Concert Masterworks

Overview

Course No. 710

Gain a new level of listening sophistication as you learn to open your ears to a composer’s creative intentions. Have you ever wondered about the creative process that goes through the minds of geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Strauss, Brahms, Mendelssohn, or Liszt? This series of 32 lectures will offer you insights into how composers realize their musical ideas. You will gain a deeper understanding of musical structures and narrative content, enhancing your listening experience to appreciate the emotional power of the works.

Video Lectures

1. Mozart-Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, I
   • Detailed discussion of Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 25.
   • Duration: 48 min

2. Mozart-Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, II
   • Continuation of the exploration of Mozart’s Piano Concerto.
   • Duration: 48 min

3. Mozart-Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, III
   • Further analysis of the Piano Concerto no. 25.
   • Duration: 46 min

4. Mozart-Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, IV
   • Conclusion of the discussion on Mozart’s concerto.
   • Duration: 47 min

5. Beethoven-Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, I
   • In-depth examination of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.
   • Duration: 47 min

6. Beethoven-Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, II
   • Continued analysis of Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto.
   • Duration: 47 min

• Beethoven-Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, III
  • Further exploration of the Emperor Concerto.
  • Duration: 46 min

• Beethoven-Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, IV
  • Final discussion on Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto.
  • Duration: 47 min

9. Dvořák-Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, I
   • Introduction to Dvořák’s New World Symphony.
   • Duration: 44 min

• Dvořák-Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, II
  • Continued analysis of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9.
  • Duration: 48 min

11. Dvořák-Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, III
    • Further examination of the New World Symphony.
    • Duration: 46 min

• Dvořák-Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, IV
  • Conclusion of the analysis of Dvořák’s Symphony.
  • Duration: 47 min

13. Strauss-Death and Transfiguration, I
    • Introduction to Strauss’s composition.
    • Duration: 47 min

14. Strauss-Death and Transfiguration, II
    • Continued exploration of Strauss’s work.
    • Duration: 47 min

• Strauss-Death and Transfiguration, III
  • Further analysis of Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration.
  • Duration: 46 min

16. Strauss-Death and Transfiguration, IV
    • Final discussion on Strauss’s composition.
    • Duration: 47 min

17. Beethoven-Violin Concerto in D Major, I
    • In-depth exploration of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
    • Duration: 44 min

18. Beethoven-Violin Concerto in D Major, II
    • Further analysis of the Violin Concerto.
    • Duration: 47 min

• Beethoven-Violin Concerto in D Major, III
  • Continued examination of Beethoven’s work.
  • Duration: 47 min

• Beethoven-Violin Concerto in D Major, IV
  • Conclusion of the discussion on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
  • Duration: 47 min

• Brahms-Violin Concerto in D Major, I
  • Introduction to Brahms’s Violin Concerto.
  • Duration: 46 min

• Brahms-Violin Concerto in D Major, II
  • Continued exploration of Brahms’s piece.
  • Duration: 46 min

23. Brahms-Violin Concerto in D Major, III
    • Further analysis of Brahms’s Violin Concerto.
    • Duration: 47 min

24. Brahms-Violin Concerto in D Major, IV
    • Final discussion on Brahms’s work.
    • Duration: 46 min

• Mendelssohn-Incidental Music and Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I
  • Introduction to Mendelssohn’s Incidental Music.
  • Duration: 47 min

• Mendelssohn-Incidental Music and Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, II
  • Continued analysis of Mendelssohn’s work.
  • Duration: 42 min

• Mendelssohn-Incidental Music and Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, III
  • Further examination of the Overture.
  • Duration: 44 min

28. Mendelssohn-Incidental Music and Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV
    • Conclusion of the analysis of Mendelssohn’s music.
    • Duration: 44 min

• Liszt-Totentanz, I
  • Introduction to Liszt’s Totentanz.
  • Duration: 47 min

• Liszt-Totentanz, II
  • Continued exploration of Liszt’s work.
  • Duration: 46 min

• Liszt-Totentanz, III
  • Further analysis of Liszt’s composition.
  • Duration: 45 min

• Liszt-Totentanz, IV
  • Final discussion on Liszt’s Totentanz.
  • Duration: 46 min