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This Arabesque, originally written as a study for solo piano by German pianist and composer Friedrich Burgmüller, is taken from 25 Études faciles et progressives, Op. 100.
Thanks to Emily for suggesting this piece!
This is the central movement of a Flute Duet in A minor that the famous German flutist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz composed in 1759.
The third movement of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” clearly pays homage to Ludwig van Beethoven. Appropriately entitled after the “Molto vivace” (“very lively”) in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the first notes will make the listener feel they are suddenly listening to Beethoven all over again. Being so fast and lively, this dancing movement is a direct contrast to the Largo before it. The following “Poco sostenuto” trio in E major, on the other hand, recalls Dvorak's very strong Czech-Bohemian folk influences. Of course, Native American music had also been an influence on this symphony. In particular, Dvořák wrote that the third movement scherzo was “suggested by the scene at the feast in Hiawatha where the Indians dance“, referring to Longfellow's 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.
This syncopated jig appears to be unique to Chicago Police Captain Francis O'Neill's 1907 collection The Dance Music of Ireland.
Cahiramee (or Cahirmee) is a place name in north County Cork (some two miles east of the town of Buttevant), the location of a famous horse fair. The exact start date of the Cahirmee Horse Fair is lost to history, but local legend dates it back to the time of Brian Boru in the 11th century, and written records mention it as early as the 15th century. According to local tradition, this is where Napoleon bought his famous white charger, Marengo.
This is the twelfth study from German flutist and composer Caspar Kummer's 32 Etudes amusantes et instructives, Op. 129, first published in 1858.
This Largo in E minor opens the second of Belgian Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Loeillet's second book of Six sonatas of two parts, made on purpose for two German flutes, first published in London in 1720.
Here is the second movement of Telemann's Sonata in F minor for bassoon and basso continuo. It is an Allegro in ternary (A-B-A) form which shows a particular rhythmic interest, in that key moments in phrases often occupy unexpected beats of the bar. As a fast movement, it is somewhat virtuosic, especially when the semiquavers come in. Be prepared for them!