Art of Music - Volume 02-  Classicism and Romanticism

Art of Music - Volume 02- Classicism and Romanticism

The National Society of Music
Riik Ameerika Ühendriigid
Keel EN
Osad 56
Viimane 24.08.2026

This is Volume 2 of an educational music series from the National Society of Music. It explores the Classical and Romantic periods through composers such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. The episodes also cover opera in Italy and France, Romanticism, song literature, the pianoforte, chamber music, and orchestral masterpieces. Narrated by Jake Malizia, it examines the legacies of Wagner, Brahms, Franck, Verdi, and their contemporaries.

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