Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Music to investigate for Symphony - WITH LINKS!

Here's the list of music we're reading and considering for Symphony:

Finlandia by Sibelius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUFvbVwq-I
Here's a site where you can listen for free: http://www.we7.com/#/track/Finlandia!trackId=3357316

Die Fledermaus by Strauss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YBhKx1bkEM
And, here's a website that will let you listen to it: http://www.capradio.org/programs/programdetail.aspx?programid=30&showid=6134

Academic Festival Overture by Brahms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nZ0GKX97BM
And, here's a site where you can download the piece: http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=5846502&song=Academic+Festival+Overture%2C+OP.+80

Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah by Saints Saens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdHoBz_FGZc
And, here's a download site: http://www.archive.org/details/Saint-saens--danseBacchanale

Radetzky March by Strauss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHFf7NIwOHQ
And here's an mp3 - http://home.claranet.de/liedertafel/radetzky.mp3

Please google search these and lets us know if you find good links to the music and/or history of the pieces or composers!