Instruments of the Orchestra [BOX SET]

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Song Title Time Price   1. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture 2:06 $0.99   2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Domna, pos vos ay chausida 0:28 $0.99   3. Instruments of the Orchestra: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us. 1:19 $0.99   4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7 1:39 $0.99   5. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented. 0:45 $0.99   6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major: II. Adagio 1:08 $0.99   7. Instruments of the Orchestra: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil. 0:17 $0.99   8. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March of the Devil 0:45 $0.99   9. Instruments of the Orchestra: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin 0:43 $0.99 10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Csardas Music 3:33 $0.99 11. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin and the imitation of nature 0:23 $0.99 12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro 0:35 $0.99 13. Instruments of the Orchestra: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite. 0:09 $0.99 14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer: I. Allegro non molto 0:41 $0.99 15. Instruments of the Orchestra: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise. 0:18 $0.99 16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin 1:55 $0.99 17. Instruments of the Orchestra: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin: 0:14 $0.99 18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Tzigane 0:51 $0.99 19. Instruments of the Orchestra: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just yet. 0:16 $0.99 20. Instruments of the Orchestra: Paganini: Caprice No. 24 0:48 $0.99 21. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: III. Presto / Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor 1:57 $0.99 22. Instruments Of The Orchestra: Britten: Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge: VIII. Moto Perpetuo 1:06 $0.99 23. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime 0:22 $0.99 24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act IV 0:46 $0.99 25. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice. 0:14 $0.99 26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Winter: I. Allegro non molto 0:57 $0.99 27. Instruments of the Orchestra: The violin muted 0:31 $0.99 28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Clair de lune 1:41 $0.99 29. Instruments of the Orchestra: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays. 0:30 $0.99 30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante 1:26 $0.99 31. Instruments of the Orchestra: The pizzicato violin 0:38 $0.99 32. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Pizzicato Polka 2:29 $0.99 33. Instruments of the Orchestra: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato. 0:26 $0.99 34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor: II. Andante assai 2:02 $0.99 35. Instruments of the Orchestra: Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon / Warlock: Capriol Suite: III. Tordion / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act I 3:09 $0.99 36. Instruments of the Orchestra: Holst: The Planets: I. Mars: The Bringer of War 1:28 $0.99 37. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major for unaccompanied violin: II. Fugue 2:09 $0.99 38. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4 3:51 $0.99 39. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping is a standard feature of a lot of folk music. 0:14 $0.99 40. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro 0:37 $0.99 41. Instruments of the Orchestra: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world. 0:30 $0.99 42. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero 0:50 $0.99 43. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet. 0:20 $0.99 44. Instruments of the Orchestra: Joachim: Cadenza to the Violin Concerto by Brahms 0:44 $0.99 45. Instruments of the Orchestra: Now compare that with a real violin duet. 0:12 $0.99 46. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: I. Teasing Song 0:52 $0.99 47. Instruments of the Orchestra: Another duo by Bartok, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register 0:10 $0.99 48. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: 44 Duos: II. Maypole Dance 0:40 $0.99 49. Instruments of the Orchestra: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history 0:17 $0.99 50. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins: II. Largo ma non tanto 6:43 $0.99 51. Instruments of the Orchestra: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this weird passage? 0:42 $0.99 52. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major: II. Scherzo 0:34 $0.99 53. Instruments of the Orchestra: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling. 0:29 $0.99 54. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": I. Langsam, schleppend (opening) 1:33 $0.99 55. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring. 0:11 $0.99 56. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II, No. 15: Entr'acte 0:33 $0.99 57. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation. 0:29 $0.99 58. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast 0:36 $0.99 59. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird: Introduction 0:46 $0.99 60. Instruments of the Orchestra: The natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab" 0:32 $0.99 61. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Of the Afterworldsmen 0:55 $0.99 62. Instruments of the Orchestra: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt. 0:14 $0.99 63. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: V. Aria Italiana 1:10 $0.99 64. Instruments of the Orchestra: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood. 0:11 $0.99 65. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn 1:08 $0.99 66. Instruments of the Orchestra: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance 0:12 $0.99 67. Instruments of the Orchestra: Hellmesberger: Elfenreigen 1:29 $0.99

