Mozart’s best music: 15 greatest works of all time - Classic FM
WEBJan 31, 2024 · Mass No.15, ‘Coronation’. One of Mozart’s greatest musical triumphs, the ‘Coronation’ Mass is one of his lighter works in this vein – one where he wasn’t fearful of his own death. Written when the composer was just 23, this mass is regal and grand, showcasing classical choral music at its best.
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The 20 greatest Beethoven works of all time - Classic FM
WEBDec 12, 2023 · There are six movements in Op. 130. The ‘Cavatina’ is deeply emotional – the first violin ‘weeps’ – and a friend said its composition cost Beethoven real tears. The final movement, the ‘Grosse Fuge’, was considered too massive for what had gone before, and Beethoven replaced it and published it separately (see no. 14).
The 10 best Hans Zimmer soundtracks - Classic FM
WEBMay 22, 2023 · The Da Vinci Code. Zimmer’s religious soundscape, scored with a massive orchestra, chorus and organ, gives you the feeling you’ve just walked into a glorious stained-glass cathedral. Although the film itself had mixed reviews, Zimmer’s epic soundtrack was nominated for the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
The 15 most famous tunes in classical music - Classic FM
WEBJun 17, 2022 · Bizet – ‘Carmen’. Bizet 's opera Carmen from 1875 is jam-packed with catchy tunes – from the 'Toreador's Song' to the 'Habanera' and the aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' to the Overture itself. Bizet's music has appeared most recently in the Pixar film Up. Sesame Street also did a pretty epic cover, not to forget Tom and Jerry's homage.
Um, Google now lets you search for music just by humming or …
WEBNov 3, 2023 · You can now search in Google and YouTube for any song or symphony you like, just by humming, singing or whistling it. The update, a feature called ‘Hum to Search’, was announced at Google’s Search On event in 2020 but has now also been rolled out within YouTube, which is owned by Google. It allows you to search for a …
The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Continuing the tradition of names with three words and four well-formed syllables in the middle one, is the child prodigy and all-round genius, Mozart. Composing in, and defining, the Classical era, Mozart wrote 41 symphonies, numerous concertos, revolutionary Italian operas including The Marriage of Figaro and Cosí fan tutte, and chamber works that are ...
The 10 most life-changing pieces of music by Mozart
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · Requiem – ‘Confutatis’. By its very definition, Mozart’s Requiem is an immensely powerful, moving work. Best known of all its movements are the ‘Requiem aeternam’, earth-shattering ‘Lacrimosa’, and fateful ‘ Dies irae ’. But a sparkling gem lies within Mozart’s great masterpiece, waiting to be discovered. The ‘Confutatis ...
John Williams’ 10 greatest movie soundtracks - Classic FM
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) As the wise director Steven Spielberg once said, “Without John Williams, bikes don’t fly” – and this is precisely the score that proves it. When E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial was released in 1982, the titular alien character was a marvel of animatronic achievement. But despite its expressive abilities and ...
The remarkable story of Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony No. 9 and …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · “The Ninth is the culmination of Beethoven’s genius,” says Classic FM composer and Beethoven expert, John Suchet, who will take us through the entire symphony movement by movement, in a special radio programme on Monday 6 May at 7pm. “He uses solo voices in a symphony for the first time, setting the words of Schiller’s poem An die Freude.It is the longest and most complex of all his ...