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Jonathan Conducts Strauss’s Thunder and Lightning Polka with Chandler Symphony Orchestra
4-year-old Jonathan conducts “Thunder and Lightning” Polka with Chandler Symphony….
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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…discharges, it creates music by literally shooting lightning bolts to the beat. Though not a traditional classical instrument, it’s been used in performances to create electrifying effects. Check out this…
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Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 – Precipitato
…brilliant toccata with a diatonic harmonic language and repeated B-flat major triads. Despite varying performance tempos, it remains imposing and exciting. The piece concludes with a thundering cascade of octaves….
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Rachmaninoff – Prelude Op. 23, No. 2
Rachmaninoff’s Prelude Op. 23 No. 2, performed by Sviatoslav Richter, is a rhythmically complex and virtuosic composition completed in 1903. The piece features thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right-hand…
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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 – 1st Movement, Allegro con Brio
“Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55: I. Allegro con brio – A thunderous and majestic performance with purpose, depth, and a severe Funeral March.”…
