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Classical Period
- Genre family
- Classical / Art Music
- Starting recordings
- 15
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Meet Classical Period
Classical Period is a branch of the Classical / Art Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Classical Period is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker and Zdeněk Košler.
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Parent genreClassical / Art Music
Current genreClassical Period
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01Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B-flat major, K. 269/261aClassical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 02Divertimento no. 15 in B-flat, K. 287: IV. AdagioClassical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 03Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequence: II. Tuba mirumClassical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 04Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam"Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 05Canon for 4 in 1 in B-flat major, K. 562a / KV deest: Canon2016 · Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 06Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165/158a: “Alleluia”2007 · Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 07Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 08Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Agnus DeiClassical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 09Serenade No. 9 D-Dur KV 320 - Posthorn, cor du postillone, viola und violoncello A-Dur KV 298: I. Adagio maestoso. Allegro con spirito1987 · Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab 10Regina coeli1991 · Classical Period · classicalOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
Artist·Impressionism
Claudio Abbado
Artist·Classical Period
Wiener Philharmoniker
Artist·Classical Period
Zdeněk Košler
Artist·Classical Period
Werner Mittelbach
Artist·Classical Period
Jens Weigelt
Artist·Classical Period
Slovenský filharmonický zbor
Artist·Classical Period
Jaroslava Horská
Artist·Classical Period
Jean‐Pierre Rampal
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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