Adagio for Strings – Samuel Barber
by Adagio for Strings, orchestra arrangement of the second movement of American composer Samuel Barber’s String Quartet (1936). It premiered on November 5, 1938. It has long been associated in the …
Category: Appreciating Classical Music
Always wondered what the composer was trying to say?
“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Paul Dukas
Absolute Music is composed purely as music. It is its own entity. It stands alone. Program Music, however, is music written with intention to represent …
Aaron Copeland “Appalachian Spring” 1944
In 1942, while composer Aaron Copland was in Hollywood, philanthropist Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge commissioned him to create a ballet for Martha Graham to perform at …
Igor Stravinsky
Born: 1882 in Lomonosov, RussiaDied: 1971 in New York CityEra: Modern Musically, The Firebird is considered the first artistically mature work of the 28-year old composer. Stravinsky took the lessons …
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55 (also Italian Sinfonia Eroica, Heroic Symphony) is a structurally rigorous composition of great emotional depth, which marked the beginning …
The Planets
A masterpiece by Gustav Holst. Seven movements – none for Earth, since we live here and none for Pluto-it wasn’t discovered yet! Over 100 years …
Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 – 1. Allegro – 2. Adagio – Bing video The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, are …
Appreciating Classical Music
Ever listen to a great piece of music and ask “Who wrote that?” or “Where do I know that from?” Let me feature some classics and explain some music history. Hope you enjoy it.