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Disc 2:

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Song Title Time Price   1. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the viola 0:42 $0.99   2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Viola Concerto: I. Largo 2:46 $0.99   3. Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic. 0:14 $0.99   4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: III. Armen's Solo 1:15 $0.99   5. Instruments of the Orchestra: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola. 0:39 $0.99   6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b 1:00 $0.99   7. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Don Quixote 1:03 $0.99   8. Instruments of the Orchestra: Berlioz: Harold in Italy: IV. Orgy of Brigands 2:00 $0.99   9. Instruments of the Orchestra: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorak 0:34 $0.99 10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Cypresses: IX. Thou Only Dear One 3:00 $0.99 11. Instruments of the Orchestra: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler 0:40 $0.99 12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 4: III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio 1:13 $0.99 13. Instruments of the Orchestra: The "period" viola in Bach 1:05 $0.99 14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: III. Allegro 5:19 $0.99 15. Instruments of the Orchestra: The cello: a voice of unique nobility 0:28 $0.99 16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Suite No. 1 for unaccompanied cello: I. Prelude 2:31 $0.99 17. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello 0:19 $0.99 18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major: III. Andante 1:05 $0.99 19. Instruments of the Orchestra: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register. 0:27 $0.99 20. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Aria: Bereite dir, Jesu 3:03 $0.99 21. Instruments of the Orchestra: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever. 0:14 $0.99 22. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": IV. Finale 0:46 $0.99 23. Instruments of the Orchestra: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement. 0:33 $0.99 24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39 2:55 $0.99 25. Instruments of the Orchestra: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register. 0:10 $0.99 26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tavener: The Protecting Veil: opening 2:54 $0.99 27. Instruments of the Orchestra: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan 0:16 $0.99 28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tagell: Flamenco 2:48 $0.99 29. Instruments of the Orchestra: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range 0:31 $0.99 30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Cassado: Solo Suite for Cello and Piano: Sardana 1:08 $0.99 31. Instruments of the Orchestra: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own. 0:21 $0.99 32. Instruments of the Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2 1:32 $0.99 33. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: II. Andante con moto 0:54 $0.99 34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9: IV. Finale 0:54 $0.99 35. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the double-bass 0:43 $0.99 36. Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant 1:32 $0.99 37. Instruments of the Orchestra: But the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful. 0:10 $0.99 38. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Elegy No. 1 in D major 2:37 $0.99 39. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Allegro di concerto, "Alla Mendelssohn" 0:47 $0.99 40. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bottesini: Capriccio di bravura 4:42 $0.99 41. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "Titan": III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen / Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig 1:33 $0.99 42. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: III. Kije's Wedding / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Act III 2:25 $0.99 43. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III. Allegro 1:20 $0.99

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Disc 3:

