- le jardin de capulet · roméo et juliette, mvmt ii · berlioz. ✦
- the capulets' garden is silent and deserted, until it is filled with the sound of the young capulets leaving the banquet singing snatches of music from the ball.
- allegro giocoso · symphony no. 4, mvmt iii · brahms. ✦
- an eruption of triumphant energy, pounding like a victorious dance, before yielding to a soft trio of woodwinds, tinged with an autumnal melancholy.
- con grazia · symphonie no. 6, mvmt ii · tchaikovsky. ✦
- a graceful waltz set in an unusual rhythm, where the feeling of sorrow glides across the ballroom amidst moments of tender and almost desperate lyricism.
- poco allegretto · symphony no. 3, mvmt iii · brahms. ✦
- once described by clara schumann as “a pearl, but a grey one dipped in a tear of woe and wrapped about with the mysterious charm of the woods and forests”.
- un bal · symphonie fantastique, mvmt ii · berlioz. ✦
- an artist finds himself amidst the excitement of a majestic ball, in contemplation of the beautiful sights, until he is bewildered by the figure of his beloved.
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