Though the term “classical music” includes all Western art music from the Medieval era to the 2000s, the Classical Era was the period of Western art music from the 1750s to the early 1820s—the era of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven, etc. The dateline for the overall historical periods are: Medieval (c. 1150 – c. 1400); Renaissance (c. 1400 – c. 1600); Baroque (c. 1600 – c. 1750); Classical (c. 1750 – c. 1830); Early Romantic (c. 1830 – c. 1860); Late Romantic (c. 1860 – c. 1920); and Post ‘Great War’ Years (c. 1920 – Present). Included within the list of classical artists below are what I believe are the best at playing their individual instruments. With that, I formed a fictional group and called them a part of a Virtuoso Symphony.
Four playlists for your ease of enjoyment:
Virtuoso Orchestra (32 videos): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqptie5CKN1gXvFLmWJIJhvEJ0h0J7LAS
Greatest classical composers (19 videos): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqptie5CKN1hR_3ejNDQf2rPUInjCYeWi
Orchestra artists (25 videos): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqptie5CKN1jZCFix-12paKQHpLVyUSFP
Greatest symphonies in the world (10 videos): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqptie5CKN1g0CCeHYcjGmRIwZsWHOe99
72 Classical Music blog links:
Bach, Johann. “Mass in B Minor” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/3FLbiDrn8IE) (RQ 10).
Bavarian Radio Symphony. “Beethoven’s No9” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/6MMmPGafGcY) (RQ 9).
Beach, Amy. “Symphony in E Minor” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/VmLU1CfHcJw) (RQ 7).
Benedetti, Nicola. (1st Violin) Virtuoso Symphony “Marsalis V Concerto” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/Xb3s5ivxTEE) (RQ 9).
Beethoven, Ludwig. “Van Erotica Symphony” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/nbGV-MVfgec) (RQ 10).
Berliner Philharmonic. “Symphony No9” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/IDOAT1ZbTRI) (RQ 9).
Bezaly, Sharon. (Flute) Virtuoso Symphony “Hungarian F. Doppler” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/ZQpjASd6PZQ) (RQ 8).
Bigelow, Claudine. (Viola) Virtuoso Symphony “Scene And Louise” Post 44.
Bingen, Hildegard. “Canticles of Ecstacy” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/Ei88J4lERbk) (RQ 9).
Bonham, John. (Drummer-Led Zepplin) Virtuoso Symphony “Moby Dick” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/UOSf9f5_qZ8) (RQ 7).
Botti, Chris. (Trumpet) Virtuoso Symphony “When I Fell in Love” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/ClMTuUwl0tg) (RQ 10).
Brahms, Johannes. “Symphony No3” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/UH324lgbxaI) (RQ10).
Brown, Alison (Guest Banjo) Virtuoso Symphony “Going to Glasgow” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/OXbZq9YuqLc) (RQ 8).
Budapest Festival Orchestra. “Dances of Galanta” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/Dt3n1hJXTTs) (RQ 10).
Caccini, Francesca. “Primo Libro Pelo Musiche” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/bIYvV4CIAow) (RQ 9).
Carreno, Teresa. “Ballade No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/_SCoheEblp0) (RQ 8).
Chaminade, Cecile. “Arabesque No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/gaV2unQNWA0) (RQ 8).
Chicago Symphony. “Beethoven’s No9” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/rOjHhS5MtvA) (RQ 9).
Chopin, Fredric. “The Nocturnes” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/-gDinVAmtA0) (RQ 9).
Cleveland Orchestra. “Adagio” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/8PQT5IK8mwA) (RQ 8).
Douvas, Elaine. (Oboe) Virtuoso Symphony “Strauss Concerto Pt1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/kNQvgUO3vNc) (RQ 6).
Dunedin Consort. “Bach’s Magnificat” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/QA7pe_j0P7c) (RQ 9).
Estonian Philharmonic. “Salve Regina” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/a9Dp95JeX-8) (RQ 10).
Estrada, Andres Orozco (Conductor) Post 44 (https://youtu.be/EItWSTt1NlE) (RQ 8).
Farronc, Louise. “Nonet in E Flat” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/v4p1q0mNjoo) (RQ 8).
Frost, Martin. (Clarinet) Sweden Virtuoso Symphony “Klezmer Dances” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/o7OaQMiJc3o) (RQ 9).
Galway, Sir James. (Flute) Virtuoso Symphony “Danny Boy” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/xv1rI1kFvwA) (RQ 9).
Grapbelli, Stephanie. (Guest Fiddle) Virtuoso Symphony “Uptown Dance” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/oMobf1AHbHk) (RQ 9).
Gurru, Trilock. (Percussion) India Virtuoso Symphony “A Master” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/SVF6koRqx9M) (RQ 8).
Gutman, Natalia. (Russian) “Bach Suite No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/J7QA7zE5Hg0) (RQ 8).
Handel, George. “Messiah” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/juckXS8PktE) (RQ 8).
Haugsand, Ketil. (Guest Harpsichord) Virtuoso Symphony (Norway) “Prelude in G Major” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/H3Pmr8wa4vw) (RQ 8).
