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Béla Bartók – The Wooden Prince, Performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester
Béla Bartók’s ballet, The Wooden Prince, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under conductor Cristian Măcelaru. Includes eight dances: Introduction, Dance of the princess in the forest, Dance of the…
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Borodin -Overture from Prince Igor
Yuri Botnari conducts MPO in Borodin’s Prince Igor Overture….
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Maurice Ravel – Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel’s “Pavane for Dead Princess” was inspired by a painting called “Lake George, 1869” by artist John Frederick Kensett….
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Princesses of Violin Perform William Tell Overture
Princesses of Violin perform Rossini’s Ouvertüre zur Oper ‘Wilhelm Tell’ in 2007….
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Polovtsian Dances from Borodin’s Prince Igor – Children’s Choir with College Symphony Orchestra
“Polovtsian Dances” from the opera, Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin, performed by college symphony orchestra and children’s choir….
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Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Conducted by Sylwia Anna Janiak-Kobylińska, the Polovtsian Dances from Borodin’s Prince Igor are performed by The Symphony Orchestra of the Felix Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk….
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Pavane for a Dead Princess by Maurice Ravel – Eastman Percussion Ensemble
Andrew Bockman’s arrangement of Maurice Ravel’s Pavane combines elements from the original piano and orchestral versions. The percussion quartet arrangement highlights the timbral possibilities of percussion instruments to evoke the…
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Classical Music for Funerals
…in the corners of many important and somber moments outside of the concert hall. The work was played at the funerals of Albert Einstein and Princess Grace of Monaco, and…
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Felix Mendelssohn – Royal Wedding March for Organ
…Hewitt. Dedicated to the upcoming Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29th, 2011. Also played during Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding…
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Domenico Scarlatti
…to come. The Spanish Sojourn Scarlatti’s life took another interesting turn when Princess Maria Barbara married the Spanish crown prince, the future Ferdinand VI. He moved to Spain, serving the…
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Franz Liszt
…new chapter in his life began when he met Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. Reformation of Musical Forms: The Weimar Years In 1848, Liszt accepted an invitation to settle in Weimar,…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…popular pieces for the organ. In 1717, Bach accepted a position with Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, a move that was met with resistance from Duke Wilhelm Ernst, who imprisoned Bach…
