Best & Worst Endings in Classical Music

How do you end a piece of music well? It turns out to be a tricky thing to get right, partly because tastes as to what feels right have changed over time. In this video I look at some of the best and worst examples!


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Some of the pieces mentioned:

J.S.Bach: Prelude No.1 in C
   • Bach, Prelude in C major, BWV 846  

Bartok : Concerto for Orchestra
   • Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116  
Original ending:    • Bartók / Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. ...  

Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
   • NYO perform Messiaen: Turangalila Sym...  

Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor
   • [소리공감] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano...  

John Adams: City Noir
   • City Noir: III. Boulevard Night  

Stravinsky: Petrouchka
   • Stravinsky: Petroesjka / Petrouchka C...  

Sibelius: Symphony No.7
   • Sibelius, Symphonie Nr  7 C Dur op  1...  

Sibelius: Symphony No.5
   • Видео  

Ligeti: Piano Concerto
   • György Ligeti: Piano Concerto (1985-88)  

Satie: Embryons desséchés
   • 159  Erik Satie ~1913~ Embryons Dessé...  

Ravel: Jeux d'eau
   • Ravel - Jeux d'eau, Sheet Music + Audio  
   • City Noir: III. Boulevard Night  

Haydn: Symphony No. 59
   • Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 59 (»Feuersinfoni...  

John Adams : A Flowering Tree
   • John Adams - A Flowering Tree (Finale)  

Beethoven: Symphony No.5
   • Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (Proms 2012)  

Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy
   • Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy / Salon...  

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
   • Видео  

Mozart: Symphony No.41 Jupiter
   • W. A. Mozart: Symphony nº 41 "Jupiter...  

Vivaldi: Four Seasons
   • Vivaldi: Four Seasons/Quattro Stagion...  

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5
   • Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 3r...