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- Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (1803) A trailblazing, mammoth masterpiece, glorifying the life of a great heroic figure. It had to be the Eroica. From those first two electrifying orchestral chords to the final victorious timpani flourishes it never puts a toe wrong.
- Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 (1824) The symphonic game-changer which has both terrified and inspired composers ever since. Had audiences in 1824 heard anything more elemental than Beethoven’s Ninth’s opening bars?
- Mozart – Symphony No. 41 (1788) A triumph of structure, crowned with one of music’s most dazzling fugal finales. The miracle of the work is its immense design, with a mixture of celebratory fanfares, cascading scales and yearning figures.
- Mahler – Symphony No. 9 (1909) An epic work from the dying embers of the Austro-German Romantic tradition. Scored for vast orchestral forces – huge woodwind and brass, with a percussion section that includes timpani, bass drum, side drum, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, glockenspiel and three deep bells – the most striking thing about its soundworld is Mahler’s exquisite handling of sonorities.
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A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements , often four, with ...
Learn about the symphony, a lengthy musical composition for orchestra with several movements, from its origins in the Classical period to the 20th century. Explore the evolution of symphonic thought, the chief symphonic works and composers, and the terms and concepts related to symphony.
On May 7, 1824, Beethoven shared his 9th Symphony with the world even though he could never hear it. On May 7, 2015 celebrate the anniversary of Beethoven’s ...
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Jan 11, 2024 · Discover the best symphonies ever written, from Mozart to Florence Price and Beethoven, with some lesser-known discoveries along the way. Learn about the history, structure and significance of these epic works of orchestral music.
