(Picture: "Death of Nessus", 1870, by Jules-Elie Delaunay)Satie ~ Gymnopedie No. 3Richard Brittain2012-04-23 | (Picture: "The Swamp", c. 2010, by Felix Gerard)Satie ~ GymnopedieRichard Brittain2012-04-22 | No. 1.
(Picture: "Still Life with Parrots", c. 1650, by Jan Davidsz de Heem)Bach ~ AirRichard Brittain2012-01-05 | The famous piece from 'Orchestral Suite No. 3'.
(Picture: "King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone", 1950, by Ralph Leslie Swinden)Wagner ~ The Flying DutchmanRichard Brittain2011-12-29 | Wagner's 'Der fliegende Holländer' was first performed in 1843. This is the overture.
(Picture: "Athens with the Acropolis", 1839, by William James Muller)Elgar ~ Empire MarchRichard Brittain2011-12-28 | Elgar's Empire March, composed for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.
(Picture: "Archer in a Mythical Landscape", c. 1780, by Italian School)Sibelius ~ Violin Concerto - IIRichard Brittain2011-12-21 | 'Adagio di molto'.
(Picture: "Archer in a Mythical Landscape", c. 1780, by Italian School)Sibelius ~ Violin Concerto - I [Continued]Richard Brittain2011-12-21 | 'Allegro moderato'.
(Picture: "Archer in a Mythical Landscape", c. 1780, by Italian School)Wagner ~ The Mastersingers of NurembergRichard Brittain2011-12-20 | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
(Picture: "A Corner of the Garden against the Castle Walls, Dunster Castle, Somerset", c. 1935, by Frank Moss Bennett)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - IV [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | The beginning of the finale.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - IV [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | The end of the finale.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - IIIRichard Brittain2011-12-20 | 'Scherzo, molto vivace (schnell)'.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - II [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | 'Adagio, sehr langsam'.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - II [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | The end of the second movement.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - I [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | Anton Bruckner composed his Symphony No 5 between 1875 and 1878. Here is the beginning of it. 'Introduction, adagio-allegro'.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Bruckner ~ Fifth Symphony - I [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-20 | Due to the 15-minute clip limit here, I have had to split most of the movements of Bruckner's Fifth. This is the end of the first.
(Picture: "Capricci of Classical Ruins", c. 1760, by Hubert Robert)Pachelbel ~ CanonRichard Brittain2011-12-19 | One of the most well-known pieces of Baroque music.
(Picture: "Autumn Glory: The Old Mill", 1869, by John Atkinson Grimshaw)Grieg ~ Wedding Day at TroldhaugenRichard Brittain2011-12-18 | A very nice piano tune by Edvard Grieg.
(Picture: "May Blossom", 1910, by Ernest Owen Cooke)Bach ~ VivaceRichard Brittain2011-12-18 | The first part of 'Concerto for Two Violins and Strings'.
(Picture: "A Frozen River Scene", c. 1880, by Adolf Stademann)Bach ~ AllegroRichard Brittain2011-12-18 | The first movement of J.S. Bach's Concerto for Violin and Strings in E Major (BWV 1042).
This piece forms the first part of Bach's Concerto for Violin and Strings in A Minor (BWV 1041).
(Picture: "Study - The Water's Edge", 1864, by Berthe Morisot)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - IV [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | The finale to Beethoven's final symphony.
(Picture: "A Castle under Siege", date unknown, by unknown artist)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - IV [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | The finale to Beethoven's final symphony.
(Picture: "A Castle under Siege", date unknown, by unknown artist)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - III [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | Continued.
(Picture: "Death of Nelson", c. 1860, by Hendrik Frans Schaefels)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - III [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | The third movement.
(Picture: "Death of Nelson", c. 1860, by Hendrik Frans Schaefels)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - I [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | The first part of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony.
(Picture: "A Battle Scene and Siege: The Turks and Poles Fighting", c. 1700, by Austrian School)Beethoven ~ Ninth Symphony - I [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-18 | Continued.
(Picture: "A Battle Scene and Siege: The Turks and Poles Fighting", c. 1700, by Austrian School)Beethoven ~ First Symphony - IVRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace'.
(Picture: "Carisbrooke Castle from Mount Joy as it Appeared on 23 August 1831, the Day the Duchess of Kent was there to View the Archery", c. 1831, by F. A. Stewart)Beethoven ~ First Symphony - IIIRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace'.
(Picture: "Carisbrooke Castle from Mount Joy as it Appeared on 23 August 1831, the Day the Duchess of Kent was there to View the Archery", c. 1831, by F. A. Stewart)Beethoven ~ First Symphony - IIRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Andante cantabile con moto'.
(Picture: "Carisbrooke Castle from Mount Joy as it Appeared on 23 August 1831, the Day the Duchess of Kent was there to View the Archery", c. 1831, by F. A. Stewart)Beethoven ~ First Symphony - IRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Adagio molto - Allegro con brio'.
(Picture: "Carisbrooke Castle from Mount Joy as it Appeared on 23 August 1831, the Day the Duchess of Kent was there to View the Archery", c. 1831, by F. A. Stewart)Rachmaninov ~ Piano Concerto No 3 - IIIRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Finale (Alla breve)'.
(Picture: "A Gypsy Encampment", 1831, by John N. Rhodes)Rachmaninov ~ Piano Concerto No 3 - IIRichard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Intermezzo (Adagio)'.
(Picture: "A Gypsy Encampment", 1831, by John N. Rhodes)Rachmaninov ~ Piano Concerto No 3 - I [Part 2]Richard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Allegro ma non tanto'.
(Picture: "A Gypsy Encampment", 1831, by John N. Rhodes)Rachmaninov ~ Piano Concerto No 3 - I [Part 1]Richard Brittain2011-12-17 | 'Allegro ma non tanto'.
(Picture: "A Gypsy Encampment", 1831, by John N. Rhodes)