Spotlight Strauss: “An Alpine Symphony”
Richard Strauss’ “An Alpine Symphony“ is a symphonic poem that was first performed in 1915. It is his longest orchestral work...
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Spotlight Tchaikovsky: The piano concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky’s piano concerto No.1 in B flat minor is arguably the most popular solo concerto of all. The triumphant introduction is one of the famous beginnings in classical music...
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Spotlight Mozart: “The Magic Flute”
“The Magic Flute” is arguably the most popular opera of all time. It had a special significance at several turning points in Karajan’s career (and because of his importance for the development of classical recording)...
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Spotlight Mendelssohn: The orchestral works
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was one of the most important and influential composers in the first half of the 19th century, admired by Goethe, Schumann, Wagner and Berlioz, a genius, a prodigy and a European celebrity...
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Spotlight Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler”
Hindemith was a universal master of German music in the 20th century. He was able to play almost every orchestral instrument and invented a unique tonal system of his own...
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Spotlight Debussy: Three masterworks
Although Karajan conducted “Nocturnes” and “Trois chansons de Charles d’ Orléans” in a few concerts in 1953, his commitment to the oeuvre of Claude Debussy focused on three works...
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Spotlight Saint-Saëns: The “Organ Symphony”
Saint-Saëns was one of the most important French composers in the second half of the 19th century. Many of his compositions are still in the repertoire today, above all the 3rd symphony...
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Spotlight Schubert: The symphonies
Franz Schubert’s symphonic oeuvre has often been neglected in comparison with his chamber and piano works and his six hundred Lieder. Today, his symphonies are generally held to be an important link between Beethoven and Bruckner.
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Spotlight Franck: Two orchestral works
César Franck was a Belgian composer and organist, born in 1822. He worked most of his life in Paris. Franck’s life was the rare case of a modest artist who composed all his best-known pieces after his 50th birthday.
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