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Henry Purcell
…celebrated today. His songs were primarily of two types: simple, strophic pieces that resembled folksongs, and more extended declamatory songs, often in multiple sections, where Purcell used distinctive musical figures…
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Beethoven Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 – 3rd Movement
…sonata consists of four movements and takes around 20 minutes to perform. The structure is unconventional, with a slow opening movement followed by classical fast-slow-fast alternation. The third movement incorporates…
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Beethoven Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 – 2nd Movement – Scherzo, Allegro Molto
…takes around 20 minutes to perform. It opens with a slow movement in theme and variations, followed by fast-slow-fast movements according to classical principles. The third movement includes a funeral…
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Allegro from Beethoven Sonata No. 12, Op. 26
…of four movements and takes around 20 minutes to perform. The structure is unconventional, opening with a slow movement in theme and variations format, followed by classical principles of fast-slow-fast…
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New Dawn – Anoushka Shankar’s Live Performance
…the music’s slow tilt toward brightness, while a discrete live‑mix team preserved the hall’s spacious acoustics. Musicians Anoushka Shankar – sitar, artistic direction Arun Ghosh – clarinet Pirashanna Thevarajah –…
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Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?
…on board, so many of the passengers came to the realization that they were facing a slow, inevitable death. According to survivors, the little orchestra played for two hours, up…
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Richard Strauss
…continued composing during World War II, creating some of his most poignant late works, including Metamorphosen in 1945, a somber elegy for 23 stringed instruments, and the Four Last Songs…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…creative pressure; he faced the slow and terrifying loss of his hearing. And yet, during the very years his deafness worsened, he wrote some of his most powerful works. Beethoven’s…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 5
Vaughan Williams’ 5th Symphony, performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester and Sir Andrew Davis. The symphony consists of four movements: I. Moderato – Allegro, II. Scherzo. Presto, III. Romance. Slow, and IV. Passacaglia….
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Aaron Copland
…piano and arranged music lessons for her children. Copland, a sensitive and avid reader, showed his musical inclinations at an early age, writing songs by eight and a half years…
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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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Mahler Symphony No. 5, Performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester
Enjoy Gustav Mahler’s 5th Symphony performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Experience the funeral march, stormy movements, powerful scherzo, slow adagietto, and the lively rondo finale….