Hayden, Franz. “The Creation” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/l07oRR4u-rk) (RQ 9).
Izotov, Eugene. (Oboe) Russia Virtuoso Symphony “Mozart Concerto” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/mJV0dFU_IPU) (RQ 8).
LA Philharmonic. “Romeo and Juliet” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/MEeLl9-l63w) (RQ 8).
LeClair, Judith. (Bassoon) Virtuoso Symphony “Works for Bassoon” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/_Pm_Y-8bmRY) (RQ 9).
Leonarda, Isabella. “Sonata Dudecima” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/lSKkglNwQEU) (RQ 9).
Les Arts Florissants. “Vi Ricorda” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/25ofpbjIFwg) (RQ 9).
London Philharmonic. “Bolero” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/GJVWEstu_lM) (RQ 10).
Lortie, Louis. (Guest Piano) Canada Virtuoso Symphony “Beethoven Sonata No17” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/4gMBXfRs43M) (RQ 8).
Ma, Yo Yo. (Cello) Virtuoso Symphony “Bach Suite No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/1prweT95Mo0) (RQ 9).
McBride, Christian. (Bass) Virtuoso Symphony “Shake & Bake” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/-ZnWD59IV4s) (RQ 8).
Mendelsson, Fanny. “Notturmo in G Major” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/ti1eZ2B63Ro) (RQ 8).
Meyer, Sabine. (Clarinet) Germany Virtuoso Symphony “Mozart Concerto” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/Wj7FY3oKkmY) (RQ 9).
Mozart, Wolfgang. “Jupiter Symphony” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/bnK3kh8ZEgA) (RQ 10).
Mulligan & Piazzoula Nuevo. “Tango” Post 48 (https://youtu.be/Urbj-xC9DX4) (RQ 8).
O’Conner, Mark. (2nd Violin) Virtuoso Symphony “In the Cluster Blues” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/gPmR7unKp78) (RQ 9).
Perlman, Itzhak. (1st Violin) Virtuoso Symphony “Beethoven Concerto” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/cokCgWPRZPg) (RQ 8).
Pine, Rachel Barton. (2nd Violin) Virtuoso Symphony “Tchaikovsky Concerto No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/hdcpb_mUIrQ) (RQ 7).
Power, Lawrence. (Viola) UK Virtuoso Symphony “Salonen Pentatonic” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/f3ngHLgnvc8) (RQ 9).
RIAS Kammbrchor. “Lobet Den Herrn” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/InrxMA1ID0I) (RQ 9).
Russian Folk. “Balalaika” Post 49 (https://youtu.be/VhLcLKqGonk) (RQ 7).
Sandoval, Arturo. (Trumpet) Cuba Virtuoso Symphony “Funky Cha Cha” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/KRBapxrFxu0) (RQ 8).
Schubert, Franz. “Ave Maria” (by Barbara Bonny) Post 44 (https://youtu.be/tDQj7j-xogM) (RQ 9).
Schumann, Clara. “Piano Works” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/xhDFHqOLgeQ) (RQ 10).
Shorr, Daria. (Bass) Virtuoso Symphony (Russia) “Siberia” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/hjGbUuX4_Zw) (RQ 9).
Staatskapelle Orchestra. “Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A major” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/uY2AusGNDUo) (RQ 10).
Strozzi, Barbara. “Sino Alla Morte” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/3iW7014VGpI) (RQ 9).
Swedish Radio Choir. “Ich Bin Dcr Walt” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/iuXQjx3lnGU) (RQ 9).
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr. “Swan Lake” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/9cNQFB0TDfY) (RQ 10).
The Sixteen Allegri’s. “Miserere” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/hAwzChKpDi0) (RQ 8).
Thile, Chris. (Guest Mandolin) Virtuoso Symphony “Bach Sonata No1” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/j3lH_Tevw5o) (RQ 8).
Trinity College. (Soloist: Eriks Esenvalds) “Only in Sleep” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/fvPynMI6Umc) (RQ 9).
Thuneman, Klaus. (Bassoon) Germany Virtuoso Symphony “Vivaldi Concerto)” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/W4LboPMextw) (RQ 9).
Tslsar, Zdenek. (French Horn) Czech Virtuoso Symphony “Strauss Concerto No2” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/S4QWb8UXpm8) (RQ 9).
Tsybuleva, Anna. (2015 Leeds Winner) “Etude Enforme de Valse” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/2Rn0swlNKuc) (RQ 8).
Vienna Philharmonic. “Neujahrskonzert” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/qrEL4Hh4itg) (RQ 10).
Vivaldi, Antonio. “Four Seasons” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/GRxofEmo3HA) (RQ 10).
Westminster Abby. “Miserere Me” Post 55 (https://youtu.be/Psf5Cqjpt7I) (RQ 9).
Whitaker, Matthew. (Guest Keyboard) (Blind) Virtuoso Symphony “Live Session” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/Ir6zixUUo7g) (RQ 8).
Willis, Sarah. (French Horn) Virtuoso Symphony “Mozart Mambo” Post 44 (https://youtu.be/VLGCIgljYks) (RQ 10).
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