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Few composers have written for the piano with greater poetry and elegance than Frédéric Chopin. His Nocturnes are among the most cherished works in the piano repertoire, renowned for their singing mel...

Muzio Clementi's Sonatinas for piano were among the earliest keyboard works to embrace the expressive possibilities of the newly emerging pianoforte, rather than the harpsichord. Their graceful melodi...

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) is rightly celebrated as one of the great architects of the Classical style. During a remarkably long and productive career, he composed over sixty piano sonatas, works...

The seven miniatures in this volume have been carefully selected and sympathetically simplified to provide an accessible introduction to Mendelssohn's piano music. As with all titles in the Simplest S...

The Viennese composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) learned to play the piano, violin and viola as a boy, even performing the viola in the family string quartet. Although he lived for just thirty-one yea...

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony was composed principally between 1804 and 1808 and received its first performance in Vienna in December 1808. With its unforgettable four-note opening and compelling journey...

Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor was composed during the summer of 1788 and is one of only two symphonies Mozart wrote in a minor key. Its urgent opening, graceful melodies and moments of dramatic...

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, known as the Pathétique, was completed in 1893 and first performed in Saint Petersburg with Tchaikovsky himself conducting. Its four movements encompass passio...

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major was composed during the summer of 1883 and first performed in Vienna later that year. Although it is the shortest of Brahms's four symphonies, it encompasses a remarka...

The Symphonie fantastique was composed in 1830 and first performed in Paris later that year. Its five movements tell the feverish story of a young artist haunted by an idealised vision of his beloved,...

Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 in G major was composed in 1889 and first performed in Prague the following year, conducted by Dvořák himself. Warm, joyful and full of invention, the symphony evokes the natur...

The Four Seasons comprises four violin concertos entitled Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Published in Amsterdam in 1725 as part of Vivaldi's Op. 8, each concerto vividly portrays scenes from the n...

Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major was composed between 1881 and 1883 and first performed in Leipzig in 1884. Its warmly lyrical opening, magnificent slow movement and immense architectural sweep br...

Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major was composed principally between 1887 and 1888 and first performed in Budapest in 1889. Sometimes known as the Titan, it takes the listener on a remarkable journey f...

Schubert completed his Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major in 1816, when he was just nineteen years old. Scored for a relatively small orchestra, the work reflects his admiration for Mozart while speaking...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

Après un rêve, written by Gabriel Fauré for solo voice and piano, is a charming performance piece for concerts and festive occasions and one of the most famous and most popular melodies by the French...

The 'Easy Concert Pieces' series offers a wide spectrum of pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras. The repertoire enriches the daily exercises and double bass tutor...

Arabiata is a composition by Norman Tailor that captivates listeners with its infectious energy and cheerful character. This relatively short concert piece draws its inspiration from the colors and rh...

Auf der Jagd, Op. 373, is a fast polka by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, one of the most important figures in the Viennese musical tradition. The work premiered in 1875 and is inspired by th...

Bahn Frei, Op. 45, is a brilliant and lively work by Eduard Strauss from the 19th century. Its title, which can be translated as "Full Speed Ahead!," refers to the rise of the railroad and society’s e...

The Bacchanale from the opera *Samson et Dalila* is one of Camille Saint-Saëns’s best-known orchestral works. At the beginning of the third act, it depicts the magnificent festival of the Philistines...

Tomaso Albinoni’s Concerto, Op. 9, No. 5, composed at the beginning of the 18th century, is an outstanding example of the elegance and clarity of the Italian Baroque style. It is part of the famous co...

Banditen-Galopp, Op. 378, by Johann Strauss II is a work brimming with energy, wit, and brilliance. True to the spirit of the galop, this very fast dance immediately sweeps the audience into a rousing...

Amilcare Ponchielli is best known for his opera *La Gioconda*, from which the famous ballet *La Danza delle Ore* is taken. This orchestral scene depicts a choreographed episode that symbolizes the pas...