To get acquainted with the world of classical music, it is better to choose concerts in Vienna, where they take place almost every day. Performers from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in historical costumes present works by Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and other classics.
What is characteristic of Vienna classic
Viennese classics is the direction of European music in the second half of the 18th and first quarter of the 19th centuries. This direction is characterized by the presence of accompaniment, cross-cutting themes, as well as work on the form and theme. Viennese classicism differs from the rest of the classical music directions by its logical, universal and clear art thinking and form. Works harmoniously combine comic and tragic notes, natural sound and accurate calculation, intellectual and emotional themes.
In the music of Viennese classics, the dynamics are clearly pronounced, which is fully reflected in the sonata form, which explains the symphony of many works of this genre. It is with this direction - with symphonism - that the development of the main instrumental genres of the Viennese classical era is associated: a chamber ensemble, concert, symphony and sonata. At the same time, the final formation of the four-private sonata-symphonic cycle took place. The system of forms, genres and rules of harmony developed by the Vienna school of classics is still in effect.
The heyday of Viennese classicism fell on the era of the development of the symphony orchestra, its definition with the functionality of orchestral groups and a stable composition. The main types of classical chamber ensembles formed: string quartet, piano trio and so on. Of the solo instrumental, piano music stood out most strongly.
