Classical Music Listening Guide
Each YouTube link opens
search results for the exact work, allowing you to choose among recordings and
performances. These are search links, not verified individual videos.
1. Sonata in E Major, K. 380
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti Listening note: Bright,
courtly keyboard sonata with crisp ornamentation. YouTube: Open YouTube search
2. Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Composer: John Rutter Listening note: A serene, lyrical
movement for voice and accompaniment. YouTube: Open YouTube search
3. Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330 — III. Allegretto
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Listening note: A
playful, elegant finale; search specifically for movement three. YouTube:
Open YouTube search
4. Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide)
Composer: Gioachino Rossini Listening note: A virtuosic
soprano aria from the opera Semiramide. YouTube: Open YouTube search
5. Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
Composer: Frédéric Chopin Listening note: An expressive
nocturne with a richly decorated melody. YouTube: Open YouTube search
6. Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
Composer: Franz Schubert Listening note: A dramatic art
song whose piano accompaniment evokes a spinning wheel. YouTube: Open YouTube search
7. Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2
Composer: Johannes Brahms Listening note: Warm,
introspective late-Romantic piano writing. YouTube: Open YouTube search
8. Nana (Siete canciones populares españolas)
Composer: Manuel de Falla Listening note: A tender Spanish
lullaby for voice and piano. YouTube: Open YouTube search
9. Al amor
Composer: Fernando Obradors Listening note: A spirited
Spanish art song. YouTube: Open YouTube search
10. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Préludes, Book I)
Composer: Claude Debussy Listening note: A gentle prelude
with luminous, simple melodic lines. YouTube: Open YouTube search
11. Minstrels (Préludes, Book I)
Composer: Claude Debussy Listening note: A witty,
rhythmically playful prelude. YouTube: Open YouTube search
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The works are listed in
their original program order. The source program names performers Mr. Pennington
and Ms. Repetto; these links are intended to help locate recordings of the
compositions, not necessarily their performances.
