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Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
Jeremy Siepmann
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida
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Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio
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Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin:
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just yet.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 24
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
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Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Andante assai
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping is a standard feature of a lot of folk music.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare that with a real violin duet.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance
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Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this weird passage?
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening)
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood.
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn
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Instruments of the Orchestra: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote
Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands
Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante
Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria: Bereite dir, Jesu
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39
Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: opening
Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana
Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D Major
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn"
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: VII. Badinerie
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi
Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: the bass and alto
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - aptly named
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin
Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse
Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques
Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene
Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A Minor: Menuet II
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument
Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto: Wie selig sind doch die
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn'
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": II. Largo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "The Philosopher": I. Adagio
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel
Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Peasant with Bear / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II
Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria
Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high...
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama
Instruments of the Orchestra: ....and quite low.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat
Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo
Instruments of the Orchestra: But that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is:
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet
Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher
Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle
Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun
Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato
Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: opening
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G Minor: III. —
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni
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Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: III. Rondeau
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Finale
Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S677/R409
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495: III. Rondo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boreades: II. Menuet
Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale
Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening)
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening)
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - unfairly maligned?
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening)
Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme is the triangle.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Scherzo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture (opening)
Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening)
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans
Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older is the originally oriental gong.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2
Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down
Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa
Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella
Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances)
Instruments of the Orchestra: Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana
Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango
Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat
Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite : III. Song
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock
Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1
Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance
Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto
Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all:
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto
Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte
Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ is difficult to classify.
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest
Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro
Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying… and a touch of the roaming cowboy
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 3
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade
Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 14
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America
Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille
Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes
Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary
Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach
Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: the violin as braying donkey
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears
Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm
Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale
Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song
Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424: finale: variations 1 and 2
Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola and cello
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major: III. Menuetto
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola and cello
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C Major: III. Scherzo
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante ma moderato
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: movement 1
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 1
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 2
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 3
Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 4
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 5
Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute.
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 6
Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 7
Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F Major, D. 803: III. Trio
Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 28
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus
Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues
Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still develops. The ondes martenot:
Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I
Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness
Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau
Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes?
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Dona nobis pacem
