The 30 Greatest Orchestral Works

• Written by: The Great Courses
• Narrated by: Professor Robert Greenberg
• Rated 4.5 Stars
• Length: 24 hrs and 52 mins 
• • Series: The Great Courses: Fine Arts & Music
• Format:  Lecture

The course covers the major eras and stylistic periods in Western music from the early 18th- to the mid-20th centuries and highlights a wide range of European and American works. Among these: Haydn's Symphony no. 104, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and Shostakovich's Symphony no. 5.