I have embarked upon a new 10-year project: to listen to all the Great Music of the Western World (aka The Works)! Listen to my first podcast episode here to get some background on the project.
Here is the Spotify playlist containing most of the recordings for Week 1.
Here are links to the scores (and sometimes recordings) for this week's pieces:
Scott Joplin
Rags (list below)
Piano roll recordings
Erik Satie
3 Gymnopédies
3 Gnossiennes (just nos. 1-3)
Arrangements by John Hackett and Steve Hackett:
- Gymnopédie No. 1
- Gymnopédie No. 2
- Gymnopédie No. 3
- Gnossienne No. 1
- Gnossienne No. 2
- Gnossienne No. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 1
String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 2
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1
*Joplin rags: Maple Leaf Rag; Original Rags; The Favorite; The Easy Winners; The Entertainer; Elite Syncopations; A Breeze from Alabama; Palm Leaf Rag; Weeping Willow; The Cascades; The Chrysanthemum; The Ragtime Dance (2nd version); Reflection Rag; Gladiolus Rag; Searchlight Rag; Pine Apple Rag; Fig Leaf Rag; Paragon Rag; Wall Street Rag; Euphonic Sounds; Solace; Pleasant Moments; Scott Joplin's New Rag; Magnetic Rag