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Jared Walker Performs Rosita Polka by Francisco Tarrega
Jared Walker Plays
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Johann Strauss II – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) was an Austrian composer known as “the king of the Waltz.” He came from a family of musicians, including his father and brothers. Despite his father’s…
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Zdeněk Fibich
…life in the city and personal misfortunes. However, it was during this period that he composed the String Quartet in A major, replacing the traditional scherzo with a polka, becoming…
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The Hagen Quartet Performs Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major
The Hagen Quartet delivers the best performance and recording of Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F, particularly the rhythmic and heroic melodies of its second movement, Assez vif. The pizzicato…
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Niccolò Paganini
…performance. Paganini was an innovator, introducing new methods of fingering and tuning, and making extensive use of harmonics and pizzicato effects. Compositions Paganini’s compositions are revered as some of the…
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Johann Strauss I
…on the first of his numerous European tours, with a visit to London in 1838 being particularly noteworthy. His music, which included waltzes, galops, polkas, quadrilles, and marches, resonated with…
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Johann Strauss – Vienna Waltz
Johann Strauss II, also known as Johann Baptist Strauss and Johann Strauss, Jr., was an Austrian composer of light music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and…
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Antonín Dvořák
…to live with his aunt and uncle. There he began studying harmony, piano, and organ. His penchant for composing manifested early, with polkas being some of his earliest creations during…
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24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39 (Complete) by Dmitri Kabalevsky
…complete set includes 24 pieces: Melody, Polka, Rambling, Cradle Song, Playing, A Little Joke, Funny Event, Song, A Little Dance, March, Song of Autumn, Scherzo, Waltz, A Fable, Jumping, A…
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Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra, Sz. 56, BB 68
…(Stick Dance) 00:06 II. Brâul (Sash Dance) 1:33 III. Pê-loc (In One Spot) 2:04 IV. Buciumeana (Horn Dance) 3:20 V. Poargǎ româneascǎ (Romanian Polka) 5:05 VI. Mǎrunţel (Fast Dance) 5:39…
