The woodwind section is one of the most sonically diverse sections of the orchestra. How do these instruments balance the dual role of soloist and ensemble player? How do they blend their sounds when they're so different? How has their use in classical music changed over the centuries? Find out all of their secrets in this film.
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Chapters / Music:
00:00 – The woodwind section in the late Classical period
HAYDN
Symphony No. 104 (London) in D major
I. Adagio – Allegro
02:45 – The dual role of soloist and ensemble musician
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
06:56 – The section grows
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
IV. Allegro – Presto
SAINT-SAËNS
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78
II. Allegro moderato – Presto – Maestoso – Allegro
10:04 – Blending the sound
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade, Op. 35
I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
14:36 – Breathing together
DEBUSSY
Nocturnes, L. 91
I. Nuages
16:48 – Harmonies
RAVEL
Ma mère l'Oye
V. Le jardin féerique
19:49 – Articulation
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 4 (Italian) in A major, Op. 90
I. Allegro vivace
21:14 – Practice
DEBUSSY
Nocturnes, L. 91
II. Fêtes
24:05 – Variety of colours
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) in E-flat major, Op. 55
II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
26:01 – Balance
DVOŘÁK
Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace – Poco sostenuto
27:05 – Expressive intensity
DEBUSSY
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
30:04 – Far more than the sum of their parts
MUSSORGSKY arr. RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition
10. The Great Gate of Kiev
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