Afternoon Classical playlist for 05/31/2013

Program: 
Afternoon Classical
  • Gluck, Christoph
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The Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis
from
  • arranged by Richard Wagner, performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Horst Forster
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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The Overture of Don Giovanni
  • Beethoven, Luwig Von
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Leonora Overture No. 3
  • Wagner, Richard
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Tannhauser Overture
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
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Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Mendelssohn, Felix
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Hebrides Overture

A brief survey of some influential overtures from Classical to early Romantic composers--this playlist leads into a broader investigation of how the symphonic poem came to be, and how the overture evolved and was distilled to contribute to a different form/style of composition.

Department: 
Classical