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No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture |
2:06 |
| 2. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida |
0:28 |
| 3. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us. |
1:19 |
| 4. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7 |
1:39 |
| 5. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented. |
0:45 |
| 6. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major: II. Adagio |
1:08 |
| 7. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil. |
0:17 |
| 8. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil |
0:45 |
| 9. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin |
0:43 |
| 10. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music |
3:33 |
| 11. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature |
0:23 |
| 12. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro |
0:35 |
| 13. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite. |
0:09 |
| 14. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto |
0:41 |
| 15. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise. |
0:18 |
| 16. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin |
1:55 |
| 17. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin: |
0:14 |
| 18. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane |
0:51 |
| 19. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just yet. |
0:16 |
| 20. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 24 |
0:48 |
| 21. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor |
1:57 |
| 22. |
Instruments Of The Orchestra: Britten: Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo |
1:06 |
| 23. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime |
0:22 |
| 24. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV |
0:46 |
| 25. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice. |
0:14 |
| 26. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto |
0:57 |
| 27. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted |
0:31 |
| 28. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune |
1:41 |
| 29. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays. |
0:30 |
| 30. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante |
1:26 |
| 31. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin |
0:38 |
| 32. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka |
2:29 |
| 33. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato. |
0:26 |
| 34. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor: II. Andante assai |
2:02 |
| 35. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I |
3:09 |
| 36. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War |
1:28 |
| 37. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue |
2:09 |
| 38. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4 |
3:51 |
| 39. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping is a standard feature of a lot of folk music. |
0:14 |
| 40. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro |
0:37 |
| 41. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world. |
0:30 |
| 42. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero |
0:50 |
| 43. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet. |
0:20 |
| 44. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms |
0:44 |
| 45. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare that with a real violin duet. |
0:12 |
| 46. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song |
0:52 |
| 47. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register |
0:10 |
| 48. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance |
0:40 |
| 49. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history |
0:17 |
| 50. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto |
6:43 |
| 51. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this weird passage? |
0:42 |
| 52. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major: II. Scherzo |
0:34 |
| 53. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling. |
0:29 |
| 54. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening) |
1:33 |
| 55. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring. |
0:11 |
| 56. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte |
0:33 |
| 57. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation. |
0:29 |
| 58. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast |
0:36 |
| 59. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction |
0:46 |
| 60. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab" |
0:32 |
| 61. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen |
0:55 |
| 62. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt. |
0:14 |
| 63. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana |
1:10 |
| 64. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood. |
0:11 |
| 65. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn |
1:08 |
| 66. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance |
0:12 |
| 67. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen |
1:29 |
| 68. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola |
0:42 |
| 69. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo |
2:46 |
| 70. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic. |
0:14 |
| 71. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo |
1:15 |
| 72. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola. |
0:39 |
| 73. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b |
1:00 |
| 74. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote |
1:03 |
| 75. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands |
2:00 |
| 76. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak |
0:34 |
| 77. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One |
3:00 |
| 78. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler |
0:40 |
| 79. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio |
1:13 |
| 80. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach |
1:05 |
| 81. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro |
5:19 |
| 82. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: a voice of unique nobility |
0:28 |
| 83. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude |
2:31 |
| 84. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello |
0:19 |
| 85. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major: III. Andante |
1:05 |
| 86. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register. |
0:27 |
| 87. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria: Bereite dir, Jesu |
3:03 |
| 88. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever. |
0:14 |
| 89. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale |
0:46 |
| 90. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement. |
0:33 |
| 91. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39 |
2:55 |
| 92. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register. |
0:10 |
| 93. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: opening |
2:54 |
| 94. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan |
0:16 |
| 95. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco |
2:48 |
| 96. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range |
0:31 |
| 97. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana |
1:08 |
| 98. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own. |
0:21 |
| 99. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2 |
1:32 |
| 100. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto |
0:54 |
| 101. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale |
0:54 |
| 102. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass |
0:43 |
| 103. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant |
1:32 |
