Instruments of the Orchestra (The)Various Artists

  1. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture

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  2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida

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  3. Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.

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  4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7

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  5. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented.

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  6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio

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  7. Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.

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  8. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil

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  9. Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin

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  10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music

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  11. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature

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  12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro

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  13. Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite.

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  14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto

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  15. Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.

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  16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin

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  17. Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin:

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  18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane

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  19. Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just yet.

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  20. Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 24

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  21. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor

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  22. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo

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  23. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime

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  24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV

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  25. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice.

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  26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto

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  27. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted

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  28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune

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  29. Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays.

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  30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

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  31. Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin

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  32. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka

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  33. Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato.

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  34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Andante assai

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  35. Instruments of the Orchestra: Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I

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  36. Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War

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  37. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue

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  38. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4

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  39. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping is a standard feature of a lot of folk music.

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  40. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro

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  41. Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world.

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  42. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero

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  43. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.

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  44. Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms

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  45. Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare that with a real violin duet.

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  46. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song

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  47. Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register

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  48. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance

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  49. Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history

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  50. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto

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  51. Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this weird passage?

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  52. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo

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  53. Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling.

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  54. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening)

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  55. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring.

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  56. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte

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  57. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation.

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  58. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast

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  59. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction

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  60. Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"

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  61. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen

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  62. Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt.

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  63. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana

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  64. Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood.

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  65. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn

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  66. Instruments of the Orchestra: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance

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  67. Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen

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  68. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola

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  69. Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo

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  70. Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic.

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  71. Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo

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  72. Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola.

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  73. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b

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  74. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote

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  75. Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands

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  76. Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak

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  77. Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One

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  78. Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler

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  79. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio

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  80. Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach

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  81. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro

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  82. Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: a voice of unique nobility

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  83. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude

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  84. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello

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  85. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante

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  86. Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register.

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  87. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria: Bereite dir, Jesu

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  88. Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever.

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  89. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale

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  90. Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement.

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  91. Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39

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  92. Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register.

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  93. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: opening

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  94. Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan

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  95. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco

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  96. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range

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  97. Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana

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  98. Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own.

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  99. Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2

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  100. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto

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