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A complete analysis of Bach's Brandenburg concertos nos. 4 & 5 with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

• Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arriving in the Country / Ludwig van Beethoven (Jeremy Siepmann, reader)
• Second Movement: Scene by the Brook / Ludwig van Beethoven (Jeremy Siepmann, reader)
• Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk / Ludwig van Beethoven (Jeremy Siepmann, reader)
• Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": IV. Thunderstorm / Ludwig van Beethoven (Jeremy Siepmann, reader)
• Fifth Movement: Shepherd's Song - Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm / Ludwig van Beethoven (Jeremy Siepmann, reader).

A complete analysis of Beethoven's 6th symphony with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

• An Introduction to ? BRAHMS / Johannes Brahms (Jeremy Siepmann, reader).

A complete analysis of Brahms' Piano concerto no. 2 with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

A complete analysis of Dvořák's 9th symphony with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

• Music selections: La campanella
• Au lac du Wallenstadt
• Die Forelle / Schubert ; arr. Liszt
• Après une lecture du Dante
• Transcendental étude no. 2 in a minor
• Hungarian rhapsody no. 6
• Consolation no. 3 in d flat
• Transcendental study no. 8
• Symphonie fantastique. Un bal / Berlioz ; arr. Liszt
• Prometheus
• Sonata in b minor
• From the cradle to the grave
• Ave Maria
• Unstern.

The life of Franz Liszt was as daring and spectacular as his music. Famed throughout Europe as the greatest pianist of the nineteenth century, he was one of the most original and prophetic composers who ever lived. In this account of his epic life, actors' readings combine with plentiful musical excerpts to paint a living portrait of a highly complex man.

• Musical selections: Piano quintet in A major ("Trout"), D. 667 (mvt. 4: Theme with variations: Andantino) ; String quartet no. 1 in mixed keys, D. 18 (mvt. 1 Andante-presto vivace) ; Piano trio (in one movement) in B flat, D. 28 ; Symphony no. 1 in D, D. 82 (finale) ; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118 ; Erlkonig, D. 328 / Schubert
• String quintet in G minor, K. 516 (mvt. 4) / Mozart
• Mass no. 5 in A flat, D. 678 (Gloria)
• Auf der Bruck, D. 853 ; Marche Militaire no. 1 in D, D. 733 ; String quartet in C minor ("Quartettstaz"), D. 703 ; Der Strom, D. 565 ; Piano quintet in A major ("Trout), D. 667 (mvt. 3: Scherzo: Presto) ; Symphony no. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759 (mvt. 1: Allegro moderato) ; Piano sonata in A major, D. 959 (mvt. 2: Andantino) ; Fantasy in C ("Wanderer" fantasy), D. 760 ; Die Verschworenen, D. 787 (Duet: "Sie ist's! Er ist's!") ; String quartet in D minor ("Death and the maiden"), D. 810 (mvt. 1: Allegro) ; Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (Halt! no. 3) ; Incidental music to "Rosamunde", D. 797 (Ballet music no. 2) ; Octet in F, D. 803 (mvt. 4: Andante with variations - variation 2) ; String quartet in A minor, D. 804 (mvt. 1: Allegro ma non troppo) ; Fantasy in F minor for piano duet, D. 940 ; Impromptu no. 8 in F minor, op. 142/4, D. 935 no. 4 ; Winterreise, D. 911 (Rüblick, no. 8) ; Piano sonata in C minor, D. 958 (mvt. 1: Molto moderato) ; Symphony no. 9 in C ("Great"), D. 944 (mvt. 4: Finale: allegro vivace) ; Winterreise, D. 911 (Erstarrung, no. 4) ; Piano trio in E flat, D. 929 (mvt. 1: allegro) ; String quintet in C, D. 956 (mvt. 4: Allegretto) ; Octet in F, D. 803 (mvt. 3: Scherzo: Allegro vivace-trio) / Schubert.

The life and music of the composer Franz Schubert is given with many musical examples.

With the possible exception of Mozart, Verdi is the most popular opera composer who ever lived. Quite early in his career his tunes were being cranked out by barrel organs throughout Europe and were well known to many who may never even have heard his name. Jeremy Siepmann takes in in-depth look behind the popular image of a man who was, and perhaps remains, the most enduring national hero in Italian history and a colossus in the history of music itself.

• Music selections: Overture to A life for the Tsar / Glinka
• Dumka : op. 59
• Rêverie du soir
• Minuet from Mozartiana
• The storm
• First symphony
• Romeo and Juliet
• First piano concerto
• The rose adagio from The sleeping beauty
• Francesca da Rimini
• Rococo variations
• The tempest
• The sleeping beauty waltz
• Romeo and Juliet
• Fourth symphony
• Lensky's aria from Eugene Onegin
• Violin concerto in D
• Capriccio italien
• Piano trio in A minor
• Manfred symphony
• Fifth symphony
• Souvenir de Florence
• Sixth symphony. Second movement
• Fifth symphony
• The nutcracker. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
• Voyevode
• Sixth symphony
• First piano concerto.

Tchaikovsky's music is widely known. He, too, "was widely loved, but his inner life was fraught with sufferings, confusions, and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in his music, letters, and diaries, all of which play a major part in this intimate portrait-in-sound"--Container.

