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Deep-dive analyses of 41 works · harmony, form, orchestration, listening guides

Western Classical

• Bach — Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043Concerto
• Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988Variations
• J.S. Bach — Mass in B minor, BWV 232Choral / Mass
• Béla Bartók — Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119, BB 127Concerto
• Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37Concerto
• Beethoven — String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ major, Op. 130String Quartet
• Beethoven — String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3String Quartet
• Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major, Op. 55 ("Eroica")Symphony
• Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67Symphony
• Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")Symphony
• Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92Symphony
• Brahms — Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15Concerto
• Brahms — Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68Symphony
• Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26Concerto
• Claude Debussy — Prélude à l'après-midi d'un fauneSymphonic Poem
• Elgar — Symphony No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 63Symphony
• Henryk Górecki — Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")Symphony
• George Gershwin — Rhapsody in BlueRhapsody
• Ilaiyaraaja — Symphony No. 1, "Valiant"Symphony
• Mahler — Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")Symphony
• Mahler — Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minorSymphony
• Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49Trio
• Mendelssohn — String Octet in E‑flat major, Op. 20Octet
• Olivier Messiaen — Turangalîla-Symphonie (1946–48)Symphony
• Mozart — Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 ("Jupiter")Symphony
• Carl Orff — Carmina BuranaCantata
• Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 ("Classical")Symphony
• Ravel — Boléro, M. 81Ballet
• Ravel — Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83Concerto
• Schubert — String Quintet in C Major, D. 956Quintet
• Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82Symphony
• Richard Strauss — Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30Tone Poem
• Richard Strauss — Elektra, Op. 58Opera
• Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23Concerto
• Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35Concerto
• Weber — Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73 (J. 114)Concerto

Carnatic

• Bharathidasan / Dandapani Desikar — Thunbam Nergayil (Desh, Chatusra Eka)Tamil Isai Song
• Muthuswami Dikshitar — Meenakshi Me Mudam Dehi (Gamakakriya / Purvikalyani, Adi)Carnatic Kriti
• Muthuswami Dikshitar — Vatapi Ganapatim (Hamsadhvani, Adi)Carnatic Kriti
• Tyagaraja — Chede Buddhi Manura (Atana, Adi)Carnatic Kriti
• Tyagaraja — Manavyalakinchara (Nalinakanti, Adi)Carnatic Kriti

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