Masterworks of the orchestral repertoire : a guide for listeners / by Donald N. Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Donald N. (Donald Nivison), 1882-1985.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orchestral music--Analysis, appreciation.

Orchestral music.

Physical Description:

xxii, 662 p. : music.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1954]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fullest enjoyment of an orchestral performance or a record concert comes with a background of knowledge about the music itself. This handbook is designed to help music lovers get the ultimate pleasure from their listening by providing them with that b.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

A WORD TO THE READER

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

The Brandenburg Concertos

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, in F major

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, in G major

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, in D major

Suite No. 1, in C major

Suite No. 2, in B minor, for Flute and Strings

Suite No. 3, in D major

Concerto for Piano No. 1, in D minor

Concerto for Piano No. 5, in F minor

Concerto for Violin No. 2, in E major

Concerto for Two Violins, in D minor

Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ, Transcribed for Orchestra by Herman Boessenroth

Toccata No. 1, in C major, for Organ, Orchestrated by Leo Weiner

Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, Orchestrated by Dimitri Mitropoulos

Prelude and Fugue in B minor, Orchestrated by Dimitri Mitropoulos

BELA BARTOK (1881-1945)

Concerto for Orchestra

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Symphony No. 1, in C major, Op. 21

Symphony No. 2, in D major, Op. 36

Symphony No. 3, in E flat major (Eroica), Op. 55

Symphony No. 4, in B flat major, Op. 60

Symphony No. 5, in C minor, Op. 67

Symphony No. 6, in F major (Pastoral), Op. 68

Symphony No. 7, in A major, Op. 92

Symphony No. 8, in F major, Op. 93

Symphony No. 9, in D minor, Op. 125

Overture to Prometheus, Op. 43

Overture to Coriolanus, Op. 62

The Three Leonora Overtures

Overture to Fidelio, Op. 72b

Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

King Stephen, Op. 117

The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113

Namensfeier, Op. 115

Die Weihe des Hauses, Op. 124

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in C major, Op. 15

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, in C minor, Op. 37

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4, in G major, Op. 58.

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, in E flat major, Op. 73

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 61

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14a

Harold in Italy, Symphony in Four Movements with Viola Solo, Op. 16

Symphony, Romeo and Juliet, Op. 17

Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24

Overture to King Lear, Op. 4

Overture, Roman Carnival, Op. 9

Overture, Rob Roy

Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23

Overture to "The Flight into Egypt," Op. 25

GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)

Symphony in C major

Suites Nos. 1 and 2, from L'Arlésienne

ERNEST BLOCH (b. 1880)

Concerto Grosso No. 2, for Strings

Schelomo (Solomon), Rhapsody for Violoncello and Orchestra

ALEXANDER BORODIN (1834-1887)

Symphony No. 2, in B minor

A Sketch of the Steppes of Central Asia

Polovtzian Dances, from Prince Igor

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

Symphony No. 1, in C minor, Op. 68

Symphony No. 2, in D major, Op. 73

Symphony No. 3, in F major, Op. 90

Symphony No. 4, in E minor, Op. 98

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in D minor, Op. 15

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in B flat major, Op. 83

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77

ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)

Symphony No. 1, in C minor

Symphony No. 3, in D minor

Symphony No. 4, in E flat major (Romantic)

Symphony No. 5, in B flat major

Symphony No. 7, in E major

Symphony No. 9, in D minor

ERNEST AMEDÉE CHAUSSON (1855-1890)

Symphony in B flat major, Op. 20

Poème, for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25

LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760-1842)

Overture to Anacreon

Overture to Les Abencérages

FRANÇOIS FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849).

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in E minor, Op. 11

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in F minor, Op. 21

AARON COPLAND (b. 1900)

A Dance Symphony

Symphony No. 3

El Salón México

An Outdoor Overture

CLAUDE ACHILLE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

Prélude à l' Après-midi d'un Faune (The Afternoon of a Faun)

La Mer (The Sea), Three Orchestral Sketches

Images, for Orchestra

PAUL DUKAS (1865-1935)

Symphony in C minor

Scherzo, L'Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 4, in G major, Op. 88

Symphony No. 5, in E minor (From the New World), Op. 95

Concert Overture, Carneval, Op. 92

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104

EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)

Enigma Variations, Op. 35

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

MANUEL DE FALLA (1877-1946)

Suite from El Amor Brujo (Love the Sorcerer)

