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30 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
31 Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin
32 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
33 Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato.
34 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Andante assai
35 Instruments of the Orchestra: Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I
36 Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War
37 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue
38 Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4
39 Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping is a standard feature of a lot of folk music.
40 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro
41 Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world.
42 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
43 Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
44 Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms
45 Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare that with a real violin duet.
46 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song
47 Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
48 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance
49 Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
50 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
51 Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this weird passage?
52 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo
53 Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling.
54 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening)
55 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring.
56 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte
57 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation.
58 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
59 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction
60 Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
61 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen
62 Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt.
63 Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana
64 Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood.
65 Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn
66 Instruments of the Orchestra: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
67 Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen
68 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola
69 Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo
70 Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic.
71 Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo
72 Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola.
73 Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
74 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote
75 Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands
76 Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak
77 Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One
78 Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
79 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
80 Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach
81 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro
82 Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
83 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude
84 Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
85 Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante
86 Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register.
87 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria: Bereite dir, Jesu
88 Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever.
89 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale
90 Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement.
91 Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39
92 Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register.
93 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: opening
94 Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
95 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco
96 Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
97 Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana
98 Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own.
99 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
100 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto
101 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale
102 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass
103 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant
104 Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful.
105 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D Major
106 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn"
107 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura
108 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig
109 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III
110 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro
111 Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute
112 Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
113 Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute
114 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: VII. Badinerie
115 Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
116 Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi
117 Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: the bass and alto
118 Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II
119 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - aptly named
120 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin
121 Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
122 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse
123 Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques
124 Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II
125 Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before.
126 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene
127 Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
128 Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A Minor: Menuet II
129 Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument
130 Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden
131 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe
132 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto: Wie selig sind doch die
133 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn'
134 Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": II. Largo
135 Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais
136 Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
137 Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn.
138 Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "The Philosopher": I. Adagio
139 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel
140 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
141 Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap
142 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Peasant with Bear / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II
143 Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft
144 Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo
145 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria
146 Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high...
147 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama
148 Instruments of the Orchestra: ....and quite low.
149 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat
150 Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist
151 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo
152 Instruments of the Orchestra: But that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is:
153 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo
154 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone
155 Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
156 Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it
157 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet
158 Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher
159 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
160 Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel
161 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle
162 Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured.
163 Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun
164 Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
165 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather
166 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
167 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1
168 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala
169 Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise
170 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
171 Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
172 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato
173 Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
174 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: opening
175 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy.
176 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse
177 Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
178 Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G Minor: III. —
179 Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
180 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
181 Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat
182 Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni
183 Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
184 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni
185 Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
186 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: III. Rondeau
187 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist
188 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai
189 Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
190 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro
191 Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet
192 Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
193 Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance
194 Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
195 Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
196 Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio
197 Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March
198 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
199 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
200 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song
201 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije
202 Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid
203 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor
204 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
205 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God
206 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto
207 Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone
208 Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier
209 Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family
210 Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo
211 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century
212 Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Finale
213 Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae
214 Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S677/R409
215 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra
216 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
217 Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
218 Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist
219 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo
220 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
221 Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt
222 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495: III. Rondo
223 Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque
224 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boréades: II. Menuet
225 Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
226 Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet
227 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale
228 Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility
229 Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening)
230 Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register
231 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
232 Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
233 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening)
234 Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - unfairly maligned?
235 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace
236 Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
237 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
238 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang.
239 Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening)
240 Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme is the triangle.
241 Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Scherzo
242 Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
243 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture (opening)
244 Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening)
245 Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
246 Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans
247 Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older is the originally oriental gong.
248 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
249 Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
250 Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2
251 Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes
252 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5
253 Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks
254 Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down
255 Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa
256 Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella
257 Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
258 Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire
259 Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo
260 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances)
261 Instruments of the Orchestra: Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus
262 Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana
263 Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango
264 Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
265 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
266 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
267 Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat
268 Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability
269 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro
270 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard
271 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
272 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone
273 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
274 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone
275 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
276 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo
277 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone
278 Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce
279 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
280 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
281 Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
282 Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
283 Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite : III. Song
284 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells
285 Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock
286 Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
287 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction
288 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
289 Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta
290 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
291 Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
292 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches
293 Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene
294 Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1
295 Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
296 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante
297 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato
298 Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance
299 Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
300 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto
301 Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all:
302 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto
303 Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different.
304 Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte
305 Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ is difficult to classify.
306 Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest
307 Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro
308 Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying… and a touch of the roaming cowboy
309 Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me
310 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 3
311 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
312 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
313 Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade
314 Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet
315 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
316 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII
317 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
318 Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown
319 Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up
320 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 14
321 Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno
322 Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America
323 Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli
324 Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille
325 Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme
326 Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
327 Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena
328 Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats
329 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
330 Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes
331 Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
332 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo
333 Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
334 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary
335 Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck
336 Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck
337 Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
338 Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum
339 Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
340 Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)
341 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
342 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach
343 Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: the violin as braying donkey
344 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears
345 Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
346 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
347 Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million
348 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm
349 Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
350 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium
351 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call
352 Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale
353 Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins.
354 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song
355 Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola
356 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424: finale: variations 1 and 2
357 Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola and cello
358 Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major: III. Menuetto
359 Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola and cello
360 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo
361 Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
362 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
363 Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
364 Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C Major: III. Scherzo
365 Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
366 Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante ma moderato
367 Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
368 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: movement 1
369 Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
370 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace
371 Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
372 Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
373 Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
374 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme
375 Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
376 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 1
377 Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
378 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 2
379 Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads
380 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 3
381 Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
382 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 4
383 Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
384 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 5
385 Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute.
386 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 6
387 Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
388 Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 7
389 Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
390 Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F Major, D. 803: III. Trio
391 Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
392 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito
393 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
394 Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 28
395 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
396 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
397 Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
398 Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
399 Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
400 Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
401 Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus
402 Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
403 Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues
404 Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still develops. The ondes martenot:
405 Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I
406 Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness
407 Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau
408 Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes?
409 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
410 Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Dona nobis pacem
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