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SYMPHONY

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, 1876

Brahms spent a staggering 21 years developing this work. Though not a slow composer by nature, Brahms was profoundly conscious of the legacy of Beethoven’s nine symphonies.
SYMPHONY

Romanian Rhapsodies, 1901

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TRANSCRIPT

Seven Samurai Theme, 1954

Initially, all of Hayasaka’s drafts for this theme were rejected. Then, as a last resort, he played a piece he had discarded in the trash. Kurosawa liked it.
PIANO

Goldberg-Variationen, 1741

a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg.
SYMPHONY

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 1824

The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music.
CONCERT0

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

The only concerto for violin composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Composed in 1878, it is one of the best-known violin concert...
OPERA

Polovtsian Dances, Circa 1887

Except from a long opera “Prince Igor” written by Alexander Borodin, Russia.Prince Igor (Russian: Князь Игорь, romanized...
PIANO

Rêverie, 1890

Claude Debussy, in a letter written to Mrs. Fromont in 1905, described his score as 'something insignificant, done very quickly to help Hartmann; in two words: it's bad.'"
GUITAR

On a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9, 1821

This piece is based on the theme "Das klinget so herrlich" from The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) and is widely known as...
TRANSCRIPT

Je te veux, 1903

Je te veux (I Want You) is a sung waltz, or valse chantée, by Erik Satie to lyrics by Henry Pacory. Its two verses and r...