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- 1Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture2:06
- 2Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida0:28
- 3Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.1:19
- 4Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 71:39
- 5Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin Is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented.0:45
- 6Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio1:08
- 7Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time It was seen as the instrument of the devil.0:17
- 8Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil0:45
- 9Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin0:43
- 10Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music3:33
- 11Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature0:23
- 12Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro0:35
- 13Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds Are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite.0:09
- 14Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto0:41
- 15Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin Is a master of disguise.0:18
- 16Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin1:55
- 17Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin:0:15
- 18Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane0:51
- 19Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of This instrument? Not just yet.0:15
- 20Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 240:48
- 21Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor1:57
- 22Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo1:06
- 23Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime0:22
- 24Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV0:46
- 25Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses It to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice.0:14
- 26Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto0:57
- 27Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted0:31
- 28Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune1:41
- 29Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays.0:30
- 30Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante1:26
- 31Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin0:38
- 32Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka2:29
- 33Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment Is pizzicato.0:26
- 34Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Andante assai2:02
- 35Instruments of the Orchestra, Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I3:09
- 36Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War1:27
- 37Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue2:09
- 38Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 43:51
- 39Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping Is a standard feature of a lot of folk music.0:14
- 40Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro0:37
- 41Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world.0:30
- 42Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero0:49
- 43Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.0:20
- 44Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms0:44
- 45Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare That with a real violin duet.0:12
- 46Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song0:52
- 47Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register0:10
- 48Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance0:40
- 49Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history0:17
- 50Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto6:43
- 51Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin Is in song; but what about This weird passage?0:42
- 52Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo0:34
- 53Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling.0:29
- 54Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening)1:33
- 55Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in the Sleeping Beauty Is both strange and daring.0:11
- 56Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte0:33
- 57Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation.0:29
- 58Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast0:36
- 59Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction0:46
- 60Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"0:32
- 61Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen0:55
- 62Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt.0:14
- 63Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana1:10
- 64Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood.0:11
- 65Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn1:08
- 66Instruments of the Orchestra: To end This outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance0:12
- 67Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen1:29
- 68Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola0:42
- 69Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo2:46
- 70Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from It: Fuller, fruitier, more exotic.0:14
- 71Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo1:15
- 72Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register Is also available to the viola.0:39
- 73Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b1:00
- 74Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote1:03
- 75Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands2:00
- 76Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: Intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak0:34
- 77Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One3:00
- 78Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler0:40
- 79Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio1:13
- 80Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach1:05
- 81Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro5:18
- 82Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: A voice of unique nobility0:28
- 83Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude2:30
- 84Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello0:19
- 85Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante1:04
- 86Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register.0:27
- 87Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria. Bereite dir, Jesu3:03
- 88Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever.0:14
- 89Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale0:46
- 90Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello Is not condemned to spend its life in the basement.0:33
- 91Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 392:55
- 92Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like That Is the cello used in its highest register.0:10
- 93Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: Opening2:54
- 94Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: The pizzicato Flamencan0:15
- 95Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco2:48
- 96Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range0:31
- 97Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana1:08
- 98Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register That the cello really comes into its own.0:21
- 99Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 21:32
- 100Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto0:54
- 101Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale0:54
- 102Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass0:43
- 103Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant1:32
- 104Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful.0:10
- 105Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D Major2:37
- 106Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn"0:47
- 107Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura4:42
- 108Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig1:33
- 109Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III2:25
- 110Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro1:20
- 111Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute0:20
- 112Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune3:19
- 113Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute0:21
- 114Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: VII. Badinerie1:18
- 115Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain0:24
- 116Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi0:55
- 117Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: The bass and alto0:29
- 118Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II1:12
- 119Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - Aptly named0:19
- 120Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin0:47
- 121Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth0:09
- 122Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse0:54
- 123Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques0:19
- 124Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II0:31
- 125Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before.0:28
- 126Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene0:44
- 127Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: The Baroque recorder0:40
- 128Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A Minor: Menuet II2:12
- 129Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument0:23
- 130Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden1:09
- 131Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe0:35
- 132Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto. Wie selig sind doch die3:34
- 133Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn'0:41
- 134Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "from the New World": II. Largo1:24
