The Symphony /
Robert Greenberg ; The Teaching Company.
- 1st ed.
- Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2003.
- 6 DVDs (1080 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (iv, 217 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
- The Great Courses Fine Arts and Music Music Appreciation .
Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also Includes Course Guidebook.
The Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references.
"The symphony evolved from the 17th-century Italian opera overture and the Baroque ripieno concerto. By the mid to late 18th century, the symphony became the single most important genre of orchestral music. In 300 years—with backdrops ranging from the French Revolution to the Soviet Empire, the Enlightenment to the Roaring Twenties—the symphony would arrive at where it stands today: one of the longest lived, and perhaps the most expressively inclusive, genres of instrumental music. In this series of 24 45-minute lectures, Professor Robert Greenberg guides the listener on a survey of the symphony. You'll listen to selections from the greatest symphonies by many of the greatest composers of the past 300 years. You'll also hear selections from some overlooked works that, undeservedly, have been forgotten by contemporary audiences." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. Let's Take It From The Top! Lecture 2. The Concerto and The Orchestra Lecture 3. The Pre-Classical Symphony Lecture 4. Mannheim Disc 2 Lecture 5. Classical Masters Lecture 6. Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 1 Lecture 7. Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 2 Lecture 8. Mozart Disc 3 Lecture 9. Beethoven Lecture 10. Schubert Lecture 11. Berlioz and the Symphonie Fantastique Lecture 12. Mendelssohn and Schumann DISC 4 Lecture 13. Franck, Saint-Saens, and the Symphony in France Lecture 14. Nationalism and the Symphony Lecture 15. Brahms, Bruckner, and the Viennese Symphony Lecture 16. Gustav Mahler DISC 5 Lecture 17. Nielsen and Sibelius Lecture 18. The Symphony in Russia Lecture 19. Charles Ives Lecture 20. Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber DISC 6 Lecture 21. Roy Harris and William Schuman Lecture 22. The Twentieth-Century British Symphony Lecture 23. Olivier Messiaen and Turangalila! Lecture 24. Dmitri Shostakovich and his Tenth Symphony
"The symphony evolved from the 17th-century Italian opera overture and the Baroque ripieno concerto. By the mid to late 18th century, the symphony became the single most important genre of orchestral music. In 300 years—with backdrops ranging from the French Revolution to the Soviet Empire, the Enlightenment to the Roaring Twenties—the symphony would arrive at where it stands today: one of the longest lived, and perhaps the most expressively inclusive, genres of instrumental music. In this series of 24 45-minute lectures, Professor Robert Greenberg guides the listener on a survey of the symphony. You'll listen to selections from the greatest symphonies by many of the greatest composers of the past 300 years. You'll also hear selections from some overlooked works that, undeservedly, have been forgotten by contemporary audiences." (Publisher's Website) DVD CONTENTS:
Disc 1 Lecture 1. Let's Take It From The Top! Lecture 2. The Concerto and The Orchestra Lecture 3. The Pre-Classical Symphony Lecture 4. Mannheim
Disc 2 Lecture 5. Classical Masters Lecture 6. Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 1 Lecture 7. Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 2 Lecture 8. Mozart
Disc 3 Lecture 9. Beethoven Lecture 10. Schubert Lecture 11. Berlioz and the Symphonie Fantastique Lecture 12. Mendelssohn and Schumann
DISC 4 Lecture 13. Franck, Saint-Saens, and the Symphony in France Lecture 14. Nationalism and the Symphony Lecture 15. Brahms, Bruckner, and the Viennese Symphony Lecture 16. Gustav Mahler
DISC 5 Lecture 17. Nielsen and Sibelius Lecture 18. The Symphony in Russia Lecture 19. Charles Ives Lecture 20. Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber
DISC 6 Lecture 21. Roy Harris and William Schuman Lecture 22. The Twentieth-Century British Symphony Lecture 23. Olivier Messiaen and Turangalila! Lecture 24. Dmitri Shostakovich and his Tenth Symphony COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
Professor Biography Course Scope
Lecture 1: Let's Take It From The Top! Lecture 2: The Concerto and The Orchestra Lecture 3: The Pre-Classical Symphony Lecture 4: Mannheim Lecture 5: Classical Masters Lecture 6: Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 1 Lecture 7: Franz Joseph Haydn, Part 2 Lecture 8: Mozart Lecture 9: Beethoven Lecture 10: Schubert Lecture 11: Berlioz and the Symphonie Fantastique Lecture 12: Mendelssohn and Schumann Lecture 13: Franck, Saint-Saens, and the Symphony in France Lecture 14: Nationalism and the Symphony Lecture 15: Brahms, Bruckner, and the Viennese Symphony Lecture 16: Gustav Mahler Lecture 17: Nielsen and Sibelius Lecture 18: The Symphony in Russia Lecture 19: Charles Ives Lecture 20: Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber Lecture 21: Roy Harris and William Schuman Lecture 22: The Twentieth-Century British Symphony Lecture 23: Olivier Messiaen and Turangalila! Lecture 24: Dmitri Shostakovich and his Tenth Symphony
Timeline of Works Glossary List of Symphonists Annotated Bibliography Bibliography