| 104. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful. |
0:10 |
| 105. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D major |
2:37 |
| 106. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn" |
0:47 |
| 107. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura |
4:42 |
| 108. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig |
1:33 |
| 109. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III |
2:25 |
| 110. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro |
1:20 |
| 111. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute |
0:20 |
| 112. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune |
3:19 |
| 113. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute |
0:21 |
| 114. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor: VII. Badinerie |
1:18 |
| 115. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain |
0:24 |
| 116. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi |
0:55 |
| 117. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: the bass and alto |
0:29 |
| 118. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II |
1:12 |
| 119. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - aptly named |
0:19 |
| 120. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin |
0:47 |
| 121. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth |
0:09 |
| 122. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse |
0:54 |
| 123. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques |
0:19 |
| 124. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II |
0:31 |
| 125. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before. |
0:28 |
| 126. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene |
0:44 |
| 127. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder |
0:40 |
| 128. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A minor: Menuet II |
2:12 |
| 129. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument |
0:23 |
| 130. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden |
1:09 |
| 131. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe |
0:35 |
| 132. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto: Wie selig sind doch die |
3:34 |
| 133. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn' |
0:41 |
| 134. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": II. Largo |
1:24 |
| 135. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais |
0:11 |
| 136. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela |
1:49 |
| 137. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn. |
0:17 |
| 138. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "The Philosopher": I. Adagio |
1:43 |
| 139. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel |
0:22 |
| 140. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero |
0:50 |
| 141. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap |
0:37 |
| 142. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Peasant with Bear / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II |
1:38 |
| 143. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft |
0:18 |
| 144. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo |
0:55 |
| 145. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria |
1:44 |
| 146. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high... |
0:14 |
| 147. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama |
1:17 |
| 148. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: ....and quite low. |
0:05 |
| 149. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat |
0:45 |
| 150. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist |
0:19 |
| 151. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major: III. Rondo |
2:48 |
| 152. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: But that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is: |
0:16 |
| 153. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major: III. Rondo |
2:47 |
| 154. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone |
1:07 |
| 155. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon |
1:03 |
| 156. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it |
0:09 |
| 157. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet |
1:17 |
| 158. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher |
0:12 |
| 159. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero |
0:53 |
| 160. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel |
0:16 |
| 161. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle |
0:55 |
| 162. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured. |
0:11 |
| 163. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun |
0:22 |
| 164. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon |
0:25 |
| 165. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather |
0:46 |
| 166. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode |
0:20 |
| 167. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weicher nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1 |
1:19 |
| 168. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala |
0:56 |
| 169. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise |
0:16 |
| 170. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero |
0:59 |
| 171. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness |
0:15 |
| 172. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato |
1:03 |
| 173. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register |
0:15 |
| 174. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: opening |
0:58 |
| 175. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy. |
0:21 |
| 176. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse |
1:01 |
| 177. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration |
0:14 |
| 178. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G minor: III. - |
2:02 |
| 179. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast |
0:28 |
| 180. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast |
1:30 |
| 181. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat |
0:25 |
| 182. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni |
1:42 |
| 183. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era |
0:12 |
| 184. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni |
1:32 |
| 185. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet |
0:16 |
| 186. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407: III. Rondeau |
3:55 |
| 187. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist |
1:02 |
| 188. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai |
2:37 |
| 189. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets |
0:19 |
| 190. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro |
2:54 |
| 191. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet |
0:36 |
| 192. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man |
1:25 |
| 193. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance |
0:34 |
| 194. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound |
4:10 |
| 195. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely |
0:38 |
| 196. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio |
1:14 |
| 197. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March |
2:05 |
| 198. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera |
0:56 |
| 199. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage |
0:13 |
| 200. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song |
2:21 |
| 201. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije |
1:42 |
| 202. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid |
1:16 |
| 203. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor |
0:31 |
| 204. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle |
2:25 |
