A guide to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”), with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
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Mahler – Symphony No. 5 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 with historical background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Schubert – Winterreise – A Beginners Guide
A guide to one of Franz Schubert’s defining song cycles with background, analysis, and recommendations for the best recordings.
Debussy – Préludes – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Debussy’s two books of Préludes, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Brahms’ First Symphony, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) – A Beginners Guide
A guide to Mahler’s First Symphony, with background, analysis and recommendations for the best recordings.
Mozart – Requiem – A Beginners Guide
Mozart’s Requiem was the last work he ever composed. This guide gives background, analysis and recommends the best recordings of various completions.
Tchaikovsky – A beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Tchaikovsky, one of the leading figures in the late Romantic era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Tchaikovsky’s music.
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 – A Beginners Guide
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 is one of the most well-known pieces of western music. This guide gives background, musical analysis and recommends the best recording.
Haydn – A Beginners Guide
Where to start when you want to get to know the music of Joseph Haydn, one of the leading figures in the Classical era? Here are 10 pieces which represent a good place to start if one wants to get familiar with Haydn’s music.
