symphonies
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Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It’s a fascinating way to see songs, airs and symphonies: full of lost moments and feelings, waiting to stir within us and leap before our eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
“Ludwig” tosses in the additional coloring of a classical music-inspired soundtrack driven by Beethoven’s famous symphonies.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
Out of hundreds of symphony concerts I attended or listened to online this year, performances of three symphonies meant the most.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
If they have heard many symphonies, they also would not be at all surprised if the first movement is in sonata form and the third movement is based on a dance.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
