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Beethoven : Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Dec 14th
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Baptized December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Died March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria.
Portrait of Beethoven in 1804 by Mähler
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67Composed in 1808. First Performance: December 22, 1808 conducted by Beethoven at the Theater-an-der-Wien in Vienna. Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 More >
Beethoven : Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Dec 9th
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Baptized December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Died March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria.
Beethoven portrait by Joseph Mahler 1815
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92Composed: 1811-1812. First Performance: December 8, 1813 at Vienna with Beethoven conducting. Instrumentation, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 More >
Mozart : Symphony No. 35 (Haffner Symphony)
Oct 25th
Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791)
Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Died December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria.
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385Composed July 20-August 7, 1782.
First Performance: March 23, 1783 at the Vienna Hofburgtheater conducted by Mozart.
Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, More >
Mahler’s hammer blows
Aug 16th
Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 is tied with No. 5 for being my favorite Mahler work. So naturally when a friend told me he was going to conduct it I was excited. No. 6 presents two problems that the conductor needs to resolve. One is the ordering of the middle movements. More >