| 205. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God |
0:15 |
| 206. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto |
4:35 |
| 207. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone |
0:38 |
| 208. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier |
1:36 |
| 209. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family |
1:25 |
| 210. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo |
3:18 |
| 211. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century |
0:36 |
| 212. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B flat major: III. Finale |
3:06 |
| 213. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae |
2:18 |
| 214. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S677/R409 |
1:20 |
| 215. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra |
0:47 |
| 216. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro |
2:46 |
| 217. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture |
1:04 |
| 218. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist |
0:13 |
| 219. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo |
1:37 |
| 220. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto |
1:46 |
| 221. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt |
0:40 |
| 222. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495: III. Rondo |
3:39 |
| 223. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque |
0:42 |
| 224. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boreades: II. Menuet |
1:20 |
| 225. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time |
0:24 |
| 226. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Menuet |
1:57 |
| 227. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale |
0:59 |
| 228. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility |
0:12 |
| 229. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening) |
0:56 |
| 230. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register |
0:12 |
| 231. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus |
4:15 |
| 232. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns |
0:21 |
| 233. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening) |
0:38 |
| 234. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - unfairly maligned? |
0:49 |
| 235. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace |
1:07 |
| 236. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel |
0:26 |
| 237. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo |
3:00 |
| 238. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang. |
1:02 |
| 239. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening) |
1:03 |
| 240. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme is the triangle. |
0:26 |
| 241. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major: Scherzo |
1:21 |
| 242. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum |
0:36 |
| 243. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture (opening) |
0:52 |
| 244. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening) |
1:08 |
| 245. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world |
0:21 |
| 246. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans |
1:43 |
| 247. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older is the originally oriental gong. |
0:28 |
| 248. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette |
1:00 |
| 249. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b |
1:00 |
| 250. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2 |
1:02 |
| 251. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes |
1:28 |
| 252. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5 |
1:05 |
| 253. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks |
0:32 |
| 254. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down |
0:44 |
| 255. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa |
1:09 |
| 256. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella |
1:50 |
| 257. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain |
0:30 |
| 258. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire |
1:06 |
| 259. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo |
0:33 |
| 260. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances) |
1:39 |
| 261. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus |
1:08 |
| 262. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana |
1:27 |
| 263. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango |
1:20 |
| 264. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani |
0:14 |
| 265. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction |
1:49 |
| 266. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung |
0:29 |
| 267. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat |
0:37 |
| 268. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability |
0:22 |
| 269. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro |
2:25 |
| 270. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard |
1:01 |
| 271. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera |
1:15 |
| 272. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone |
0:17 |
| 273. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils |
1:18 |
| 274. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone |
0:11 |
| 275. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette |
2:37 |
| 276. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo |
0:38 |
| 277. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone |
0:20 |
| 278. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce |
1:25 |
| 279. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera |
0:57 |
| 280. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom |
0:23 |
| 281. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances |
3:00 |
| 282. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra |
0:10 |
| 283. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite : III. Song |
1:30 |
| 284. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells |
0:17 |
| 285. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock |
2:04 |
| 286. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin |
0:06 |
| 287. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction |
1:08 |
| 288. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude |
0:38 |
| 289. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta |
0:14 |
| 290. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy |
2:11 |
| 291. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion |
0:19 |
| 292. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches |
1:39 |
| 293. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene |
1:25 |
| 294. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 |
1:16 |
| 295. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra |
0:49 |
| 296. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante |
3:11 |
| 297. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato |
1:28 |
| 298. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance |
4:28 |
| 299. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra |
0:23 |
| 300. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto |
5:06 |
| 301. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all: |
0:18 |
| 302. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto |
1:49 |
| 303. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different. |
0:15 |
| 304. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte |
3:44 |
| 305. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ is difficult to classify. |
0:24 |
| 306. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest |
0:14 |
| 307. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro |
1:59 |
| 308. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying? and a touch of the roaming cowboy |
