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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 5, Op. 64"

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer. He wrote his fifth symphony at the same time as Manfred and the opera The Queen of Spades. The three works share similar themes.

This recording is performed by the Orquesta Filarmónica De La Ciudad de México.

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Free Download: Henri Christiné's "Overture to Phi-Phi"

Henri Christiné (1867-1941) was a French composer who wrote many popular chansons as well as operetta. His most famous 'opérette-bouffe' was 'Phi-Phi', produced at the Bouffes-Parisiens in 1918.

This recording is performed by the Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paul Bonneau, conductor.

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The April issue of Music Media Monthly is now live!

When it comes to April weather, there can be such a thing as too much variety. But music is a different story, and the coverage in this month's issue of Music Media Monthly doesn't disappoint. April features a new book on the Gershwins and a new edition of Paul Griffiths' Modern Music and After; guitarists' personal websites; DVDs include performances and footage from a Celibidache documentary; and in CDs, pop, Boccherini, eighteenth century "gallery hymns", and Yiddish ska (just in time for Passover!).

New music content added

This was a big week for our music products: we've added a lot of content to four different collections!

• 1,837 pages of content have been added to Classical Music Reference Library, representing four titles from Princeton University Press (if this month's issue of Music Media Monthly got you in a Schoenberg mood, you're in luck: one of those titles is Schoenberg and His World).
• 28 videos have been added to Dance in Video, with styles ranging from baroque to hip-hop. Dance in Video now contains 275 hours of video from 314 different titles.
• 18 new videos have been added to Opera in Video, including a number of performances from the Royal Opera House and several documentaries. The collection now contains 174 videos spanning 488 hours. 
• The biggest news of all: Classical Scores Library is now complete! The new content added to the collection (from composers like Girolamo Frescobaldi, Antonio Vivaldi, and Diana Blom) puts it at 400,000 pages of sheet music.

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The February issue of Music Media Monthly is now live!

Whether your interest lies in reggae, choral Schoenberg, or the ukelele, this month's issue of Music Media Monthly has something for you (and if you like all three, we can pretty much guarantee it does). Featured are sound recordings of British folk, roots reggae from France, and the Westminster Cathedral Choir performing Palestrina. For performance fans, the videos are choral and opera works, and the books include a history of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and a look at Gershwin's theatrical composition career. And get a little taste of summer with the Web resources, all related to the ukelele. As usual, Music Media Monthly has something for every taste. Check out this month's issue here!

The December issue of Music Media Monthly is now live!

Music Media Monthly's December issue is out, and it's filled with the quality and variety you (and we) love! Among the videos is "Tchaikovsky's only comic opera", and CDs include Jordi Savall's collection of Celtic tunes on the viola de gamba and a fantastic fortieth-anniversary compilation from Rounder. There's also a fantastic selection of holiday Web resources. All in all, staying inside with Music Media Monthly is a great way to spend a cold December day...though you may have to brave the weather to find the reviewed Mahler biography at the bookstore. Check it out!

November issue of Music Media Monthly is live

The November issue of Music Media Monthly is now live at http://musicmediamonthly.com. This month's issue covers a delightful range of material. Videos reviewed include the documentary André Previn: A Bridge Between Two Worlds, one-act operas Der Zwerg and Der zerbrochene Krug, and Little Women. The sound recordings column contains reviews of albums by Brian Eno, Steven Page, a long out of print Nyabinghi collection produced by Keith Richards, and an examination of the Protestant Reformation through music. This month's book reviews include a murder mystery by Gerald Elias and Richard Taruskin's latest collection of essays, and the Web site column reveals a treasure trove hidden in the Internet Archive.

Music Media Monthly is your guide to the best music-related books, videos, Web sites, and recordings. Check out the November issue now, and be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed, email notification, or bookmark the site. We also encourage you to leave feedback for the editor and authors.

Dance in Video continues to grow

We've just added 18 new videos to Dance in Video, increasing the total to 278 videos. The newly added content includes material from the Alive & Kicking series; performances by the Paris Opera Ballet, Berlin State Ballet, The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Nederlans Dans Theater, and Dutch National Ballet; documentaries on Alwin Nikolais and George Balanchine; and tap instructional videos.

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August issue of Music Media Monthly is live

The August issue of Music Media Monthly is now live at http://musicmediamonthly.com. This month's issue features something for everyone. Videos reviewed include Falstaff, Aida, and Lulu, and the sound recordings column contains reviews of albums by Lily Storm, Dejah Léger, and Roots Manuva. This month's book reviews focus on American classical composers, and the Web site column is devoted to the Sacred Steel tradition.

Music Media Monthly is your guide to the best music-related books, videos, Web sites, and recordings. Check out the August issue now, and be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed, email notification, or bookmark the site. We also encourage you to leave feedback for the editor and authors.

More new music content!

Just when you thought we were done adding content to Music Online this week, we went out and uploaded another batch of new content.

Three new titles have been added to African American Music Reference—Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of its Makers by Doug Ramsey, The Pilgrim Jubilees by Alan Young, and Rythm Oil: A Journey Through the Music of the American South by Stanley Booth.

We've also added Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, Vol. 8 by Sylvia Glickman and Martha Furman Schleifer to Classical Music Reference Library.

Classical Music Library gained 24 new albums from Wirripang, including contemporary compositions by Australian composers. New material from composers Betty Beath, Phillip Wilcher, John Martin, Jeanell Carrigan, Hugh Dixon, and others is now available.

Opera in Video now contains the 1956 recording of Casta Diva from Bel Canto Society, a film biography of Bellini's life, with performances of famous arias from his operas. The film features Caterina Mancini, Gianni Poggi and Giulio Neri.

Finally, an another 18,000+ pages of sheet music has been added to Classical Scores Library. The new content includes material from the Recent Researches in the Music of the Renaissance and Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era. Composers include Johannes Mouton, Pierre de la Rue, Tomaso Albinoni, Adriano Banchieri, Francesco Gasparini, Michel Lambert, Jacopo Peri, Giovanni Felice Sances, Orazio Vecchi, Adrian Willaert, and more.

Music Online now contains over 299,000 tracks for US and Canadian customers (over 264,000 for customers in other countries), nearly 67,000 pages of full-text reference, close to 24,000 scores, and over 400 streaming videos.