Three Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat

Nights in the Gardens of Spain, Symphonic Impressions, for Piano and Orchestra

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890)

Symphony in D minor

Les Eolides, Symphonic Poem No. 1

Le Chasseur Maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), Symphonic Poem No. 2

Variations Symphoniques, for Piano and Orchestra

EDVARD HAGERUP GRIEG (1843-1907)

Concert Overture, In Autumn, Op. 11

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

Concerto Grosso for Strings in B flat major, Op. 6, No. 7

Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6, No. 10

Suite from the Water Music, Arranged by Hamilton Harty

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 45, in F sharp minor (Farewell)

Symphony No. 82, in C major (L'Ours-The Bear)

Symphony No. 85, in B flat major (La Reine)

Symphony No. 92, in G major (Oxford).

Symphony No. 94, in G major (Surprise)

Symphony No. 95, in C minor

Symphony No. 96, in D major (Miracle)

Symphony No. 97, in C major

Symphony No. 100, in G major (Military)

Symphony No. 101, in D major (The Clock)

Symphony No. 102, in B flat major

Symphony No. 103 (With the Drum Roll)

Symphony No. 104, in D major (London)

PAUL HINDEMITH (b. 1895)

Symphony in E flat

Symphony, Mathis der Maler (Matthias the Painter)

Symphony, Die Harmonie der Welt (The Harmony of the World)

ARTHUR HONEGGER (b. 1892)

Symphony No. 5

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY (b. 1882)

Suite from Háry Janos

Peacock Variations (Based on a Hungarian Folk Song)

ERNST KŘENEK (b. 1900)

Symphony No. 2, Op. 12

I Wonder as I Wander, Symphonic Movement for Orchestra, in the Form of Variations on a North Carolina Folk Song, Op. 94

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 3

EDOUARD LALO (1823-1892)

Overture to Le Roi d' Ys

Symphonic Espagnole, for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21

GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)

Symphony No. 1, in D major

Symphony No. 2, in C minor (Resurrection)

Symphony No. 4, in G major

Symphony No. 5, in C sharp minor

Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

Symphony No. 3, in A minor (Scotch), Op. 56

Symphony No. 4, in A major (Italian), Op. 90

Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21

Overture, Fingal's Cave, Op. 26

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in G minor, Op. 25

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64

DARIUS MILHAUD (b. 1892)

Suite Provençale

Suite Française

Le Bœuf sur le Toit (The Bull on the Roof), A Rhapsody on South American Tunes

MODEST MOUSSORGSKY (1835-1881)

Fantasie, A Night on the Bald Mountain

Pictures at an Exhibition

Prelude to Khovantchina.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Symphony No. 31, in D major (Parisian) (K. 297)

Symphony No. 34, in C major (K. 338)

Symphony No. 35, in D major (Haffner) (K. 385)

Symphony No. 39, in E flat major (K. 543)

Symphony No. 40, in G minor (K. 550)

Symphony No. 41, in C major (Jupiter) (K. 551)

Mozart's Overtures

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

Overture to Don Giovanni

Overture to The Magic Flute

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20, in D minor (K. 466)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, in C major (K. 467)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23, in A major (K. 488)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24, in C minor (K. 491)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26, in D major (Coronation) (K. 537)

WALTER PISTON (b. 1894)

Symphony No. 4

SERGE PROKOFIEFF (1891-1953)

Classical Symphony, in D major, Op. 25

Symphony No. 5, in B flat major, Op. 100

Symphony No. 7, Op. 131

Scythian" Suite, Ala and Lolli, Op. 20

Suite from the Opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 bis.

Lieutenant Kije, Orchestral Suite, Op. 60

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in D flat major, Op. 10

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, in C major, Op. 26

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, in G minor, Op. 63

SERGEI VASSILIEVITCH RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)

Symphony No. 2, in E minor, Op. 27

Symphonic Poem, Die Toteninsel (The Isle of the Dead), Op. 29, after the Painting by Arnold Böcklin

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, in C minor, Op. 18

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

Symphonic Fragments from the Ballet Daphnis and Chloë

Suite, Le Tombeau de Couperin

Rhapsodie Espagnole

Suite, Ma Mère I'Oye (Mother Goose)

La Valse, A Choreographic Poem

Valses Nobles et Sentimentales.

Pavane pour une Infante Défunte.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5762-9

OCLC:

233194653