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  • Zdenek Fibich – Poem

    Zdenek Fibich’s Poeme – My piano playing proof for friends….


  • Alexander Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

    Scriabin’s “Le poème de l’extase” performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Alain Altinoglu….


  • 16th Century Italian Wind Ensemble – Canzon Primi Toni by Gabrieli and Canzon by Chilese

    16th Century Italian Wind Ensemble, part 1 – http://whitwellbooks.com — Features performances of ‘Canzon Primi Toni’ and ‘Canzon’ by Giovanni Gabrieli and Bastiano Chilese….


  • Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” is a beautiful musical rendition of Max Ehrmann’s inspirational poem, Desiderata. Check out my other videos if you enjoy this one and feel free to…


  • Gabriel Fauré – Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1

    Gabriel Fauré’s “Les berceaux,” Op. 23/1, is a song based on a poem by Sully-Prudhomme. It links the movement of ships and cradles through a flowing melodic line and piano…


  • O Sacred Head, Now Wounded – J. S. Bach

    …his head. The poem is often attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux but first appeared in the 14th century. The German translation, “O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden,” was done by…


  • Zdeněk Fibich

    …tone poem, Zaboj, Slavoj, and Ludek, which deeply influenced Smetana’s Ma Vlast. However, the period was also marked by personal tragedy. Fibich lost his wife Ruzena Hanusova, her sister, and…


  • Franz Liszt

    …Germany, where he was appointed Kapellmeister Extraordinaire. Over the next 13 years, Liszt shifted his focus from performing to composing and teaching. He invented the symphonic poem, a musical piece…


  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Arnold Schoenberg was one of the most influential composers and music theorists of the 20th century. Schoenberg’s works represent a significant transition in Western classical music, particularly in the realms…


  • Gustav Mahler

    Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian composer and conductor who bridged the gap between 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. His symphonies and orchestral songs, renowned…