Thursday, October 1, 2009

One Hour of Classical Music on 90.9 FM (#3)

On October 1 I listened to an hour of Classical music on 90.9 FM. Four pieces were played during this time, the first composed by Franz Joseph Haydn called Scherzando #1 in F Major. This piece was heavily string-oriented and I could not distinguish any wind instruments being played.
Henry Purcell composed the second piece, Fairy Queen, which consisted of four movements. The wind instruments I heard were the oboe, trumpet, and either a flute or a recorder.
The third piece was composed by Giovanni Bottesini called the Double Bass Concerto #2 in B Major. As could be expected the double bass was focused on in this piece, accompanied by other string instruments. I heard no winds in this piece.
The Petite Symphony by Charles Gounod was the fourth and final piece I heard, and it was this piece that used the most wind instruments. In this long, four movement piece, I heard the clarinet, bassoon (which produced a very low sound), flute, oboe, and horns, which could have been French horn or trumpet. This concluded my hour of listening.

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