Classical Music Top Ten

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Here are the top ten articles for the Classical Music Site! These rankings are live and get reset at the beginning of each month, so check back often to see what your fellow visitors are most interested in!

1. Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti's opera Mary Stuart is a wonderful pastiche of coloratura style music and big choruses which is very enjoyable, especially the fight between Queen Elizabeth 1 and Mary Queen of Scots! Read on to learn more about it.

2. The Classical Music Newsletter

Learn more about how to find out what's new on the BellaOnline Classical Music site!

3. J S Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Learn about the history, music and performances of J S Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos

4. Ungeduld by Franz Schubert

Ungeduld (Impatience) is the high point of Die Schone Mullerin, with the miller expressing his joy at his girl saying "yes". It is a beautiful song.

5. Mozart's Operas

Some notes about Mozart's operas and which you should see first.

6. Sarastro in The Magic Flute

Learn more about one of the most important characters in The Magic Flute.

7. Der Neugierige by Franz Schubert

Schubert's lovely setting of Muller's poem, the sixth in the Die Schone Mullerin song cycle, is well worth getting to know.

8. The Minor Key in Classical Music

The minor key is great for producing dramatic colour within a piece of music.

9. Monostatos in The Magic Flute

Monostatos is not the most important character in the opera The Magic Flute, but he does have a big role within it.

10. Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata D.821

Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata was written for an extinct musical instrument which has been reconstructed and performed in several rare films. It is also performed regularly on the cello.

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