Amazing pieces of classical music - 28Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Sir Thomas Beecham in 1959. It's a symphony in four movements composed by Beethoven between 1811 and 1812,... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 27Joseph Haydn's Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77 No. 1, (Hob. No. III:81) performed by the Amadeus String Quartet (Norbert Brainin - Siegmund Nissel - Peter Schidlof - Martin Lovett) in 1956. Haydn wrote 68 string quartets, and according to reviewer... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 26Olivier Messiaen's "Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum: III. L'heure vient où les morts entendront la voix du Fils de Dieu" (Jean V, 25), a suite for wind orchestra and percussion instruments composed in five movements, performed by the Groupe... See More » (1)
Classical Music for Brain Power | Mozart, Beethoven, ....I am not sure if listening to classical music really increases brain power, but I like it. :-) (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 24Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478: III. Rondo (Allegro), performed by Peter Serkin (piano), Alexander Schneider (violin), Michael Tree (viola), and David Soyer (cello) in 1965. The year thereafter, at age 19, Serkin was awarded the... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 23Mozart's String Quartet No. 14 in G Major ("Spring"), K. 387 (Op. 10, No. 1): IV. Molto allegro. This final movement of Mozart's first of six so-called "Haydn Quartets" is yet another important milestone in classical music. It explores the... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 22Hummel's Trumpet Concerto In E Flat - Third movement (Rondo) with Tine Thing Helseth as soloist, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and its inspirational artistic director Pekka Kuusisto at the helm. At the age of eight, Johann Nepomuk Hummel received... See More » (1)
Amazing pieces of classical music - 21Claude Debussy's Nocturnes, L.91: I. "Nuages" (Clouds), performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leopold Stokowski in 1957. Once again, Stokowski used his so-called 'Stoki tricks' to completely reshape the orchestra's sound and... See More » (1)
