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Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunPremiered in Paris in December of 1894, Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was inspired by L'Apres-midi d'un…

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisBritish composer Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the Fantasia in 1910 on the melody of the hymn, "When, rising from…

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, Symphony of Sorrowful SongsPolish composer Henryk Górecki composed his 3rd symphony between October and December of 1976. The…

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565One of the most famous works in the reperoire of the organ, the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, of J.S. Bach…

A German Requiem, Op. 45Unlike the typical Latin text of the Roman Catholic requiems, or masses for the dead, Johannes Brahms chose verses from the German…

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, PastoralCompleted in 1808, the 6th symphony is one of the few works in Beethoven's output that has explicit references…

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, MoonlightEven though this famous work by Beethoven is widely known by its…

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 EmperorWritten between 1809 and 1811, the fifth piano concerto is one of many pieces that Beethoven dedicated…

Gymnopédies Nos. 1-3Erik Satie's atmospheric piano pieces, Gymnopédies?, mark an important moment in music history. By writing music that avoids…

Symphony No. 2 in c-minor, ResurrectionSometimes concertgoers just want spectacle, and Mahler certainly delivered that with his Symphony No. 2, the…