Classic & Romantic Music


1. Mozart (1756-1791): Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (1785), libretto by da Ponte based on Beaumarchais. 4' 15"

2. Beethoven (1770-1827): Leonore Overture number three (1806), projected on a libretto by G. A. B�rger. Programmatic, near dissonance. 14' 47"

3. Handel (1685-1759): Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749), royal commission, celebrating the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. 7' 21"

4. Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Hebrides Overture (1829), based on wanderings in Scotland and Fingal's Cave. 10' 06"

5. Bach (1685-1750): Orchestral Overture number three (1726-1737). 9' 28"

6. Berlioz (1803-1869): Symphonie Fantastique (1830). Programmatic, based on opium-induced dreams of artist. 14' 23"

7. R. Strauss (1864-1949): Traum durch die D�mmerung (1900). 2' 33" Text

8. Mozart: Voi Che Sapete from The Marriage of Figaro (1785). 3' 56" Text

9. Beethoven: Prisoners' Chorus from Fidelio (1805). 7' 21" Text

10. Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major, number 23, K. 488 (1786). 10' 38"

11. Beethoven: Piano Concerto in G major, number 4, Op. 58 (1806). 18' 45"

12. Berlioz/Rouget de Lisle : La Marseillaise (1830). 8' 59" Text

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