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Benvenuto Cellini is an opera in two acts by Berlioz, with libretto by Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier.
The first of his operas, it is loosely based on the memoirs of the Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
It is technically very challenging and not part of the standard operatic repertoire. However, the overture to the opera features in symphony orchestra programs, as well as the concert overture Le carnaval romain that Berlioz composed from material in the opera.
Composer: Hector Berlioz.
Performer: United States Marine Band.
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Benvenuto Cellini is an opera in two acts by Berlioz, with libretto by Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier.
The first of his operas, it is loosely based on the memoirs of the Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
It is technically very challenging and not part of the standard operatic repertoire. However, the overture to the opera features in symphony orchestra programs, as well as the concert overture Le carnaval romain that Berlioz composed from material in the opera.
Composer: Hector Berlioz.
Performer: United States Marine Band.
MUSOPEN Song:
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76 by Hector Berlioz](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gP5XDyHCdGg/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76 by Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini is an opera in two acts by Berlioz, with libretto by Léon de Wailly and Henri Auguste Barbier.
The first of his operas, it is loosely based on the memoirs of the Florentine sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
It is technically very challenging and not part of the standard operatic repertoire. However, the overture to the opera features in symphony orchestra programs, as well as the concert overture Le carnaval romain that Berlioz composed from material in the opera.
Composer: Hector Berlioz.
Performer: United States Marine Band.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Etudes, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hakKoz4fhGA/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Etudes, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin
Chopins second set of Études was published in 1837, and dedicated to Franz Liszts mistress, Marie dAgoult, the reasons for which are a matter of speculation.
Chopins Études were the foundation of a new system of technical piano playing that was radical and revolutionary. They are some of the most challenging and evocative pieces of all the works in concert piano repertoire.
Because of this, they remain popular and are often performed in both concert and private stages.
00:00 - 1 in A flat major - Aeolian Harp / Shepherd Boy.
02:39 - 2 in F minor - The Bees.
04:27 - 3 in F major - The Horseman.
06:10 - 4 in A minor - Paganini.
08:01 - 5 in E minor - Wrong Note.
11:46 - 6 in G sharp minor - Thirds.
13:56 - 7 in C sharp minor- Cello.
20:03 - 8 in D flat major - Sixths.
21:21 - 9 in G flat major - Butterfly.
22:30 - 10 in B minor - Octave.
26:54 - 11 in A minor - Winter Wind.
30:41 - 12 in C minor - Ocean.
Performer: Edward Neeman.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Jazz Legato by Leroy Anderson](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iMY6e9mYUg0/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Jazz Legato by Leroy Anderson
Written in 1938, this is one of Andersons earliest surviving works.
Written at the request of conductor Arthur Fiedler, the work helped launch Anderons career.
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Composer: Leroy Anderson.
Performer: Markus Staab.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Habanera by Alfred Cottin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iMg6ahwZoJE/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Habanera by Alfred Cottin
Habanera is a piece for solo guitar composed by French guitar composer Alfred Cottin.
Performer: Bert Alink.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Mazurkas, Op. 41 by Frédéric Chopin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iOwU3k49PCA/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Mazurkas, Op. 41 by Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin wrote the Mazurkas, Op, 41, between 1838 and 1839, and published them the latter year.
The set consists of four pieces, and a standard performance lasts about ten minutes.
The Op. 41 was dedicated to Stefan Witwicki, a poet friend of Chopins, whose poems he set to music more than once.
00:00 - C sharp minor, Op. 41 no. 1.
03:54 - E minor, Op. 41 no. 2.
06:15 - B major, Op. 41 no. 3.
07:32 - A flat major, Op. 41 no. 4.
Performer: Edward Neeman.
MUSOPEN Song:
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Sérénade florentine by Henri Duparc](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iiiGHcyZFfw/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Sérénade florentine by Henri Duparc
Sérénade florentine is a song for voice and piano by Henri Duparc. It was composed in 1881 and published around 1883.
Featuring a libretto by Henri Cazalis, as Jean Lahor, this song was dedicated to Monsieur Henry Cochin.
Performer: European Archive.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - 2 Mazurkas, B. 16 by Frédéric Chopin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ij0S5xPtAzU/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - 2 Mazurkas, B. 16 by Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin wrote his set of Mazurkas, B. 16, in 1826, and published them the same year. These are two pieces, in the keys of G and B flat major, without a known dedicatee.
The versions of the first publication were revised versions: the original versions reached the public in print in 1875.
As these pieces dont have a proper Opus number, they are usually referred to as B. 16, S 1/2, and KK IIa/2, according to its entry numbers in the Brown, Chominski, and Kobylanska catalogues respectively.
00:00 - Mazurka in G major, B. 16 no. 1.
01:19 - Mazurka in G major, B. 16 no. 2.
Performer: Edward Neeman.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Les soirées dAuteuil, Op. 23 by Napoleón Coste](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jBMeYD6tOfY/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Les soirées dAuteuil, Op. 23 by Napoleón Coste
Les soirées dAuteuil, Op. 23, is a piece for solo guitar composed by Napoleón Coste.
It consists of two movements, Serenade and Scherzo.
00:00 - Serenade.
03:43 - Scherzo.
Performer: Edson Lopes.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Duuiensela by Antonio de Cabezón](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jdWpfJ-VNZo/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Duuiensela by Antonio de Cabezón
Duuiensela is a piece for keyboard written by Antonio de Cabezón.
It was first published in 1570 as part of Obras de musica para tecla, arpa y vihuela (Musical Works for Keyboard, Harp, and Vihuela).
Performer: Joan Benson.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jh2eEhrnbik/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, by Johannes Brahms was first performed in 1876, conducted by Felix Otto Dessoff, a friend of the composer. It took Brahms at least 14 years to complete, the first sketches dating from 1862.
The long gestation of the symphony may be put down to two factors: on the one hand, Brahms self-critical fastidiousness which led him to destroy many of his early works, and, on the other hand, the expectation of Brahms friends and the public that Brahms would continue Beethovens inheritance and produce a symphony of commensurate dignity and intellectual scope—an expectation which Brahms felt he could not fulfill easily in view of the monumental reputation of Beethoven.
The work is in the typical four movements, scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings.
00:00 - I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro.
15:09 - II. Andante sostenuto.
23:46 - III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso.
28:41 - IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio.
Composer: Johannes Brahms.
Performer: Musopen Symphony.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - String Quartet no. 11, Op. 61 by Antonín Dvorák](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jppGiqqlb6A/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - String Quartet no. 11, Op. 61 by Antonín Dvorák
Dvorak composed his String Quartet no. 11 in C, Op. 61, B. 121 in 1881 to fulfill a comission from the Hellmesberger Quartet.
There were some incidents that postponed the premiere, so the actual date is not actually known.
00:00 - Op. 61 - 1.
10:28 - Op. 61 - 2.
17:56 - Op. 61 - 3.
25:26 - Op. 61 - 4.
Performer: European Archive.
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![[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Ballade no. 2, Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jyzSsp-RxEo/hqdefault.jpg "[CLASSICAL MUSIC] - Ballade no. 2, Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin
The term ballade was associated with French poetry until the mid-19th century, when Chopin was among the first to pioneer it as a musical form.
Structurally, his ballades follow a form that is similar to the sonata, but with some variations, mainly regarding the position of the themes during the recapitulation.
The Ballade no. 2, Op. 38, was composed from 1836 to 1839 and dedicated to Schumann, in return for his dedication of the Kreisleriana. Schumann, however, agreed with contemporary critics in noting the less inspired nature of this piece compared to the first Ballade.
Performer: Frank Levy.
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