If there's such a thing as an underrated Beethoven Symphony, it's this - his 8th.

Short, punchy, joy-filled, playful, brilliant!

This is the intro to the 2nd half of the piece.

Total listen time - 15 mins

Music here:

https://youtu.be/9-f3iKeUJm4?t=777

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https://spoti.fi/31exMZA [tracks 3 & 4]

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If there's such a thing as an underrated Beethoven Symphony, it's this - his 8th.

Short, punchy, joy-filled, playful, brilliant!

Music here: https://youtu.be/9-f3iKeUJm4

or here on Spotify:

https://spoti.fi/31exMZA

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Fabulous and fun singing from Rossini's Barber of Seville in honour of my first haircut in the hands of a 7 year old (and in tribute to my friends growing magnificent lockdown beards)!

Music here, with pictures: https://youtu.be/-ipb9xbXSAY

or here on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2zKSnJH

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There are some pieces of music that everyone knows - Wagner's Wedding March is one - and then it turns out to be quite different in its original setting.

Music here: https://youtu.be/_7Su2qPT_P0

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I love this movement from Mozart's 5th - and last - violin concerto, written to play himself, at the age of 19. It's elegant and sophisticated and then wild and free. 

It's a great piece for a dance around your living room!

Music here:

https://youtu.be/KtkkD9maPSw?t=5960

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I'm inspired to play this by the video game TrollFace Quest! ...where a little snippet of fanfare reminds me of Mahler's brilliant first symphony. Intro here,

Music here: https://youtu.be/gexnIbK-pJA

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In music that was ground breaking and influential - especially to modern film composers - Gustav Holst takes us on a spectacular, mischievous and mysterious journey to Uranus and Neptune and asks the question what else is out there...

Music here: https://bit.ly/2XPaIi7

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Modern yet timeless,

Dynamic yet static,

Hypnotic yet energising

The brilliant combination of tuned percussion instruments and the genius of Steve Reich in his Mallet Quartet

Music here: https://youtu.be/uH9ku-52PUA

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Simple pleasures in this episode: One of the most famous pieces of 'early' classical music is Pachelbel's Canon, here in two great versions including one for rubber chicken... Enjoy!

Music here: https://youtu.be/CsXLv__jLok

and here - a must watch: https://youtu.be/khOfSVULtsU, Courtesy of Twosetviolin

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No haunted house would be complete without the soundtrack of organ music, right? The supreme example is Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, but the films and TV only ever give us 10 seconds...

...crank up the volume so the floor trembles and don't get so scared you have to hide behind the sofa.

Music here:

https://youtu.be/Nnuq9PXbywA

or here on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ePncvI

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