My 25 Favorite Moments in Classical Music (Pa...

Ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams; Within them dwells the Forest's mighty God, And wood-sprites in the gloom weave magic secrets. These lines are affixed to the first page of Sibelius' tone poem Tapiola, a piece that is mysterious in many ways and stands as Sibelius' la ...  Show more

In the aftermath of World War II, the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, who had been living in occupied Paris throughout the war, wrote a new symphony entitled "Liturgical." He wrote an extended commentary on the piece, which included these lines: "My intention in this work was to ...  Show more

1-3 Extra episodes on Patreon every week! https://www.patreon.com/bestclassicalmusicChopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Andante 00:00 Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75: No. 3, Clair de Lune 04:41 Satie - Trois gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et doloreux 10:23 De Falla - 7 ...  Show more

Historic recordings of classical music dances. Music by Johannes Brahams, William Gluck, Manuel De Fall, George Bizet, Frederic Chopin and Pytor Tchaikovsky. 

Tracklist: 00:00:00 Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67 No. 4 (Chopin) 00:03:01 Song Without Words, Op. 2 No. 3 (Tchaikovsky) 00:06:20 Divertimento, K. 334: Menuet (Mozart) 00:10:29 Hungarian Dance No. 6, WoO 1 (Brahms) 00:13:42 Hungarian Dance No. 1, WoO 1 (Brahms) 00:16:40 Romance in A ...  Show more

Works include: Waltzes #3 &6, The Revolutionary Etude, Prelude #17, Scherzo #1, Nocturne #13 and Mazurka # 26. Pianists include: Alfred Cortot, Arthur Rubinstein, Sviatoslav Richter, Claudio Arrau, Dinu Lipatti and Wilhelm Backhaus.