![Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Overture [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Tchaikovski-Romeo-and-Juliet-analysis.jpg)
At first, Romeo and Juliet was not successful either in Russia or in Europe. But a small but powerful group of musicians showed its appreciation for it: Camille Saint-Saëns, in France, and the group of five in Russia. Romeo and Juliet went from a criticized piece to one of the most loved of all times: its love theme, with its passionate melody, has sunk into our own consciousness.
![Conducting Revueltas: Sensemayá [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Silvestre-Revueltas-Sensemaya.jpg)
A Latin Rite of Spring, full of mythological dances of the Mayas and the Aztecs and a ritual ending with the killing of a tropical snake: this is Revueltas’ Sensemayá.
![Conducting Janáček: Taras Bulba – Death of Andrei [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Leos_Janacek_1904.jpg)
Taras Bulba is among Janáček most significant works for orchestra alone. Once a rare piece, this rhapsody for orchestra has now become part of the standard repertoire thanks to its sophisticated harmonic language and its undeniable passion.
![Conducting Dvořák: Symphony n.7 Mov.1 [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Dvorak-7-mov-1-analysis.jpg)
IntroductionTo understand the origins of Dvořák's 7th symphony, we need to understand the time in which it was...
![Beethoven Symphony n.7, Mov. 1 [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Conducting-Beethoven-Symphony-7-mov-1-analysis.jpg)
IntroductionWritten between 1811 and 1812, the 7th is the only Beethoven's symphony that aroused, throughout the...
![Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd movement [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade-movement-2-conductor-analysis.jpg)
IntroductionIf there ever was a composer that embodied the "fake it until you make it" saying, this was...
![Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique [analysis] 1st movement](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hector-Berlioz-Symphonie-Fantastique-analysis-1st-movement.jpg)
IntroductionCertainly Berlioz's most popular work, the Symphonie Fantastique could be defined as the first psychedelic...
IntroductionKnown almost exclusively for the Sorcerer's apprentice, Paul Dukas had quite an interesting career: he...
IntroductionBorn as a piano piece, the Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a dead princess) was written in...
![Conducting Schubert 8 “Unfinished” Symphony [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Conducting_Schubert_Unfinished_Symphony.jpg)
IntroductionSchubert's Unfinished Symphony is one of the mysteries of classical music: it is not his last symphony and...
![Conducting Beethoven Symphony n.2 Movement 1 [analysis]](https://www.gianmariagriglio.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Beethoven-Symphony-2-op36-Analysis.jpg)
IntroductionWritten between 1800 and 1802, Beethoven's second symphony was finished while the composer was in...
IntroductionAlthough one of the most recognizable pieces of all classical western music, there is not much that can be...
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