- 135Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais0:11
- 136Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela1:49
- 137Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn.0:17
- 138Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "the Philosopher": I. Adagio1:43
- 139Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - But also of Ravel0:22
- 140Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero0:50
- 141Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap0:37
- 142Instruments of the Orchestra, Stravinsky: Petrushka: Peasant with Bear / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II1:38
- 143Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft0:18
- 144Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo0:54
- 145Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria1:44
- 146Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high...0:14
- 147Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama1:17
- 148Instruments of the Orchestra: ....And quite low.0:05
- 149Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat0:45
- 150Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist0:19
- 151Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo2:48
- 152Instruments of the Orchestra: But That's not the instrument Mozart wrote It for; This Is:0:16
- 153Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo2:47
- 154Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone1:06
- 155Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon1:03
- 156Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to It0:09
- 157Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet1:17
- 158Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher0:12
- 159Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero0:53
- 160Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone Is in an orchestration by Ravel0:16
- 161Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle0:55
- 162Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured.0:11
- 163Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun0:22
- 164Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon0:25
- 165Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather0:46
- 166Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode0:20
- 167Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 11:19
- 168Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala0:56
- 169Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise0:16
- 170Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero0:59
- 171Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness0:15
- 172Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato1:03
- 173Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register0:15
- 174Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: Opening0:58
- 175Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy.0:21
- 176Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse1:01
- 177Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration0:14
- 178Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G Minor: III. -2:02
- 179Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast0:28
- 180Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast1:30
- 181Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat0:25
- 182Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni1:42
- 183Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era0:12
- 184Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni1:32
- 185Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet0:16
- 186Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: III. Rondeau3:55
- 187Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist1:02
- 188Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai2:37
- 189Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets0:19
- 190Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro2:54
- 191Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet0:36
- 192Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man1:25
- 193Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - An incomparable alliance0:34
- 194Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound4:10
- 195Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely0:38
- 196Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio1:14
- 197Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March2:05
- 198Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera0:55
- 199Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage0:13
- 200Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song2:20
- 201Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije1:41
- 202Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid1:16
- 203Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor0:31
- 204Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle2:25
- 205Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God0:15
- 206Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto4:35
- 207Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone0:38
- 208Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier1:36
- 209Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family1:24
- 210Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo3:18
- 211Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century0:36
- 212Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Finale3:06
- 213Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae2:18
- 214Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S. 677/R. 4091:20
- 215Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra0:47
- 216Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro2:46
- 217Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture1:04
- 218Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist0:13
- 219Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo1:37
- 220Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto1:46
- 221Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt0:40
- 222Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in e flat, K. 495: III. Rondo3:39
- 223Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque0:42
- 224Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boréades: II. Menuet1:20
- 225Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time0:24
- 226Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet1:57
- 227Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale0:59
- 228Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility0:12
- 229Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening)0:56
- 230Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register0:11
- 231Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus4:15
- 232Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns0:21
- 233Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening)0:38
- 234Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?0:49
- 235Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace1:07
- 236Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel0:26
- 237Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo3:00
- 238Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang.1:02
- 239Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening)1:03
- 240Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme Is the triangle.0:26
- 241Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Scherzo1:21
- 242Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: Tuned and untuned. The side drum0:36
- 243Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (the Thieving Magpie): Overture [opening]0:52
- 244Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening)1:08
- 245Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world0:21
- 246Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans1:43
- 247Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older Is the originally oriental gong.0:28
- 248Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette1:00
- 249Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b1:00
- 250Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 21:02
- 251Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes1:28
- 252Instruments of the Orchestra, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 51:05
- 253Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks0:31
- 254Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down0:44
- 255Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa1:09
- 256Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella1:50
- 257Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain0:30
- 258Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire1:06
- 259Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo0:33
- 260Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances)1:39
- 261Instruments of the Orchestra, Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus1:08
- 262Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana1:27
- 263Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango1:20
- 264Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani0:14
- 265Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction1:48
- 266Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung0:29
- 267Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat0:37
- 268Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability0:22
- 269Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro2:25
- 270Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard1:01
- 271Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera1:15
- 272Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone0:16
- 273Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils1:18
- 274Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone0:11
- 275Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette2:37
- 276Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo0:38
