Symphonic Essentials
Apple Music Classical
From stirring openings to flourishing finales and all the beautiful themes in between, this playlist will guide you through the evolution of the symphony from its beginnings in 18th-century Germany to today. Drawing on themes as diverse as love and war—and inspired by everything from travel to grief—the symphony is an enduringly fascinating musical form. As the great symphonist Gustav Mahler said to another master of the genre, Jean Sibelius, “A symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.”
Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112
III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen - Sehr einfach und schlicht wie eine Volksweise - Wieder etwas bewegter, wie im Anfang
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
Dittersdorf: Sinfonia No. 3 in G Major "Verwandlung Aktaons in einen Hirsch"
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (Sinfonia of London) [Remastered 2022, Version 1962]
I. Lento - Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)
1. Andante moderato (Live From Avery Fisher Hall, New York / 1987)
IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (1881 Version) [Live at Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich, 1988]
Fantastic Scherzo, Op. 35
G. B. Sammartini: Symphony In G Major, J-C 52
Polovtsian Dances
Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Leopold Stokowski
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Andante non tanto quasi moderato - Allegro giusto - Moderato assai
IV. Allegro Molto - Misterioso - un Pochettino Largamente - Largamente Assai
Asrael, Symphony for Large Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 27
II. On the Beach at Night Alone