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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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Bach’s Sonata for 2 Violins in C, BWV 1037 – Part 1
In 1951, Igor & David Oistrakh recorded Bach’s Sonata BWV 1037. The duo also started two blogs: one about classical music on Spotify and another about historic classical records. The…
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Polovtsian Dances by Borodin – Piano Arrangement by Luke Faulkner
Luke Faulkner performs his arrangement of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor….
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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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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…
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Wei Xin Zhou Performs Petrouchka by Stravinsky
Chinese teen prodigy, Wei Xin Zhou, impresses at the 2007 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition and performs “Petrouchka” by Igor Stravinsky in California….
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Stravinsky Firebird Suite – Danse Infernale, Berceuse, Finale
Maria Mazo’s live performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite arranged by Guido Agosti. Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Competition Vienna and other prizes. Follow Maria Mazo on Facebook….
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Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex with English Subtitles
Berlin Philharmonic presents the opera-oratorio, Oedipus Rex, by Igor Stravinsky.
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Modest Mussorgsky
…music had a profound influence on subsequent generations of Russian composers, including his contemporaries in “The Five” and later composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Igor Stravinsky. His emphasis on…
