{"id":10737,"date":"2024-12-12T10:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/?p=10737"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:34:39","slug":"masterpieces-not-to-be-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/masterpieces-not-to-be-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterpieces Not to Be Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Vienna Philharmonic \u2013 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11 (Summer Night Concert 2019)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAoLJ8GbA4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber<\/h2>\n<p>Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber is a musical work for string orchestra in B-flat minor, arranged in 1936 by the composer from his first string quartet, which was created the same year. <\/p>\n<p>Following his meeting with Toscanini during his stay in Europe, he sent him this score to seek his opinion. <\/p>\n<p>The conductor returned it to him without a word. Barber concluded that the piece was not good enough. <\/p>\n<p>In reality, Toscanini had already memorised the Adagio and was preparing to have it performed by his orchestra. <\/p>\n<p>The national radio broadcast of the piece was a success for an American work. <\/p>\n<p>This piece is featured in Am\u00e9lie, Platoon, and The Elephant Man.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Handel Sarabande in D Minor HWV 437 (La Folia), Voices of Music, 4K Ultra High Definition video\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOLQd_pUbxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Handel\u2019s Sarabande, HWV 437<\/h2>\n<p>Handel's Sarabande, HWV 437, is a famous Baroque sarabande for solo harpsichord, published in 1733. It is taken from Suite No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437, part of his *Nine Harpsichord Suites* from 1733.<\/p>\n<p>Its version for string orchestra, timpani, and basso continuo, arranged by Leonard Rosenman for Stanley Kubrick\u2019s film Barry Lyndon in 1975, became one of the most famous film scores in cinema history, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1976.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFPwm0e_K98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30, by Richard Strauss<\/h2>\n<p>Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30, by Richard Strauss, is a symphonic poem inspired by the philosophical work *Thus Spoke Zarathustra* by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. <\/p>\n<p>Its grandiose introduction became famous through its use in the iconic science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1968.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Richard Wagner: The Valkyrie - Ride of the Valkyries\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQM97_iNXhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner<\/h2>\n<p>The Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner is a famous operatic piece, dramatic, exalted, and grandiose, written for symphony orchestra. <\/p>\n<p>It serves as the prelude to Act III, Scene 1, of his opera Die Walk\u00fcre, the second of the four operas in The Ring of the Nibelung. It is named after the Valkyries, the warrior maidens of Germanic and Norse mythology. <\/p>\n<p>Often performed in concert independently of the opera, it was notably used as the anthem of the Luftwaffe (the German Air Force of the Third Reich) during the Second World War. It also became one of the most famous pieces of film music in cinema history, featured as the soundtrack for an American Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter attack raid in the Vietnam War, in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Orquesta Reino de Arag\u00f3n)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4rgSzQwe5DQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi<\/h2>\n<p>The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter) are the first four Baroque concertos from his set of twelve violin concertos, composed on 17 June 1724 and published in 1725 in Amsterdam. <\/p>\n<p>Their first public performance took place in London and at the Concert Spirituel in Paris in early 1728. <\/p>\n<p>Since its rediscovery in the mid-20th century, this universal hymn to nature has been regarded as one of the greatest works in the history of Western classical music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) - Stunning Performance\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l6kqu2mk-Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Moldau by Bed\u0159ich Smetana<\/h2>\n<p>Ma Vlast (My Homeland) is a cycle of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bed\u0159ich Smetana. It references the patriotic founding myth of his homeland, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic).<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 50 in 1874, having become completely deaf due to syphilis, Bed\u0159ich Smetana devoted himself exclusively to composition. Over the course of five years, until 1879, he composed the famous cycle of six symphonic poems *Ma Vlast* (*My Homeland*). Staying true to his patriotic convictions, he portrayed the landscapes and enchanting legends of his homeland, Bohemia, as well as the history of its capital, Prague.