- 1
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
2:06 - 2
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida
0:28 - 3
Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
1:19 - 4
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7
1:39 - 5
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin Is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented.
0:45 - 6
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio
1:08 - 7
Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time It was seen as the instrument of the devil.
0:17 - 8
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil
0:45 - 9
Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
0:43 - 10
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music
3:33 - 11
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature
0:23 - 12
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro
0:35 - 13
Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds Are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite.
0:09 - 14
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto
0:41 - 15
Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin Is a master of disguise.
0:18 - 16
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin
1:55 - 17
Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin:
0:15 - 18
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane
0:51 - 19
Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of This instrument? Not just yet.
0:15 - 20
Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 24
0:48 - 21
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor
1:57 - 22
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo
1:06 - 23
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
0:22 - 24
Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV
0:46 - 25
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses It to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice.
0:14 - 26
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto
0:57 - 27
Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted
0:31 - 28
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune
1:41 - 29
Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays.
0:30 - 30
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
1:26 - 31
Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin
0:38 - 32
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
2:29 - 33
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment Is pizzicato.
0:26 - 34
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor: II. Andante assai
2:02 - 35
Instruments of the Orchestra, Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I
3:09 - 36
Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War
1:27 - 37
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue
2:09 - 38
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4
3:51 - 39
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping Is a standard feature of a lot of folk music.
0:14 - 40
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro
0:37 - 41
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world.
0:30 - 42
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
0:49 - 43
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
0:20 - 44
Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms
0:44 - 45
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare That with a real violin duet.
0:12 - 46
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song
0:52 - 47
Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
0:10 - 48
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance
0:40 - 49
Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
0:17 - 50
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
6:43 - 51
Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin Is in song; but what about This weird passage?
0:42 - 52
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Scherzo
0:34 - 53
Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling.
0:29 - 54
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening)
1:33 - 55
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in the Sleeping Beauty Is both strange and daring.
0:11 - 56
Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte
0:33 - 57
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation.
0:29 - 58
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
0:36 - 59
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction
0:46 - 60
Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
0:32 - 61
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen
0:55 - 62
Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt.
0:14 - 63
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana
1:10 - 64
Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood.
0:11 - 65
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn
1:08 - 66
Instruments of the Orchestra: To end This outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
0:12 - 67
Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen
1:29 - 68
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola
0:42 - 69
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo
2:46 - 70
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from It: Fuller, fruitier, more exotic.
0:14 - 71
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo
1:15 - 72
Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register Is also available to the viola.
0:39 - 73
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
1:00 - 74
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote
1:03 - 75
Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands
2:00 - 76
Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: Intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak
0:34 - 77
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One
3:00 - 78
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
0:40 - 79
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
1:13 - 80
Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach
1:05 - 81
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro
5:18 - 82
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: A voice of unique nobility
0:28 - 83
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude
2:30 - 84
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
0:19 - 85
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante
1:04 - 86
Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register.
0:27 - 87
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria. Bereite dir, Jesu
3:03 - 88
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever.
0:14 - 89
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale
0:46 - 90
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello Is not condemned to spend its life in the basement.
0:33 - 91
Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39
2:55 - 92
Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like That Is the cello used in its highest register.
0:10 - 93
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: Opening
2:54 - 94
Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: The pizzicato Flamencan
0:15 - 95
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco
2:48 - 96
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
0:31 - 97
Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana
1:08 - 98
Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register That the cello really comes into its own.
0:21 - 99
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
1:32 - 100
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto
0:54 - 101
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale
0:54 - 102
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass
0:43 - 103
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant
1:32 - 104
Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful.
0:10 - 105
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D Major
2:37 - 106
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn"
0:47 - 107
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura
4:42 - 108
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig
1:33 - 109
Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III
2:25 - 110
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro
1:20 - 111
Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute
0:20 - 112
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
3:19 - 113
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute
0:21 - 114
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: VII. Badinerie
1:18 - 115
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
0:24 - 116
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi
0:55 - 117
Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: The bass and alto
0:29 - 118
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II
1:12 - 119
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - Aptly named
0:19 - 120
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin
0:47 - 121
Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
0:09 - 122
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse
0:54 - 123
Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques
0:19 - 124
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II
0:31 - 125
Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before.
