The complex simplicity of romantic melancholy depicted in music, nested into the most classical form.
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De Falla – La Danza ritual del fuego
One of the most popular standalone pieces from De Falla’s ballet El amor brujo.
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Verdi – La forza del destino Ouverture [analysis]
The wonderful themes of an opera taking place in Spain but written for the St.Petersburg theater condensed in this standalone symphonic masterpiece which is the Sinfonia from Giuseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino.
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Dvořák – Serenade for strings [analysis] – PART 2: movements 3, 4, and 5
Antonín Dvořák: an analysis of the Serenade for strings - Mov. 3, 4 and 53rd movement: ScherzoIn case you don't have...
Dvořák – Serenade for strings [analysis] – PART 1: movements 1 and 2
Introduction1875, the year in which the Serenade for strings op.22 was written, was quite an intense one for Dvořák....
Mozart Symphony n.40 K550 – Movements 2-3
Mozart: an analysis of the 2nd and 3rd movement of the Symphony K550Second movement: AndanteIn case you don't have it...
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Elgar Serenade for strings [analysis]
IntroductionPublished in 1892, the Serenade for Strings is amongst the composer’s most popular works. It is believed...
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Conducting Smetana – The Moldau [analysis]
Introduction "The composition describes the course of the Vltava, starting from the two small springs, the cold and...
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Schumann Symphony n.1 “Spring” – 1st mov. [analysis]
IntroductionSchumann began writing the first ideas for his first Symphony in January 1841, precisely from 23 to 26. It...
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Rachmaninov – Piano concerto n.2 mov. 1 [analysis]
IntroductionOne of the most iconic pieces of classical music, Rachmaninov's second piano concerto was first intended...
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Conducting Haydn Symphony n.104 “London” [analysis]
IntroductionReferred to as ‘the father of the symphony’ Haydn was the first composer of the great trio of Viennese...
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Conducting Mozart Symphony K504 “Prague” – 1st mov. [analysis]
IntroductionMozart’s Symphony n.38 premiered in Prague, in January 1787. It needs to be noted that while his...
