In his final orchestral composition, Sergei Rachmaninoff looks back on his life and proposes a look forward after death. His "Symphonic Dances" from 1940 are in three movements with the first quoting ...

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Join renowned pianist and host Emanuel Ax for Classical Music Happy Hour: a new podcast full of music, merriment, and conversation. Manny (Emanuel) talks with an eclectic lineup of composers, ...

Listen for the theme played by clarinets and bassoon at the very opening of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. It recurs throughout the symphony, expressed in different moods. In the symphony’s opening ...