0:28 - 126
Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene
0:44 - 127
Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: The Baroque recorder
0:40 - 128
Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A Minor: Menuet II
2:12 - 129
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument
0:23 - 130
Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden
1:09 - 131
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe
0:35 - 132
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto. Wie selig sind doch die
3:34 - 133
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn'
0:41 - 134
Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "from the New World": II. Largo
1:24 - 135
Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais
0:11 - 136
Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
1:49 - 137
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn.
0:17 - 138
Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "the Philosopher": I. Adagio
1:43 - 139
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - But also of Ravel
0:22 - 140
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
0:50 - 141
Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap
0:37 - 142
Instruments of the Orchestra, Stravinsky: Petrushka: Peasant with Bear / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II
1:38 - 143
Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft
0:18 - 144
Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo
0:54 - 145
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria
1:44 - 146
Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high...
0:14 - 147
Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama
1:17 - 148
Instruments of the Orchestra: ....And quite low.
0:05 - 149
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat
0:45 - 150
Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist
0:19 - 151
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo
2:48 - 152
Instruments of the Orchestra: But That's not the instrument Mozart wrote It for; This Is:
0:16 - 153
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major: III. Rondo
2:47 - 154
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone
1:06 - 155
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
1:03 - 156
Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to It
0:09 - 157
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet
1:17 - 158
Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher
0:12 - 159
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
0:53 - 160
Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone Is in an orchestration by Ravel
0:16 - 161
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle
0:55 - 162
Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured.
0:11 - 163
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun
0:22 - 164
Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon
0:25 - 165
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather
0:46 - 166
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode
0:20 - 167
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1
1:19 - 168
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala
0:56 - 169
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise
0:16 - 170
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero
0:59 - 171
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness
0:15 - 172
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato
1:03 - 173
Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register
0:15 - 174
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: Opening
0:58 - 175
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy.
0:21 - 176
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse
1:01 - 177
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration
0:14 - 178
Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G Minor: III. -
2:02 - 179
Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast
0:28 - 180
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast
1:30 - 181
Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat
0:25 - 182
Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni
1:42 - 183
Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era
0:12 - 184
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni
1:32 - 185
Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet
0:16 - 186
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 407: III. Rondeau
3:55 - 187
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist
1:02 - 188
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai
2:37 - 189
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets
0:19 - 190
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro
2:54 - 191
Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet
0:36 - 192
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
1:25 - 193
Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - An incomparable alliance
0:34 - 194
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
4:10 - 195
Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
0:38 - 196
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio
1:14 - 197
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March
2:05 - 198
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
0:55 - 199
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
0:13 - 200
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song
2:20 - 201
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije
1:41 - 202
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid
1:16 - 203
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor
0:31 - 204
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
2:25 - 205
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God
0:15 - 206
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto
4:35 - 207
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone
0:38 - 208
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier
1:36 - 209
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family
1:24 - 210
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo
3:18 - 211
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century
0:36 - 212
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Finale
3:06 - 213
Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae
2:18 - 214
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S. 677/R. 409
1:20 - 215
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra
0:47 - 216
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
2:46 - 217
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture
1:04 - 218
Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist
0:13 - 219
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo
1:37 - 220
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto
1:46 - 221
Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt
0:40 - 222
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in e flat, K. 495: III. Rondo
3:39 - 223
Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque
0:42 - 224
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boréades: II. Menuet
1:20 - 225
Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
0:24 - 226
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Menuet
1:57 - 227
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale
0:59 - 228
Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility
0:12 - 229
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening)
0:56 - 230
Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register
0:11 - 231
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
4:15 - 232
Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
0:21 - 233
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening)
0:38 - 234
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?
0:49 - 235
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace
1:07 - 236
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
0:26 - 237
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
3:00 - 238
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang.
1:02 - 239
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening)
1:03 - 240
Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme Is the triangle.
0:26 - 241
Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Scherzo
1:21 - 242
Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: Tuned and untuned. The side drum
0:36 - 243
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (the Thieving Magpie): Overture [opening]
0:52 - 244
Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening)
1:08 - 245
Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
0:21 - 246
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans
1:43 - 247
Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older Is the originally oriental gong.
