Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Nineteenth Century

Leonard Slatkin delves into eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the nineteenth century and tackles problems conductors face before stepping onto the podium, providing tips that will help bring these works to life on the stage. He covers works by Mussorgsky, Berlioz, Brahms, Dvoráaacute;k, Sibelius, Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky.

Leonard Slatkin is an internationally acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the Nashville Symphony, Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, USA, Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon, France, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Spain. A 6-time Grammy winner, he is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor.

Table of Contents Introduction to Volume II Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique" Bibliography