Sounds Magnificent: the Story of the Symphony - André Previn

In this series of program, Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works from the concert repertoire symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Each program is introduced by André Previn talking about the piece to be performed and about the composers who created these masterworks, giving illustrations of aspects of their music with a variety of orchestral excerpts. Program One: Haydn s Symphony...
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In this series of program, Andre Previn conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works from the concert repertoire symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Each program is introduced by André Previn talking about the piece to be performed and about the composers who created these masterworks, giving illustrations of aspects of their music with a variety of orchestral excerpts. Program One: Haydn s Symphony No.87 in A (1785), Mozart s Symphony No.39 in E flat K543 (1788) Program Two: BEETHOVEN Excerpts from Beethoven s Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67 (1804-8) and a performance of the composer s Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 (1811-12) Program Three: BERLIOZ Berlioz s Symphonie Fantastique Op.14 (1830-1 ) Program Four: BRAHMS Brahms Symphony No.4 in E minor Op.98 (1885) Program Five: TCHAIKOVSKY Tchaikovsky s Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74, Pathétique (1893) Program Six: SHOSTAKOVICH Shostakovich s Symphony No.5 in D minor Op.47, A Soviet Artist s Practical Creative Reply to Just Criticism (1937)