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3:26The Concerto - An Introduction | Robert Greenberg
Intro
A 3-minute video from Robert Greenberg: “The Concerto - An Introduction | Robert Greenberg”.
4:17Alban Berg: “Wozzeck” (1922) – Music as a Mirror of History
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Lecture on Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck (1922) within its historical moment.
4:11Beethoven: “Wellington’s Victory” (1813) — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Covers Beethoven's Wellington's Victory (1813) as a historically-tied composition.
6:34Berlioz/de L’Isle: “La Marseillaise” (1830) — Robert Greenberg: Music as a Mirror of History
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Explores Berlioz's arrangement of La Marseillaise (1830) in its revolutionary context.
9:57Charles Ives: Three Places In New England — Robert Greenberg: The 30 Greatest Orchestral Works
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Covers Charles Ives's Three Places In New England within The 30 Greatest Orchestral Works series.
6:03Chopin: Étude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (1831) — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Lecture on Chopin's Étude in C Minor, Op.
4:07Claude Debussy and the French Language in Musical Action - Music of the Twentieth Century
746 views
Lecture on Claude Debussy's musical treatment of the French language, part of the twentieth-century survey.
9:41Dvořák in America — Music as a Mirror of History
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Examines Dvořák's time in America and its influence on his music.
5:11Free at Last! - Mozart in Vienna | Robert Greenberg
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Covers Mozart's break from servitude in Vienna, part of the Mozart in Vienna lecture series.
3:04George Crumb: “Black Angels” (1970) — Music as a Mirror of History
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Short lecture on George Crumb's Black Angels (1970) and its Vietnam-era context.
5:21Glinka: A Life for the Tsar (1836) — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Lecture on Glinka's A Life for the Tsar (1836) within its historical setting.
4:18Gottschalk: The Union (1862) — Music as a Mirror of History
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Short lecture on Gottschalk's The Union (1862) during the American Civil War era.
6:41Haydn: Mass in the Time of War (1797) — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Lecture on Haydn's Mass in the Time of War (1797) and its wartime context.
6:51Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (1976) — Music as a Mirror of History
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Covers Henryk Górecki's Symphony No.
4:18Holst: Ode To Death (1919) - Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Short lecture on Holst's Ode To Death (1919) in historical context.
5:36In A Place of His Own - Mozart in Vienna - Robert Greenberg
903 views
Continues the Mozart in Vienna lecture series, covering Mozart's independence from his father's household.
6:22Janáček: Piano Sonata I.X.1905 (1906) — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Covers Janáček's Piano Sonata I.X.1905 and its historical background.
5:16Johannes Brahms and Eduard Reményi — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Lecture on Johannes Brahms's relationship with violinist Eduard Reményi.
5:10Mily Balakirev and The Russian Five — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History
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Explains Mily Balakirev and the Russian Five nationalist composers.
7:48Mozart and Haydn | Robert Greenberg: Mozart in Vienna
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Examines the relationship between Mozart and Haydn in Greenberg's Mozart in Vienna series.
4:29Music As A Mirror of History — Handel: Water Music (1714)
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Covers Handel's Water Music (1714) within its historical setting.
4:06Music As A Mirror of History — Mozart: The Abduction from the Harem (1782)
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Lecture on Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Harem (1782) in historical context.
10:00Music As A Mirror of History: An Introduction — Robert Greenberg
Intro9.33K views
Introductory lecture framing the Music As A Mirror of History series' approach to linking compositions with their eras.
17:52Music History Monday: 710 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, California
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Covers the history of 710 Ashbury Street, the Grateful Dead's San Francisco house during the 1960s counterculture scene.
14:33Music History Monday: A Debussy Discovery!
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Covers a newly discovered work or document related to Claude Debussy.
20:22Music History Monday: A Difficult Life
277 views
Biographical lecture titled 'A Difficult Life,' tracing the hardships of a composer or musician.
20:21Music History Monday: A Man for All Symptoms: The Death of Wagner
115 views
Lecture on the illness and death of composer Richard Wagner, covering the medical and historical circumstances.
25:38Music History Monday: Aaron Copland in New York
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Covers Aaron Copland's time in New York and its influence on his career.
21:34Music History Monday: Al Jolson and the Painful Legacy of Blackface
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Examines Al Jolson's career and the troubling history of blackface performance in American entertainment.
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26:25Music History Monday: American Pie
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Traces the history behind Don McLean's song 'American Pie,' including its references and cultural impact.
20:08Music History Monday: An American in Paris
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Covers George Gershwin's orchestral work 'An American in Paris,' tracing its composition and Parisian inspiration.
21:15Music History Monday: An Impresario for the Ages: Rudolf Bing
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Profile of opera impresario Rudolf Bing and his influence on opera history.
24:02Music History Monday: An Indispensable Person
191 views
Full lecture on pianist and pedagogue Carl Czerny and his role in shaping piano technique.
20:10Music History Monday: An Opera Profane and Controversial: Verdi’s Rigoletto
219 views
Covers Verdi's opera 'Rigoletto' and the controversy surrounding its subject matter.
17:27Music History Monday: Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea
107 views
Lecture on jazz pianist Chick Corea's life and career as part of the Music History Monday series.