symphonies
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Stravinsky had spent nearly two decades working inside self-imposed forms—neoclassical symphonies and ballets built on borrowed material.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Think of Haydn and his hundred-plus symphonies, Rossini’s nearly 40 operas, and the astonishing array of more than 1,500 works of all kinds that Schubert wrote during his 31 brief years on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
“Ludwig” tosses in the additional coloring of a classical music-inspired soundtrack driven by Beethoven’s famous symphonies.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
Hardly kids’ stuff, these symphonies prove some of the greatest musical and emotional challenges for even the greatest professional orchestras.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
As well as nine symphonies and much chamber music, he wrote over six hundred songs before his death in 1828.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
