A new way of experiencing & enjoying the great works of music from the Baroque to the Modern Period
- thanks to a new educational series of audio-visual concert guides, Introducing Masterpieces of Classical Music. Each release
Includes:: extensive documentation & a complete performanceof the work or works in question. Famous masterpieces from the standard repertoire of the greatest international orchestras are brought closer to the viewer through first class concert broadcasts (Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gewandhaus Orchester…) in a timely visual style.
Includes:: 27 mins introductory feature+ full concert performance of the masterpiece! The Surprise Symphony is the best known of the over 100 symphonies by Haydn. Its second movement is the most popular & gave the symphony its name: legend has it that the sudden beat of the timpani was meant to rouse members of the audience who had fallen asleep. With a lot of humor, Robert Levin tells the story of the.. .