• Contents of accompanying discs: CD 1. Zemfira's Song(2:17) ; The Storm, Op. 76 (Conslusion) (7:01) ; Romance In F Minor For Piano, Op. 5 (6:13) ; Romeo & Juliet (Fantasy Overture) (20:27) ; To Forget So Soon (3:13) ; String Quartet No. 1 In D Major, Op. 11 (6:36) ; Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian" (10:33) ; The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 (1:33) ; Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 (7:10) ; Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4 - Scherzo: Pizzicato Ostinato, Allegro (5:56) ; Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello & Orchestra (2:11) ; Lensky's Aria (6:17)
• CD 2. Violin concerto in D major, op. 35. Finale, Allegro vivacissimo (10:46) ; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 41. No. 11, Epiclesis (2:58) ; Capriccio italien, op. 45. Conclusion (4:06) ; 1812 : (festival overture), op. 49. Conclusion (4:06) ; Serenade in C major for strings, op. 48. Movement 2, Valse (3:57) ; Piano trio in A minor, op. 50. Movement 2, Tema con variazioni : excerpts (6:54) ; Manfred, op. 58. Movement 2, Vivace con spirito (9:44) ; Symphony no. 5, in E minor, op. 64. Movment 2, Andante cantibile con alcuna licenza (13:40) ; The sleeping beauty, op. 66. Act 1. No. 7, Vlase (4:45) ; The Queen of Spades, op. 68. Act 1. Scene 3, Hermann's aria "Forgive me, heavenly creature" (2:48) ; The nutcracker, op. 71. Act II. No. 14, variation 2, "The dance of the sugar-plum fairy" (2:16) ; Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74: Pathétique. Finale, Adagio lamentoso-Andante (10:51).

Tcahikovsky is one of the most popular composers who ever lived. He is also one of the most misunderstood, as both man and musician, and looks destined to remain among the most controversial. Widely misrepresented as an emotional voluptuary and typecast as a 'crazy Russian genius', he was, in fact, a highly disciplined and masterly craftsman of pronounced classical leanings, and a man whose volatile and hypersensitive temperament was as much his friend as his enemy. His life was lived at the extremes, and fuelled by passions of almost every kind. This much is evident in his music, which plays a vital part in this absorbing portrait, as do the words of the composer and his contemporaries. Here we meet the composer in the context of his times. We also meet a man of compelling humanity, sensibility and humour. This book comes complete with 2 CDs of music and free access to a dedicated website with hours of extra music and other bonus material.
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• An Introduction to ? VIVALDI: The 4 Seasons / Antonio Vivaldi (Jeremy Siepmann, reader).

A complete analysis of Vivaldi's The four seasons with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

The life and music of the composer Antonín Dvořák is given with many musical examples.

• Beethoven in his time
• The ascendancy
• Beethoven and the piano
• Crisis
• Chamber music (1) : mixed families
• The hero
• Beethoven and the human voice
• The immortal beloved
• Beethoven and the orchestra
• Kidnapped
• Beethoven in the theatre
• The master
• Chamber music (2) : strings alone
• Finale
• Epilogue : The truly immortal beloved
• The eighteenth-century background
• The nineteenth-century foreground
• Personalities.

• Mozart in his time
• A miracle in Salzburg
• The prodigy phenomenon
• The grand tour
• The music of the child
• The eternal child
• The keyboard music
• Mozart marooned
• Symphonies and concertos
• Marriage, money, and paternity
• Mozart in the theater
• A friend in need
• Mozart and chamber music
• The road to the requiem
• The choral music
• Mozart the immortal
• The eighteenth-century background.

A complete analysis of Schubert's "Trout" piano quintet with musical examples. Analysis of each movement is followed by a complete recording of the movement.

• Life and Works / Antonin Dvorak (Sean Barrett, reader).

The life and music of the composer Antonín Dvořák is given with many musical examples.

• Life and Works / Franz Schubert.

The life and works of Franz Schubert . Illustrated with quotations from Schubert and his contemporaries, enhanced by extended extracts from representative works. In the companion booklet are essays and notes on Schubert's and his times.

• Violin
• Lower strings
• Woodwind
• Brass
• Percussion
• Interlopers
• The orchestra.

Complete recording of the two works, interspersed with historical and musicological narration.

• Tchaikovsky: The troubled boy (3:27) ; Conducting debut and tour in the US (3:32)
• Brahms: Upbringing in Hamburg (3:08) ; Later relationship with Clara (3:02)
• Liszt: Meeting the Countess Marie d'Agoult (3:24) ; Transforming Weimer (4:42)
• Bach: First surviving work (2:18) ; Incredible productivity but difficult personal relations (4:36)
• Chopin: Early recognition (3:11) ; Declining physical health (6:03)
• Mozart: A child prodigy (3:21) ; Expensive tastes, and resourcefulness (3:28)
• Verdi: Humble beginnings (3:03) ; Everlasting compulsion to work (4:06)
• Beethoven: Introduction (5:31) ; Attitude to publication and reception of Symphony No. 9 (3:32).

This introductory CD gives auditory snippets of titles so far available in the Life and works series.