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List Of Choral Symphonies
The following is a list of choral symphonies. Symphonies for chorus and orchestra Works are listed in chronological order. Works with an asterisk (*) indicate that text is used throughout the entire composition. * Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Soloists and Orchestra, Op. 80, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1808) (''not a symphony, but one of only two major concerted works to involve a chorus - see also Busoni (below)'') * Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1824), the "Choral Symphony" * ''Roméo et Juliette'', Op. 17, by Hector Berlioz (1839) * ''Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale'', Op. 15, by Hector Berlioz (1840) * ''Lobgesang'' (also called Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major), Op. 52, by Felix Mendelssohn (1840) * ''Faust Symphony'', by Franz Liszt (1854) * ''Dante Symphony'', by Franz Liszt (1856) * ''Kullervo'', Op. 7, by Jean Sibelius (1892); text from the ''Kalevala'' * Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ''Resurrection'', by Gustav Mahler (1894) * Symphony No. 3 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahler 8 Rehearsal
Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. Born in Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire) to Jewish parents of humble origins, the German-speaking Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. After graduating from the Vienna Conservatory in 1878, he held a succession of conducting posts of rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
