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.
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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).
Which are ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ and what are the lyrics ...
WEBOct 25, 2023 · What are the lyrics to ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’? On the first day of Christmas. My true love gave to me. A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas. My true love gave to me. Two turtle doves. And a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas.
What are the lyrics to ‘Ave Maria’, and who wrote it?
WEBJun 15, 2023 · He wrote it in 1825, aged 28, to the words of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. The song does contain the words ‘Ave Maria’, but only in reference to the prayer itself. Now one of Schubert’s most popular works, ‘Ave Maria’ has been recorded by numerous artists, with lyrics that largely differ from the original poem.
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 ...
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 ...
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 …
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 German soprano named Elisabeth …
The remarkable story of Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony No. 9 and …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · “The Ninth is the culmination of Beethoven’s genius,” says Classic FM composer and Beethoven expert, John Suchet, who will take us through the entire symphony movement by movement, in a special radio programme on Monday 6 May at 7pm. “He uses solo voices in a symphony for the first time, setting the words of Schiller’s …
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