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Art of Music - Volume 02: Classicism and Romanticism

The National Society of Music

Read by Verla Viera, czandra, Jake Malizia, Louis Hehman, jenno, Peach, Sarah Rothwell, Adrian Stephens, hbradio and Fern · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Introduction (9:23)
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 1 (33:52)
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 2 (28:05)
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 3 (28:05)
The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 1 (25:56)
The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 2 (34:04)
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 1 (36:13)
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 2 (31:54)
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 3 (37:25)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 1 (51:31)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 2 (26:55)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 3 (39:14)
Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 1 (34:15)
Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 2 (46:21)
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 1 (39:02)
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 2 (31:26)
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 3 (25:17)
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 4 (25:25)
Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 1 (17:43)
Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 2 (26:24)
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 1 (22:33)
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 2 (37:28)
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 3 (26:40)
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 1 (31:48)
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 2 (31:35)
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 3 (21:31)
Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 1 (30:47)
Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 2 (24:55)
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 1 (34:30)
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 2 (24:12)
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 3 (31:27)
Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 1 (31:42)
Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 2 (45:59)
Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 1 (26:12)
Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 2 (28:24)