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Robert Schumann – Fairy Tales for Viola and Piano
Schumann’s Fairy Tales performed by Bashmet and Mutian in Moscow 1989….
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Henry Purcell – Entry Dance from The Fairy Queen
Henry Purcell’s “Entry Dance” from “Fairy Queen” performed by Musica Poetica under Jörn Boysen’s direction. Find more on MusicaPoetica1606’s YouTube channel….
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Grieg = Fairy Dance, Op. 12 No. 4, Played by August Linnman
August Linnman plays Grieg’s Fairy Dance, op 12 no 4 from Lyrical Pieces. Despite difficulties with precision and muscle memory, he enjoys the challenge. Recorded on June 29, 2011, using…
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Excerpt of People’s Fair at Shrovetide from Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky
Pierre Monteux conducts “People’s Fair at Shrovetide” from Petrouchka in this 1959 telecast with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The program also includes Brahms’ Tragic Overture and Hindemith’s Noblissima Visione. Petrouchka…
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
“The Nutcracker” theme: Famous Christmas melody by Tchaikovsky….
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…works, making him a master of orchestration. The Composer’s Muses: Fairytales, Folklore, and the Sea Rimsky-Korsakov’s work was characterized by his belief in creating a nationalistic style of classical music….
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Frédéric Chopin
…Besides performing, Chopin also made a name for himself as an excellent piano teacher. Romantic Affair with George Sand In 1838, Chopin began a passionate love affair with the French…
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Giacomo Puccini
…on his next project. For his new work, Puccini chose an 18th-century French novel about a tragic love affair and collaborated with librettists Guiseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica on its…
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Zdeněk Fibich
…called Moods, Impressions, and Souvenirs, composed between 1891 and 1899. These pieces essentially serve as a musical diary of his affair with Schulzova, teeming with passion and intimacy. The Golden…
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Johann Strauss II – The Blue Danube Waltz
…disappointment with its reception but admired the coda. The waltz was originally accompanied by a song but was later adapted into a purely orchestral version for the World’s Fair in…
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The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, Performed by the Virginia Opera
Virginia Opera presents “The Elixir of Love”, a romantic comedy by Gaetano Donizetti. The show will run from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6 in Norfolk, Richmond, and Fairfax, VA. The…
