Most Transformative Classical Compositions Ever?
Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 06:00
Bonnie Gibbons

The Chicago Sinfonietta invites you to take survey to select musical works for its Think Big progam at this November’s Chicago Humanities Festival. One choice per category is allowed, and an write-in option appears at the end.

Nominees (below) were selected by Michael Abels, Henry Fogel, Tania Léon, Dominique-René de Lerma, Drew McManus, Steve Robinson and Alex Ross.

The Sinfonetta site doesn’t offer listing samples, be we’ll take care of that for you, via the magic of Rhapsody free trial tracks:

Classical Period

playsm.gif Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven 

playsm.gif Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” - Beethoven*

playsm.gif Don Giovanni - Mozart

Romantic Period

playsm.gif Tristan und Isolde - Wagner* 

playsm.gif Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz

playsm.gif La Mer - Debussy

Modern

playsm.gif Appalachian Spring - Copland 

playsm.gif Rite of Spring - Stravinsky 

playsm.gif Five Pieces for Orchestra - Schoenberg* 

playsm.gif Concerto for Orchestra - Bartok 

playsm.gif Desert Music - Steve Reich 

playsm.gif Sensemaya - Silvestre Revueltas

* Bonnie’s choices

Article originally appeared on Holde Kunst Classical Music Site (http://old.holdekunst.com/).
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