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Mozart’s best music: 15 greatest works of all time - Classic FM
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Mass No.15, ‘Coronation’. One of Mozart’s greatest musical triumphs, the ‘Coronation’ Mass is one of his lighter works in this vein – one where he wasn’t fearful of his own death. Written when the composer was just 23, this mass is regal and grand, showcasing classical choral music at its best.
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: the story and music of the Russian …
WEBNov 3, 2020 · The story of ‘Swan Lake’. Tchaikovsky ’s magical ballet tells the story of the doomed love of Prince Siegfried and Princess Odette. Prince Siegfried goes out hunting one night and chases a group of swans – one of them transforms into a young woman, Odette, who explains that she and her companions were turned into swans by the evil Baron ...
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WEB11:00 am. Download 'Pavane opus 50' on iTunes. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2) Johann Sebastian Bach. 10:55 am. Download 'Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2)' on iTunes. Listen live to Classic FM online radio. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, musicians and their works.
The 20 greatest Beethoven works of all time - Classic FM
WEBDec 12, 2023 · There are six movements in Op. 130. The ‘Cavatina’ is deeply emotional – the first violin ‘weeps’ – and a friend said its composition cost Beethoven real tears. The final movement, the ‘Grosse Fuge’, was considered too massive for what had gone before, and Beethoven replaced it and published it separately (see no. 14).
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WEBPreview. Anvil Chorus Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901 : Italy) Conductor: Antonio Pappano Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra;London Voices Record label: EMI Catalogue ID: CDS 5573602. 5:28pm. The Railway Children - Overture Johnny Douglas Conductor: Johnny Douglas Record label: Dulcima Records. 5:23pm.
10 of Bach’s all-time best pieces of music - Classic FM
WEBMar 5, 2021 · The St Matthew Passion is the epitome of Bach’s ability to set sacred choral music and it contains some of the most beautiful melodies, and powerful choral moments found in music. The aria for mezzo-soprano, with solo violin and orchestral continuo, ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren Willen’ is one of the most loved from the ...
The 15 most famous tunes in classical music - Classic FM
WEBJun 17, 2022 · Bizet – ‘Carmen’. Bizet 's opera Carmen from 1875 is jam-packed with catchy tunes – from the 'Toreador's Song' to the 'Habanera' and the aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' to the Overture itself. Bizet's music has appeared most recently in the Pixar film Up. Sesame Street also did a pretty epic cover, not to forget Tom and Jerry's homage.
The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Continuing the tradition of names with three words and four well-formed syllables in the middle one, is the child prodigy and all-round genius, Mozart. Composing in, and defining, the Classical era, Mozart wrote 41 symphonies, numerous concertos, revolutionary Italian operas including The Marriage of Figaro and Cosí fan tutte, and chamber works that are ...
What is the meaning of Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ – and who was Elise?
WEBNov 27, 2018 · It is widely acknowledged that Therese, perhaps the true dedicatee of ‘Für Elise’, was Therese Malfatti, a woman to whom Beethoven proposed in 1810 – the same year he composed ‘Für Elise’. She was also the owner of the manuscript. However, other researchers have suggested Elise could have been a …
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