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Pachelbel Canon in D major – Played by Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Pachelbel’s Canon in D major, composed by Johann Pachelbel, is a well-known piece of music. Originally scored for three violins and basso continuo, it was paired with a gigue in…
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Nocturne in E Flat Major – Chopin
Vi performs Chopin’s Nocturne in E Flat Major. Frédéric-François Chopin, a renowned Polish composer, is considered one of the greatest pianists. He exclusively composed for the piano and adopted the…
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Francisco Tarrega’s Alborada – The Music Box
…settle. For more information about Tarrega, visit this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_T%C3%A1rrega. The score I used was revised by Jean-Francois Delcamp, who owns a classical guitar forum: http://www.delcamp.net/forum/en/index.php?sid=1729c27fd05c744d99a0f1edd8b21977. He also has a…
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Franz Liszt – Liebestraum
Cellist Seeli Toivio and pianist Kalle Toivio perform Franz Liszt’s “Liebestraum” at Festival Servais 2007 in Halle Basilica, Belgium. Commemorating Adrien François Servais. Visit www.servais-vzw.org for more….
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Chopin – Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1
…English: POLONAISE MILITARY In French: POLONAISE MILITAIRE Author: CHOPIN (1810-1849) POLAND Name: FRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPIN Album: CHOPIN’S 10 POLONAISES Genre: INTERNATIONAL ERUDIT MUSIC Style: 19th century european romanticism Shares: 282…
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Mozart Concerto in E Flat Major, K. 449, 3rd Movement – Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Piovano-Thiollier. Mozart: Concerto K. 449, III tempo – Piano and orchestra concerto in E-flat major by Mozart, performed by François-Joel Thiollier on piano and conducted by Luigi Piovano. Recorded in…
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Georges Bizet
…Conservatoire, Bizet studied under esteemed musicians such as Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann and Antoine François Marmontel, and won several awards, including the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1857. Early Works and Struggles…
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Fernando Sor
…influenced the evolution of the classical guitar. Quotations and Reception François-Joseph Fetis, a Belgian musicologist, praised Sor, calling him the “Beethoven of the guitar.” Sor’s music, particularly his guitar sonatas,…
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Isaac Albéniz
…tutelage of Antoine François Marmontel, a renowned French pianist. At the age of seven, Albéniz passed the entrance examination for the prestigious Paris Conservatoire. However, he was denied admission because…
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Camille Saint-Saëns
…France, Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was the only child of Jacques-Joseph-Victor Saint-Saëns, an official in the French Ministry of the Interior, and Françoise-Clemence, née Collin. Tragically, his father passed away only a…
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Frédéric Chopin
…great reverence. Early Life Frédéric François Chopin was born on either February 22nd or March 1st, 1810, in the small village of Żelazowa Wola, near Warsaw in the Duchy of…
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Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Played by London Symphony Orchestra
François-Xavier Roth conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune….
