The classical music experience : discover the music of the world's greatest composers / Julius H. Jacobson II.

Author/creator Jacobson, Julius H., 1927-
Format Book
Publication InfoNaperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks MediaFusion, ©2003.
Descriptionxv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm + 2 audio discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subjects
Music appreciation.

Contents Palestrina. Missa Papae Marcelli (Mass of Pope Marcellus) "Gloria" -- Bach. Brandenburg concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 ; Toccata and fugue in D minor for organ, BWV 538 ; Recommended listening: Toccata and fugue in D minor for orchestra, BWV 538 ; Recommended listening: Passacaglia & fugue in C minor (arr) for orchestra -- Handel. Water music ; "Hallelujah chorus" from Messiah -- Haydn. Symphony no. 94 in G major "Surprise" ; Concerto in E-flat major for trumpet and orchestra ; Recommended listening: Symphony no. 100 in G major "Military" -- Mozart. Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" ; Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 ; Concerto no. 21 in C major for piano and orchestra ; Recommended listening: Clarinet quintet in A major, K. 581 -- Beethoven. Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 6 ; Symphony no. 3 in E-flat, op. 55 "Eroica" ; Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral" ; Piano sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 50 "Appassionata" ; Recommended listening: String quartet in F major, op. 50 "Rasumovsky" ; Recommended listening: Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, op. 61 ; Recommended listening: Concerto no. 5 in E-flat for piano and orchestra -- Schubert. Recommended listening: String quartet in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the maiden" ; Piano quintet in A major, D. 667 "The trout" ; Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 125 "Unfinished" -- Berlioz. Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 -- Mendelssohn. Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 "Scottish" ; Recommended listening: Violin concerto in E minor, op. 64 ; Recommended listening: Symphony no. 4, op. 90 "Italian" -- Chopin. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor -- Schumann. Quintet for piano and strings in E-flat major, op. 44 -- Strauss, Johan. "On the beautiful blue Danube", op. 314 -- Liszt. Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major for piano and orchestra -- Wagner. Isolde's "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde ; "Bridal chorus" from Lohengrin ; Recommended listening: "Ride of the valkyries" from Die Walküre ; Recommended listening: Prelude from Das Rheingold ; Recommended listening: The sailor and spinner's choruses from Der fliegende Holländer -- Smetana. The Moldau from Má vlast -- Bruckner. Symphony no. 2 -- Brahms. Academic festival overture ; Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68 ; Recommended listening: Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, op. 77 -- Bizet. Orchestral suite from Carmen ; L'Arlésienne suite no. 2 "Minuetto" & "Farandole" -- Bruch. Violin concerto in G minor, op. 26 -- Musorgsky. Pictures at an exhibition. Promenade (orch. by Ravel) ; Promenade (piano) ; The great gate at Kiev (orch. by Ravel) --
Contents Tchaikovsky. Recommended listening: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 ; Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for piano and orchestra, op. 23 ; Recommended listening: Symphony no. 6 in B minor "Pathetique" ; The Nutcracker suite -- Dvořák. Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World" -- Grieg. Concerto for piano in A minor, op. 16 ; Peer Gynt from Suites no. 1 & 2, op. 46 & 55 -- Rimsky-Korsakov. Scheherazade -- Elgar. Pomp and circumstance military marches, op. 39. March no. 1 ; March no. 4 -- Mahler. Symphony no. 1 ; Recommended listening: Das Lied von der Erde (The song of the earth) -- Debussy. "Clair de lune" from Suite Bergamasque ; Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude for the afternoon of a faun) -- Strauss, Richard. Till Eulenspiegel's merry pranks, op. 28 -- Sibelius. Finlandia ; Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43 -- Vaughan Williams. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis ; Recommended listening: Fantasia on Greensleeves -- Schoenberg. Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured night), op. 4 ; Recommended listening: Five pieces for orchestra, op. 16 ; Pierrot lunaire, op. 21 ; Recommended listening: Concerto for piano, op. 42 -- Ives. "The fourth of July" from A symphony: New England holidays -- Ravel. Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead princess) ; Recommended listening: Bolero -- Orff. Carmina Burana -- Bartók. Concerto for orchestra -- Stravinsky. Le sacre du printemps (The rite of spring) ; Recommended listening: Symphony in three movements -- Prokofiev. Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 "Classical" ; Recommended listening: Love for three oranges ; Recommended listening: Lieutenant Kijé suite ; Romeo and Juliet, suite no. 2, op. 64 -- Gershwin. Rhapsody in blue ; Recommended listening: An American in Paris -- Poulenc. Recommended listening: Les biches ; Recommended listening: Trio for piano, oboe, and bassoon ; The bestiary, or The procession of Orpheus ; Recommended listening: Le bal masque ; Gloria -- Copland. Appalachian spring ; Recommended listening: Rodeo ; Recommended listening: Billy the kid -- Shostakovich. Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47 ; String quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110 -- Bernstein. Recommended listening: Suite from West side story ; Overture from Candide -- Afterword ; Appendix A: Works most frequently repeated ; Appendix B: Cataloging your CD collection.
Abstract This book profiles 42 major composers, from Bach to Bernstein, weaving together 500 years of music history with stories and analysis, and includes companion CD with musical excerpts to help readers explore the world of classical music. It's designed as an accessible guide for building a classical music library and understanding the evolution of the genre.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page [313]) and index.
LCCN 2002003403
ISBN1570719500

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