Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
The painter Victor Hartmann was a close friend of Modest Mussorgsky and when he died, Mussorgsky was devastated. A couple of weeks after his passing, Hartmann’s friends and supporters organized an exhibition of his paintings at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
And about a year later, Mussorgsky channeled his pain into a new piano work, making his memories of his close friend immortal.
Dvořák – Violin concerto
The only violin concerto by the great bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák was written in 1879 and cut its place out in the repertoire, especially because of its melodic lines, its folk references, and its sparkly finale
Beethoven – Egmont Ouverture
Beethoven’s Egmont Overture remains one of his most popular works. Taking after the Dutch hero depicted in Goethe’s play, Beethoven gives us another musical portray of his political views
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Richard Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel [ANALYSIS]
The witty trickster boy depicted in music by the intricate orchestration of one of Richard Strauss’s most popular tone poems.
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 2 [ANALYSIS]
The elegant 3rd movement and the energic and whirly 4th movement conclude this journey through Italy as seen through Mendelssohn’s eyes.
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Mendelssohn – Italian Symphony – Part 1 [ANALYSIS]
The vitality of an Italian piazza and a religious procession: an analysis of the first 2 movements of Mendelssohn’s Symphony n.4
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Mozart – Don Giovanni Ouverture [ANALYSIS]
Ominous, sparkling, surprising, and most of all ahead of its own time. Find all of this out through this analysis of this Mozart’s masterpiece
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Schubert Symphony n.5 – Part 2 [ANALYSIS]
The analysis of the 3rd and 4th movements of Schubert’s charming symphony n.5
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Schubert Symphony n.5 – Part 1 [ANALYSIS]
The lighthearted and harmonically subtle 5th symphony of Franz Schubert: its first and second movements are the subject of this post.
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde – Part 3
The last article on Das Lied von der Erde, covering the final two movements of this magnificent Mahler’s Symphony
Conducting Pills
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