Stream music and podcasts FREE on Amazon Music. No credit card required.Listen free 164Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
165Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather
166Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
167Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1
168Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala
169Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise
170Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
171Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
172Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato
173Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
174Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: opening
175Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy.
176Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse
177Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
178Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G Minor: III. —
179Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
180Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
181Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat
182Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni
183Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
184Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni
185Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
186Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: III. Rondeau
187Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist
188Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai
189Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
190Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro
191Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet
192Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
193Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance
194Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
195Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
196Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio
197Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March
198Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
199Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
200Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song
201Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije
202Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid
203Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor
204Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
205Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God
206Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto
207Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone
208Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier
209Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family
210Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo
211Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century
212Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Finale
213Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae
214Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S677/R409
215Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra
216Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
217Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
218Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist
219Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo
220Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
221Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt
222Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495: III. Rondo
223Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque
224Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boréades: II. Menuet
225Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
226Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet
227Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale
228Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility
229Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening)
230Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register
231Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
232Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
233Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening)
234Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - unfairly maligned?
235Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace
236Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
237Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
238Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang.
239Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening)
240Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme is the triangle.
241Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Scherzo
242Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
243Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture (opening)
244Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening)
245Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
246Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans
247Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older is the originally oriental gong.
248Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
249Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
250Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2
251Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes
252Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5
253Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks
254Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down
255Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa
256Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella
257Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
258Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire
259Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo
260Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances)
261Instruments of the Orchestra: Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus
262Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana
263Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango
264Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
265Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
266Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
267Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat
268Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability
269Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro
270Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard
271Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
272Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone
273Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
274Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone
275Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
276Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo
277Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone
278Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce
279Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
280Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
281Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
282Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
283Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite : III. Song
284Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells
285Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock
286Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
287Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction
288Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
289Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta
290Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
291Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
292Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches
293Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene
294Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1
295Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
296Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante
297Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato
298Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance
299Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
300Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto
301Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all:
302Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto
303Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different.
304Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte
305Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ is difficult to classify.
306Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest
307Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro
308Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying… and a touch of the roaming cowboy
309Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me
310Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 3
311Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
312Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
313Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade
314Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet
315Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
316Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII
317Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
318Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown
319Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up
320Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 14
321Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno
322Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America
323Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli
324Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille
325Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme
326Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
327Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena
328Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats
329Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
330Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes
331Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
332Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo
333Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
334Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary
335Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck
336Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck
337Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
338Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum
339Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
340Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)
341Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
342Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach
343Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: the violin as braying donkey
344Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears
345Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
346Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
347Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million
348Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm
349Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
350Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium
351Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call
352Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale
353Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins.
354Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song
355Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola
356Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424: finale: variations 1 and 2
357Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola and cello
358Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major: III. Menuetto
359Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola and cello
360Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo
361Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
362Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
363Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
364Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C Major: III. Scherzo
365Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
366Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante ma moderato
367Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
368Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: movement 1
369Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
370Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace
371Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
372Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
373Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
374Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme
375Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
376Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 1
377Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
378Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 2
379Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads
380Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 3
381Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
382Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 4
383Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
384Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 5
385Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute.
386Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 6
387Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
388Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 7
389Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
390Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F Major, D. 803: III. Trio
391Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
392Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito
393Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
394Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 28
395Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
396Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
397Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
398Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
399Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
400Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
401Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus
402Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
403Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues
404Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still develops. The ondes martenot:
405Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I
406Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness
407Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau
408Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes?
409Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
410Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Dona nobis pacem
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