0:28 - 248
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
1:00 - 249
Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
1:00 - 250
Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2
1:02 - 251
Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes
1:28 - 252
Instruments of the Orchestra, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5
1:05 - 253
Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks
0:31 - 254
Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down
0:44 - 255
Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa
1:09 - 256
Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella
1:50 - 257
Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
0:30 - 258
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire
1:06 - 259
Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo
0:33 - 260
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances)
1:39 - 261
Instruments of the Orchestra, Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus
1:08 - 262
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana
1:27 - 263
Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango
1:20 - 264
Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
0:14 - 265
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
1:48 - 266
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
0:29 - 267
Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat
0:37 - 268
Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability
0:22 - 269
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro
2:25 - 270
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard
1:01 - 271
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
1:15 - 272
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone
0:16 - 273
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
1:18 - 274
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone
0:11 - 275
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette
2:37 - 276
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo
0:38 - 277
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the vibraphone
0:20 - 278
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Narange dolce
1:25 - 279
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera
0:57 - 280
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
0:23 - 281
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
3:00 - 282
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
0:10 - 283
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite : III. Song
1:30 - 284
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the tubular bells
0:17 - 285
Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock
2:04 - 286
Instruments of the Orchestra: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
0:06 - 287
Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: I. Introduction
1:08 - 288
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
0:38 - 289
Instruments of the Orchestra: Introducing the celesta
0:14 - 290
Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
2:10 - 291
Instruments of the Orchestra: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
0:19 - 292
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravels: Miroirs: V. La vallee des cloches
1:39 - 293
Instruments of the Orchestra, Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: VI. Scene
1:25 - 294
Instruments of the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II: Scene / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1
1:16 - 295
Instruments of the Orchestra: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
0:48 - 296
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: II. Andante
3:11 - 297
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Allegro moderato
1:28 - 298
Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: Russian Dance
4:28 - 299
Instruments of the Orchestra: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
0:23 - 300
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto
5:06 - 301
Instruments of the Orchestra: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - The most powerful of them all:
0:18 - 302
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, "Organ": II. Presto
1:49 - 303
Instruments of the Orchestra: But things in Handel's day were very different.
0:15 - 304
Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3: IV. Gavotte
3:44 - 305
Instruments of the Orchestra: The organ Is difficult to classify.
0:24 - 306
Instruments of the Orchestra: An unexpected, organ-related guest
0:14 - 307
Instruments of the Orchestra: Boismortier: Concerto pour Zampogna: III. Allegro
1:59 - 308
Instruments of the Orchestra: Peasant-fancying… And a touch of the roaming cowboy
0:40 - 309
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schoenberg: Les Miserables: Drink with Me
1:02 - 310
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: German Dance, K. 603, No. 3
1:16 - 311
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: I. Bedachtig, nicht eilen
0:47 - 312
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
0:53 - 313
Instruments of the Orchestra: Anderson: The Typewriter / Satie: Parade
2:46 - 314
Instruments of the Orchestra: Varese: Integrales / Gershwin: An American in Paris / Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet
2:35 - 315
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
1:42 - 316
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote: Variation VIII
1:13 - 317
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
0:56 - 318
Instruments of the Orchestra: Seeger / Hays: Washington Breakdown
0:19 - 319
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Packing Up
0:18 - 320
Instruments of the Orchestra, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act II: No. 14
0:13 - 321
Instruments of the Orchestra: Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: EI Desayuno
0:18 - 322
Instruments of the Orchestra: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums from Africa and Central America
0:26 - 323
Instruments of the Orchestra: Evening Raga: Bhapoli
0:17 - 324
Instruments of the Orchestra: Ferre: Paris cancaille
0:20 - 325
Instruments of the Orchestra: Karas: The Third Man: Theme
0:25 - 326
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Folk Dances
0:21 - 327
Instruments of the Orchestra: Albeniz: Rondena
1:20 - 328
Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Svetit Mesiats
1:02 - 329
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude
1:27 - 330
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Nocturnes: III. Sirenes
4:15 - 331
Instruments of the Orchestra: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
0:42 - 332
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo
1:46 - 333
Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
0:14 - 334
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aviary
1:08 - 335
Instruments of the Orchestra: The oboe as duck
0:36 - 336
Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck
1:55 - 337
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality. Does It work as well?
