Works written for a full orchestra, such as symphonies, overtures and concert pieces for orchestra. A work belongs here when the cited article calls it a symphony, overture or work for orchestra. It excludes concertos, which feature a solo instrument, and sung stage works. The group follows the form named in the cited article. Such works were written for concert halls, opera houses and ballet companies, and several are among the most performed pieces in the repertory. They include a symphony with a choral finale, a symphony inspired by the New World and a ballet score that became a concert favorite. It excludes concertos and works for the stage with sung text.
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Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) (Wikipedia)
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The Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (occasionally known as the Fate Symphony, German: Schicksalssinfonie), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1804 and 1808.
Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) (Wikipedia)
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The Symphony No. 2 in C minor by Gustav Mahler, also known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895.
Symphony No. 9 (Dvorak) (Wikipedia)
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The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 (Czech: Symfonie č. 9 e moll "Z nového světa"), also known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) (Wikipedia)
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The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824.
1812 Overture (Wikipedia)
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The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, is a concert overture in E♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Bolero (Ravel) (Wikipedia)
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Boléro is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel.
The Rite of Spring (Wikipedia)
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The Rite of Spring (French: Le Sacre du printemps) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Wikipedia)
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86), known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy, approximately 10 minutes in duration.
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