<\/p>\n<p>The second poem, Vltava (The Moldau), is named after the river that flows through Prague and much of Bohemia before joining the Elbe, of which it is a tributary. <\/p>\n<p>After depicting the two springs that form the Vltava, the main theme emerges, followed by scenes evoking forests, peasant dances set to the rhythms of traditional Bohemian Slavonic polkas, and the magical nights of Bohemia. <\/p>\n<p>The turbulence of the orchestra reflects the geological chaos the river encounters before its majestic arrival in Prague.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt&#039;s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdH1hSWGFGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt<\/h2>\n<p>Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt is the second in a series of nineteen Hungarian Rhapsodies. It is by far the most famous of the series, and few piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity.<\/p>\n<p>It provides pianists with the opportunity to showcase their exceptional virtuoso skills while offering the listener an immediate and irresistible appeal. <\/p>\n<p>It is regarded as one of the most technically demanding works in the solo piano repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>Autant sous la forme originale jou\u00e9e au piano solo que dans la version orchestr\u00e9e, cette composition est appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e et tr\u00e8s utilis\u00e9e dans les dessins anim\u00e9s. Ses th\u00e8mes ont \u00e9galement servi de base \u00e0 plusieurs chansons populaires.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II - An der sch\u00f6nen blauen Donau Waltz, Op. 314\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtWQ1fDjaRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Blue Danube, Op. 314, by Johann Strauss II (the son)<\/h2>\n<p>The Blue Danube, Op. 314, by Johann Strauss II (the son), is a famous Viennese waltz for symphony orchestra. <\/p>\n<p>A symphonic poem dedicated to the Danube, it is one of Johann Strauss II's most famous works. It is regularly performed, notably by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of the encores at the traditional New Year\u2019s Concert in Vienna. <\/p>\n<p>Consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme un second hymne national de Vienne et de l&rsquo;Autriche, elle est \u00e9galement une des musiques de film les plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres de l&rsquo;histoire du cin\u00e9ma avec sa reprise de 2001, l&rsquo;Odyss\u00e9e de l&rsquo;espace de Stanley Kubrick en 1968.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Johannes Brahms -- Hungarian Dance No.5 - Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nzo3atXtm54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor by Johannes Brahms<\/h2>\n<p>Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor by Johannes Brahms is undoubtedly the most famous piece among the twenty-one Hungarian Dances. <\/p>\n<p>Published successfully by his publisher N. Simrock in 1869, it was later adapted, arranged, and orchestrated, notably by the German composer Albert Parlow. <\/p>\n<p>Cette pi\u00e8ce est utilis\u00e9e dans Le Dictateur de Charles Chaplin, le retour du grand blond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Mozart - Requiem in D minor (Complete\/Full) [HD]\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XmttZ-BnwaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/h2>\n<p>The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1791, is a work from the final year of Mozart\u2019s life, though it is not exactly his last composition. <\/p>\n<p>Only about two-thirds of it was completed by Mozart himself, as his death interrupted its composition. Nevertheless, it remains one of his major and most iconic works.<\/p>\n<p>His widow, Constanze, requested Franz Jakob Freyst\u00e4dtler, Joseph Eybler, and later Franz Xaver S\u00fc\u00dfmayr to complete the score. <\/p>\n<p>The Requiem has given rise to numerous legends, both due to the unusual circumstances of its commission and the difficulty in determining exactly which parts were composed by Mozart.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L&rsquo;Adagio pour cordes de Samuel Barber L&rsquo;Adagio pour cordes de Samuel Barber est une \u0153uvre musicale pour orchestre \u00e0 cordes en si b\u00e9mol mineur, arrang\u00e9e en 1936 par le compositeur Samuel Barber \u00e0 partir de son premier quatuor \u00e0 cordes cr\u00e9\u00e9 la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e. \u00c0 la suite de sa rencontre avec Toscanini durant son s\u00e9jour en Europe, il lui envoie cette partition pour obtenir son avis. Le chef la lui renvoie, sans un mot. Barber en conclut que l\u2019\u0153uvre n\u2019est pas suffisamment bonne. En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, Toscanini a d\u00e9j\u00e0 m\u00e9moris\u00e9 l\u2019Adagio et s\u2019appr\u00eate \u00e0 le faire interpr\u00e9ter par son orchestre. La radiodiffusion <a href=\"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/masterpieces-not-to-be-missed\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[235],"tags":[228,236,237],"class_list":["post-10737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musique-classique","tag-musique-classique","tag-les-chefs-doeuvre-a-ne-pas-manquer","tag-chefs-doeuvre-musicaux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10742,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10737\/revisions\/10742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/institutdemusiquedeparis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}