0:12 - 338
Instruments of the Orchestra: Respighi: The Pines of Rome: III. The Pines of the Janiculum
1:17 - 339
Instruments of the Orchestra: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
0:32 - 340
Instruments of the Orchestra: Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)
1:12 - 341
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven turns avian: Cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
0:26 - 342
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach
1:12 - 343
Instruments of the Orchestra: Some importable casting: The violin as braying donkey
0:33 - 344
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Persons with Long Ears
0:47 - 345
Instruments of the Orchestra: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
0:09 - 346
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
0:29 - 347
Instruments of the Orchestra: A thunderstorm in a million
0:17 - 348
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm
3:57 - 349
Instruments of the Orchestra: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
2:07 - 350
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium
2:20 - 351
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens' menagerie takes a curtain call
0:24 - 352
Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Finale
2:09 - 353
Instruments of the Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins.
1:20 - 354
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: IV. Midsummer Night Song
0:47 - 355
Instruments of the Orchestra: A greater contrast, of both pitch and character, violin and viola
0:27 - 356
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424: Finale: Variations 1 and 2
2:18 - 357
Instruments of the Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: Violin, viola and cello
0:12 - 358
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major: III. Menuetto
1:09 - 359
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quartet: Two violins, viola and cello
0:20 - 360
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo
1:53 - 361
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - When the extra instrument Is a second viola
0:30 - 362
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: String Quintet No. 5 in D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
2:21 - 363
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string quintet - When the extra instrument Is a second cello
0:19 - 364
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: String Quintet in C Major: III. Scherzo
2:12 - 365
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string sextet: Two violins, two violas, and two cellos
0:16 - 366
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Andante ma moderato
1:27 - 367
Instruments of the Orchestra: The string octet: The standard string quartet times two
0:20 - 368
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: Movement 1
2:16 - 369
Instruments of the Orchestra: Double the string octet: A fully fledged string orchestra
0:15 - 370
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro vivace
2:12 - 371
Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
0:37 - 372
Instruments of the Orchestra: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
2:58 - 373
Instruments of the Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
0:44 - 374
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Theme
1:10 - 375
Instruments of the Orchestra: In the First Variation It's the horn That gets the lion's share
0:05 - 376
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 1
1:28 - 377
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch Is handed to the bassoon
0:07 - 378
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 2
1:08 - 379
Instruments of the Orchestra: In Variation Three the oboe leads
0:13 - 380
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 3
1:12 - 381
Instruments of the Orchestra: Variation Four: Conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
0:07 - 382
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 4
1:17 - 383
Instruments of the Orchestra: And Variation Five Is dominated by the clarinet
0:04 - 384
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 5
1:12 - 385
Instruments of the Orchestra: The next to be featured Is the virtuoso flute.
0:07 - 386
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 6
1:22 - 387
Instruments of the Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
0:19 - 388
Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A Minor, Op. 100, No. 5: Variation 7
0:40 - 389
Instruments of the Orchestra: A mixed group: Clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
0:19 - 390
Instruments of the Orchestra: Schubert: Octet in F Major, D. 803: III. Trio
2:01 - 391
Instruments of the Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
0:34 - 392
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito
3:32 - 393
Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
0:34 - 394
Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon 28
1:39 - 395
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: Two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
0:58 - 396
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro
4:28 - 397
Instruments of the Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
0:27 - 398
Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
0:47 - 399
Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 6, "Tragic": I. Heftig, aber markig
1:44 - 400
Instruments of the Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
1:04 - 401
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brian: Symphony No. 1, "Gothic": VI. Te ergo quaesumus
1:43 - 402
Instruments of the Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
1:10 - 403
Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Images: I. Gigues
1:50 - 404
Instruments of the Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but It still develops. The ondes martenot:
2:41 - 405
Instruments of the Orchestra: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony: II. Chant d'amour I
1:14 - 406
Instruments of the Orchestra: The advent of the "early music" movement brings a new vitality and freshness
0:57 - 407
Instruments of the Orchestra: Lully: Ballet de Xerxes: Gavotte en rondeau
0:47 - 408
Instruments of the Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: Friends or foes?
1:35 - 409
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto
2:13 - 410
Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B Minor: Dona nobis pacem
3:24