0:40 |
| 309. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me |
1:02 |
| 310. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 3 |
1:16 |
| 311. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen |
0:48 |
| 312. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig |
0:53 |
| 313. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade |
2:46 |
| 314. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet |
2:35 |
| 315. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude |
1:42 |
| 316. |
Instruments Of The Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII |
1:13 |
| 317. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile |
0:56 |
| 318. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown |
0:19 |
| 319. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up |
0:18 |
| 320. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 14 |
0:13 |
| 321. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno |
0:18 |
| 322. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America |
0:26 |
| 323. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli |
0:17 |
| 324. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille |
0:20 |
| 325. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme |
0:25 |
| 326. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances |
0:21 |
| 327. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena |
1:20 |
| 328. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats |
1:02 |
| 329. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude |
1:27 |
| 330. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes |
4:15 |
| 331. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo |
0:42 |
| 332. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo |
1:46 |
| 333. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary |
0:14 |
| 334. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary |
1:08 |
| 335. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck |
0:36 |
| 336. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck |
1:55 |
| 337. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does it work as well? |
0:12 |
| 338. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum |
1:17 |
| 339. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises |
0:32 |
| 340. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy) |
1:12 |
| 341. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail |
0:26 |
| 342. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach |
1:12 |
| 343. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: the violin as braying donkey |
0:33 |
| 344. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears |
0:47 |
| 345. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with |
0:09 |
| 346. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture |
0:29 |
| 347. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million |
0:17 |
| 348. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm |
3:57 |
| 349. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world |
2:07 |
| 350. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium |
2:20 |
| 351. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call |
0:24 |
| 352. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale |
2:10 |
| 353. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins. |
1:20 |
| 354. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song |
0:47 |
| 355. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola |
0:27 |
| 356. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B flat major, K. 424: finale: variations 1 and 2 |
2:18 |
| 357. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola and cello |
0:12 |
| 358. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B flat major: III. Menuetto |
1:09 |
| 359. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola and cello |
0:20 |
| 360. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo |
1:53 |
| 361. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola |
0:30 |
| 362. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D major, K. 593: II. Adagio |
2:21 |
| 363. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello |
0:19 |
| 364. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C major: III. Scherzo |
2:12 |
| 365. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos |
0:16 |
| 366. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major: II. Andante ma moderato |
1:27 |
| 367. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two |
0:20 |
| 368. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20: movement 1 |
2:16 |
| 369. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra |
0:15 |
| 370. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace |
2:12 |
| 371. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra |
0:37 |
| 372. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis |
2:58 |
| 373. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section |
0:44 |
| 374. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme |
1:10 |
| 375. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share |
0:06 |
| 376. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 1 |
1:28 |
| 377. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon |
0:07 |
| 378. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 2 |
1:08 |
| 379. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads |
0:13 |
| 380. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 3 |
1:13 |
| 381. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture |
0:07 |
| 382. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 4 |
1:17 |
| 383. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet |
0:04 |
| 384. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 5 |
1:12 |
| 385. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute. |
0:07 |
| 386. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 6 |
1:22 |
| 387. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus |
0:19 |
| 388. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 7 |
0:40 |
| 389. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass |
0:19 |
| 390. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803: III. Trio |
2:01 |
| 391. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart |
0:34 |
| 392. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito |
3:32 |
| 393. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew |
0:34 |
| 394. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 28 |
1:39 |
| 395. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team |
0:59 |
| 396. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro |
4:28 |
| 397. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler |
0:27 |
| 398. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever. |
0:47 |
| 399. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig |
1:44 |
| 400. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak |
1:04 |
| 401. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus |
1:43 |
| 402. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy |
1:10 |
| 403. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues |
1:50 |
| 404. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still develops. The ondes martenot: |
2:41 |
| 405. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I |
1:14 |
| 406. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness |
0:57 |
| 407. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau |
0:47 |
| 408. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes? |
1:35 |
| 409. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto |
2:13 |
| 410. |
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Dona nobis pacem |
3:24 |