- 277Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone0:20
- 278Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce1:25
- 279Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera0:57
- 280Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom0:23
- 281Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances3:00
- 282Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra0:10
- 283Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite : III. Song1:30
- 284Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells0:17
- 285Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock2:04
- 286Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin0:06
- 287Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction1:08
- 288Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude0:38
- 289Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta0:14
- 290Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy2:10
- 291Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion0:19
- 292Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches1:39
- 293Instruments of the Orchestra, Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene1:25
- 294Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11:16
- 295Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra0:48
- 296Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante3:11
- 297Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato1:28
- 298Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance4:28
- 299Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra0:23
- 300Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto5:06
- 301Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - The most powerful of them all:0:18
- 302Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto1:49
- 303Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different.0:15
- 304Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte3:44
- 305Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ Is difficult to classify.0:24
- 306Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest0:14
- 307Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro1:59
- 308Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying… And a touch of the roaming cowboy0:40
- 309Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me1:02
- 310Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 31:16
- 311Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen0:47
- 312Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig0:53
- 313Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade2:46
- 314Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet2:35
- 315Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude1:42
- 316Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII1:13
- 317Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile0:56
- 318Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown0:19
- 319Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up0:18
- 320Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 140:13
- 321Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno0:18
- 322Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America0:26
- 323Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli0:17
- 324Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille0:20
- 325Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme0:25
- 326Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances0:21
- 327Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena1:20
- 328Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats1:02
- 329Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude1:27
- 330Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes4:15
- 331Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo0:42
- 332Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo1:46
- 333Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary0:14
- 334Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary1:08
- 335Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck0:36
- 336Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck1:55
- 337Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does It work as well?0:12
- 338Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum1:17
- 339Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises0:32
- 340Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)1:12
- 341Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: Cuckoo, nightingale, and quail0:26
- 342Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach1:12
- 343Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: The violin as braying donkey0:33
- 344Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears0:47
- 345Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with0:09
- 346Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture0:29
- 347Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million0:17
- 348Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm3:57
- 349Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world2:07
- 350Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium2:20
- 351Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call0:24
- 352Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale2:09
- 353Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins.1:20
- 354Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song0:47
- 355Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola0:27
- 356Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424: Finale: Variations 1 and 22:18
- 357Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: Violin, viola and cello0:12
- 358Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major: III. Menuetto1:09
- 359Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: Two violins, viola and cello0:20
- 360Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo1:53
- 361Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - When the extra instrument Is a second viola0:30
- 362Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio2:21
- 363Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - When the extra instrument Is a second cello0:19
- 364Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C Major: III. Scherzo2:12
- 365Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: Two violins, two violas, and two cellos0:16
- 366Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante ma moderato1:27
- 367Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: The standard string quartet times two0:20
- 368Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: Movement 12:16
- 369Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: A fully fledged string orchestra0:15
- 370Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace2:12
- 371Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra0:37
- 372Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis2:58
- 373Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section0:44
- 374Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme1:10
- 375Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation It's the horn That gets the lion's share0:05
- 376Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 11:28
- 377Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch Is handed to the bassoon0:07
- 378Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 21:08
- 379Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads0:13
- 380Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 31:12
- 381Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: Conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture0:07
- 382Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 41:17
- 383Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five Is dominated by the clarinet0:04
- 384Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 51:12
- 385Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured Is the virtuoso flute.0:07
- 386Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 61:22
- 387Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus0:19
- 388Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 70:40
- 389Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: Clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass0:19
- 390Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F Major, D. 803: III. Trio2:01
- 391Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart0:34
- 392Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito3:32
- 393Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew0:34
- 394Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 281:39
- 395Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: Two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team0:58
- 396Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro4:28
- 397Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler0:27
- 398Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.0:47
- 399Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig1:44
- 400Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak1:04
- 401Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus1:43
- 402Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy1:10
- 403Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues1:50
- 404Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but It still develops. The ondes martenot:2:41
- 405Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I1:14
- 406Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness0:57
- 407Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau0:47
- 408Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: Friends or foes?1:35
- 409Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto2:13
- 410Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Dona nobis pacem3:24
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