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David McCleery: Discover Music of the Romantic Era (unabridged)

Read by Jeremy Siepmann

  • Release Date: 2nd Mar 2009
  • Catalogue No: NA495212
  • Label: Naxos AudioBooks
  • Series: Non-Fiction
  • Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

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Contents

David McCleery: Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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  • Recording Venue: Hats Off Studios, Oxford

Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Romantic Era

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The Rise of Romanticism

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Chapter 2: A Musical Revolution

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

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  • Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
  • Béla Drahos

I. Allegro con brio

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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200 years after the event, it is difficult to understand…

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Chapter 3: A Radical New Musical Language

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Excerpt, Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

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  • San Diego Symphony Orchestra
  • Yoav Talmi

IV. Marche au Supplice: Allegretto non troppo

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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One of Berlioz's greatest legacies…

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Excerpt, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124

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  • Joseph Banowetz (piano)
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Oliver von Dohnányi

Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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As Liszt grew older…

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 8 in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1

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  • Idil Biret (piano)

Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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Chapter 4: The Classical Romantics

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Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118

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  • Lynda Russell (soprano), Peter Hill (piano)

Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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His late, epic song-cycle Die Winterreise…

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When Schubert left the Stadtkonvikt…

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Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

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  • Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Anthony Bramall

The Hebrides, Op. 26, "Fingal's Cave"

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In 1835 Mendelssohn moved to Leipzig…

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Excerpt, Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44

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  • Jenö Jandó (piano)
  • Kodály Quartet

IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In addition to being a composer…

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Excerpt, Brahms: Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118

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  • Idil Biret (piano)

No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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  • Recording Venue: Hats Off Studios, Oxford

Chapter 5: Opera in the 19th Century

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Italian Opera

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Excerpt, Rossini: La Cenerentola

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  • Ewa Podles (mezzo-soprano)
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Pier Giorgio Morandi

Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In 1815 Rossini moved to Naples…

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Excerpt, Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor

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  • Luba Orgonasova (soprano)
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Will Humburg

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Spargi d'amaro pianto

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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Without any shadow of a doubt…

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Excerpt, Verdi: Don Carlo

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  • Giacomo Aragall (tenor), Eduard Tumagian (baritone)
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Ali Rahbari

Don Carlo, Act I: E lui ... Dio che nell'alma infondere

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In Verdi's last two operas…

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German Opera

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Excerpt, Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

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  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Johannes Wildner

Tristan und Isolde, Act I: Prelude

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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  • Recording Venue: Hats Off Studios, Oxford

As Verdi had unpredictably written a comic opera…

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Chapter 6: The Nationalists

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Glinka: Kamarinskaya

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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Anthony Bramall

Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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Glinka was the inspiration for a new generation…

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Excerpt, Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor

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  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Stephen Gunzenhauser

I. Allegro

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)…

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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

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  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Antoni Wit

II. Allegro con gracia

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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  • Recording Venue: Hats Off Studios, Oxford

This was the work that Tchaikovsky loved…

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Bohemia

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Excerpt, Smetana: Má Vlast

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  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Antoni Wit

112: Ma vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau)

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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When Smetana was appointed music director…

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Excerpt, Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Nos. 1-8, Op. 46 Nos. 1-8

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  • Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zdenek Kosler

Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C Major

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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Dvorak's growing reputation led to an invitation…

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Moving West

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Fauré: Romance in B flat major for violin & piano, Op. 28

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  • Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano)

Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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From 1896 Fauré was Professor at the Paris Conservatoire…

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Excerpt, Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

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  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • Jerzy Maksymiuk

IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Elsewhere in Scandinavia…

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Chapter 7: The Epic Austrian Symphonists

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Excerpt, Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan'

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  • Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Michael Halász

III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In addition to composing…

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Chapter 8: The End of Romanticism

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Equally Romantic was the Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini…

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Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3

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  • Idil Biret (piano)

No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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In any overview of 19th-century music…

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Excerpt, Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36

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  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • George Hurst

Variation 9: Nimrod

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Discover Music of the Romantic Era

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The wistful melody and predominance of the strings…

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Into a New Age…

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