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Song Title Time Price   1. Instruments of the Orchestra: The antiquity and magic of the flute 0:20 $0.99   2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune 3:19 $0.99   3. Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility and agility of the flute 0:21 $0.99   4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor: VII. Badinerie 1:18 $0.99   5. Instruments of the Orchestra: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain 0:24 $0.99   6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Sa'dawi 0:55 $0.99   7. Instruments of the Orchestra: Other flutes: the bass and alto 0:29 $0.99   8. Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II 1:12 $0.99   9. Instruments of the Orchestra: The Piccolo - aptly named 0:19 $0.99 10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: La Naissance d'Osiris: VI. Premier et deuxieme tambourin 0:47 $0.99 11. Instruments of the Orchestra: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth 0:09 $0.99 12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra: II. Valse 0:54 $0.99 13. Instruments of the Orchestra: A variety of techniques 0:19 $0.99 14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Sallinen: Chamber Music II 0:31 $0.99 15. Instruments of the Orchestra: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before. 0:28 $0.99 16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II, No. 2: Scene 0:44 $0.99 17. Instruments of the Orchestra: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder 0:40 $0.99 18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Telemann: Recorder Suite in A minor: Menuet II 2:12 $0.99 19. Instruments of the Orchestra: An unfamiliar, early vision of the instrument 0:23 $0.99 20. Instruments of the Orchestra: Baston: Naelden, Naelden 1:09 $0.99 21. Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian oboe 0:35 $0.99 22. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: Duetto: Wie selig sind doch die 3:34 $0.99 23. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the cor anglais or 'English horn' 0:41 $0.99 24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": II. Largo 1:24 $0.99 25. Instruments of the Orchestra: The loneliness of the cor anglais 0:11 $0.99 26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela 1:49 $0.99 27. Instruments of the Orchestra: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn. 0:17 $0.99 28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Haydn: Symphony No. 22, "The Philosopher": I. Adagio 1:43 $0.99 29. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the oboe d'amore, beloved of Bach - but also of Ravel 0:22 $0.99 30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero 0:50 $0.99 31. Instruments of the Orchestra: Herrmann: The Egyptian: Violence / Janacek: Taras Bulba: The Death of Ostap 0:37 $0.99 32. 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 $0.99 33. Instruments of the Orchestra: As the high clarinets tend to be loud, so the bass tends to be soft 0:18 $0.99 34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No. 1: V. Gayane's Solo 0:55 $0.99 35. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Albeniz: Iberia: Almeria 1:44 $0.99 36. Instruments of the Orchestra: The range of the normal clarinet parts goes quite high... 0:14 $0.99 37. Instruments of the Orchestra: Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden: Scene 5: Melodrama 1:17 $0.99 38. Instruments of the Orchestra: ....and quite low. 0:05 $0.99 39. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: The Cat 0:45 $0.99 40. Instruments of the Orchestra: The clarinet as concerto soloist 0:19 $0.99 41. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major: III. Rondo 2:48 $0.99 42. Instruments of the Orchestra: But that's not the instrument Mozart wrote it for; this is: 0:16 $0.99 43. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major: III. Rondo 2:47 $0.99 44. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction to the saxophone 1:07 $0.99 45. Instruments of the Orchestra: Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: IV. The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon 1:03 $0.99 46. Instruments of the Orchestra: The soprano saxophone has quite a different feel to it 0:09 $0.99 47. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II. Minuet 1:17 $0.99 48. Instruments of the Orchestra: The little sopranino sax goes even higher 0:12 $0.99 49. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero 0:53 $0.99 50. Instruments of the Orchestra: The most famous use of the saxophone is in an orchestration by Ravel 0:16 $0.99 51. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle 0:55 $0.99 52. Instruments of the Orchestra: The saxophone can be quite contagiously good-humoured. 0:11 $0.99 53. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wiedoeft: Sax-o-phun 0:22 $0.99 54. Instruments of the Orchestra: The puffa-puffa image of the bassoon 0:25 $0.99 55. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather 0:46 $0.99 56. Instruments of the Orchestra: The Bachian bassoon, in accompanimental mode 0:20 $0.99 57. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Weicher nur, betrubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": Aria No. 1 1:19 $0.99 58. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: V. Les Dragons d'Alcala 0:56 $0.99 59. Instruments of the Orchestra: And Ravel, also in Spanish mode, does likewise 0:16 $0.99 60. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Bolero 0:59 $0.99 61. Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as a voice of high seriousness, indeed desolate loneliness 0:15 $0.99 62. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bax: Symphony No. 3: I. Lento moderato 1:03 $0.99 63. Instruments of the Orchestra: The eerie bassoon in its highest register 0:15 $0.99 64. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: opening 0:58 $0.99 65. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky now draws on its lowest register, lonely and melancholy. 0:21 $0.99 66. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Berceuse 1:01 $0.99 67. Instruments of the Orchestra: The bassoon as concerto soloist, avoiding all exaggeration 0:14 $0.99 68. Instruments of the Orchestra: Molter: Bassoon Concerto in G minor: III. - 2:02 $0.99 69. Instruments of the Orchestra: The deep-voiced contra-bassoon, as a fairy-tale beast 0:28 $0.99 70. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): IV. Beauty and the Beast 1:30 $0.99 71. Instruments of the Orchestra: The French Horn under its woodwind hat 0:25 $0.99 72. Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43: III. Praeludium - Tema con variazioni 1:42 $0.99 73. Instruments of the Orchestra: Now a more prominent role, in a woodwind quintet from an earlier era 0:12 $0.99 74. Instruments of the Orchestra: Reicha: Wind Quintet in A minor, Op. 100, No. 5: II. Andante con variazioni 1:32 $0.99 75. Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn in harmonious blend with strings in another quintet 0:16 $0.99 76. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407: III. Rondeau 3:55 $0.99

