100 Symphonies and Symphonic Poems You Can't Know

Author: Xu Liwen
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: In the realm of music, apart from opera, symphonies and symphonic poems are renowned for their complexity and grandeur in performance. Musicians throughout the ages have regarded the ability to compose a symphony as a lifelong honor. This book selects 100 renowned symphonies and symphonic poems in musical history, covering composers,,, successful performances, interesting creation stories, and related musical knowledge and anecdotes about the composers. The eras span from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Nationalist to Modern, summarizing the masterpieces of important musical figures in history: Surprise · Hero · Fate · Giant · Faust · Scheherazade · Earth Song · Mountain of Mysteries · Manfred · Night in the Mountains · Zarathustra Speaks · Pine of Rome · Finlandia. Each piece is magnificent and moving, making it an indispensable classic for you to experience.