platform for intellectual discourse and performances,…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…also a deep, introspective engagement with music as an expressive art form. Beethoven’s journey through deafness not only reshaped his musical legacy but also profoundly influenced the classical music landscape,…
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America’s First Orchestra
…also perceived that the energies of the performers, being so intensely strung in the beginning, were relaxed a little towards the end; this, however, was to be expected on a…