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Disc 4:

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Song Title Time Price   1. Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trumpet as virtuoso soloist 1:02 $0.99   2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: III. Allegro assai 2:37 $0.99   3. Instruments of the Orchestra: The special brilliance of paired trumpets 0:19 $0.99   4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Vivaldi: Concerto in C for two trumpets, RV 537: I. Allegro 2:54 $0.99   5. Instruments of the Orchestra: The ceremonial trumpet 0:36 $0.99   6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man 1:25 $0.99   7. Instruments of the Orchestra: Trumpets and drums - an incomparable alliance 0:34 $0.99   8. Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound 4:10 $0.99   9. Instruments of the Orchestra: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely 0:38 $0.99 10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: II. Andante con moto - Adagio 1:14 $0.99 11. Instruments of the Orchestra: Gershwin: An American in Paris / Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale: The March 2:05 $0.99 12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera 0:56 $0.99 13. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage 0:13 $0.99 14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: IV. Toreador's Song 2:21 $0.99 15. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Petrushka: The Blackamoor / Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: I. The Birth of Kije 1:42 $0.99 16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Billy the Kid 1:16 $0.99 17. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as character actor 0:31 $0.99 18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 2:25 $0.99 19. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet as the voice of God 0:15 $0.99 20. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Et expecto 4:35 $0.99 21. Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the trombone 0:38 $0.99 22. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Aenmerckt nu hier 1:36 $0.99 23. Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the brass as a family 1:25 $0.99 24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Gabrieli: Canzon a 12 in Double Echo 3:18 $0.99 25. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombone in the eighteenth century 0:36 $0.99 26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Albrechtsberger: Trombone Concerto in B flat major: III. Finale 3:06 $0.99 27. Instruments of the Orchestra: Hoser: Romance for trombone and organ / Berlioz: Requiem: Dies Irae 2:18 $0.99 28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Hosannah, S677/R409 1:20 $0.99 29. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trombones become part of the orchestra 0:47 $0.99 30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: IV. Allegro 2:46 $0.99 31. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture 1:04 $0.99 32. Instruments of the Orchestra: The Trombone as caricaturist 0:13 $0.99 33. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: Pulcinella: No. 19: Vivo 1:37 $0.99 34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto 1:46 $0.99 35. Instruments of the Orchestra: The horn and the hunt 0:40 $0.99 36. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat, K. 495: III. Rondo 3:39 $0.99 37. Instruments of the Orchestra: The challenging horn of the Baroque 0:42 $0.99 38. Instruments of the Orchestra: Rameau: Abaris ou les Boreades: II. Menuet 1:20 $0.99 39. Instruments of the Orchestra: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time 0:24 $0.99 40. Instruments of the Orchestra: Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Menuet 1:57 $0.99 41. Instruments of the Orchestra: Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919): Finale 0:59 $0.99 42. Instruments of the Orchestra: Horns and the sound of nobility 0:12 $0.99 43. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wagner: Tannhauser: Overture (opening) 0:56 $0.99 44. Instruments of the Orchestra: The special sound of the horn in its higher register 0:12 $0.99 45. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bach: Mass in B minor: Quoniam tu solus sanctus 4:15 $0.99 46. Instruments of the Orchestra: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns 0:21 $0.99 47. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 3: I. Kraftig (opening) 0:38 $0.99 48. Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba - unfairly maligned? 0:49 $0.99 49. Instruments of the Orchestra: Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6: III. Vivace 1:07 $0.99 50. Instruments of the Orchestra: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel 0:26 $0.99 51. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo 3:00 $0.99

