January 15, 2009

Composer or Artist Selection Time
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Symphony # 1 in E flat major, K 16

14:06

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Symphony # 41 in C major “Jupiter”, K 551

39:34

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Sergei RACHMANINOFF Concerto #2 in c-minor for piano and orchestra, Opus 18

35:40

Mily BALAKIREV Overture on Russian Themes

7:25

The Meander  

 

Rich PREZIOSO & Jacquie MANNING: Small Potatoes Knott

4:08

1) The talent of Wolfgang Amadeus is well known – but his sister was no musical slouch. What was her name and musical talent?

ANSWER: Maria Anna – nicknamed Nannerl – piano

2) The mighty handful of the Russian Romantic period did no include one notable Russian composer; who was the most famous Russian composer missing from the group?

ANSWER: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


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