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Leonard Bernstein
…symphonic and orchestral music. He composed music for ballet, film, theatre, choral works, opera, chamber music, and piano. One of his best-known compositions is West Side Story, a Broadway musical…
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Felix Mendelssohn – Royal Wedding March for Organ
…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 at Westminster Abbey in November 1947….
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Boris Godunov – Full Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov, an epic opera based on Pushkin’s play, is notoriously difficult to stage in the West. This version from Bolshoi, featuring Nesterenko as Godunov, is considered one of the…
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Beethoven 5th Symphony
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 performed by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012….
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Leopold Mozart
…in the history of Western music. Recognizing Wolfgang’s prodigious talent from a tender age, Leopold dedicated himself to nurturing his son’s musical abilities, often at the expense of his own…