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Disc 5:

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Song Title Time Price   1. Instruments of the Orchestra: Introduction. And we begin with a bang. 1:02 $0.99   2. Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man / Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91 (opening) 1:03 $0.99   3. Instruments of the Orchestra: At the opposite extreme is the triangle. 0:26 $0.99   4. Instruments of the Orchestra: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major: Scherzo 1:21 $0.99   5. Instruments of the Orchestra: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum 0:36 $0.99   6. Instruments of the Orchestra: Rossini: La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture (opening) 0:52 $0.99   7. Instruments of the Orchestra: Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto (opening) 1:08 $0.99   8. Instruments of the Orchestra: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world 0:21 $0.99   9. Instruments of the Orchestra: Anonymous: Den hoboecken dans 1:43 $0.99 10. Instruments of the Orchestra: Even older is the originally oriental gong. 0:28 $0.99 11. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Ma Mere l'oye (Mother Goose): Laideronette 1:00 $0.99 12. Instruments of the Orchestra: Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b 1:00 $0.99 13. Instruments of the Orchestra: Satie: Gymnopedie No. 2 1:02 $0.99 14. Instruments of the Orchestra: Elgar: The Sanguine fan / Cymbals clashed softly / Cymbals struck singly / Cymbals stroked with wire brushes 1:28 $0.99 15. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (opening) / Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act I Scene 5 1:05 $0.99 16. Instruments of the Orchestra: Wood blocks 0:32 $0.99 17. Instruments of the Orchestra: Copland: Rodeo: IV. Hoe-Down 0:44 $0.99 18. Instruments of the Orchestra: Glinka: Jota aragonesa 1:09 $0.99 19. Instruments of the Orchestra: Monteverdi: Scherzi musicali: Damigella tutta bella 1:50 $0.99 20. Instruments of the Orchestra: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain 0:30 $0.99 21. Instruments of the Orchestra: Traditional: Yo m'enamori d'un aire 1:06 $0.99 22. Instruments of the Orchestra: The birth of the bongo 0:33 $0.99 23. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bernstein: West Side Story (Symphonic Dances) 1:39 $0.99 24. Instruments of the Orchestra: Verdi: II Trovatore: Act II: Anvil Chorus 1:08 $0.99 25. Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail / Varese: Arcana 1:27 $0.99 26. Instruments of the Orchestra: Moncayo: Huapango 1:20 $0.99 27. Instruments of the Orchestra: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani 0:14 $0.99 28. Instruments of the Orchestra: Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction 1:49 $0.99 29. Instruments of the Orchestra: Mahler: Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection'": III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung 0:29 $0.99 30. Instruments of the Orchestra: Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise / Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat 0:37 $0.99 31. Instruments of the Orchestra: Taking advantage of tunability 0:22 $0.99 32. Instruments of the Orchestra: Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro 2:25 $0.99 33. Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard 1:01 $0.99 34. Instruments of the Orchestra: Shchedrin: Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera 1:15 $0.99 35. Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens and the xylophone 0:17 $0.99 36. Instruments of the Orchestra: Saint-Saens: The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils 1:18 $0.99 37. Instruments of the Orchestra: Ravel and the xylophone 0:11 $0.99