Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz

Beautiful reconstruction of this great but(not-too-famous)classical piece from  Camille Saint-Saéns. The virtual orhcestra is Kirk Hunter as usual.

Zig, zig, zig, Death in a cadence, Striking with his heel a tomb, Death at midnight plays a dance-tune, Zig, zig, zig, on his violin. The winter wind blows and the night is dark; Moans are heard in the linden trees. Through the gloom, white skeletons pass, Running and leaping in their shrouds. Zig, zig, zig, each one is frisking, The bones of the dancers are heard to crack— But hist! of a sudden they quit the round, They push forward, they fly; the cock has crowed.
(Based upon an old french superstition by Henri Cazalis)


Camille Saint-Saéns - Danse Macabre

Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

NutCracker - Waltz of the Flowers

Nutcracker - Russian Dance (Trepak)

Nutcracker - Dance of The Reed Flutes

Nutcracker - Miniature Overture

The 'Waltz of the Flowers' from Tchaikovsky's esteemed ballet 'The Nutcracker', appears towards the end of the second act. Attention can be drawn to the melodious cadenza of the harp, then to the horns that eventually make way into the riveting melody of the strings.

Waltz of the Flowers from 'The Nutcracker' - Tchaikovsky

Guest conductor Tito Munoz leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Dvorak's Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World". Recorded live in NEC's Jordan Hall October 2010.

Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor - Allegro con fuoco

A live recording from the Memphis Repertory Orchestra's debut CD release concert on March 2, 2013. The concert was given in the brand new Nancy Crosby Theater in the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Memphis, TN. 
Will Haapaniemi - Violin
William R. Langley - Music Director

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Night on Bald Mountain

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 and subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir under Nikolai Malko, on 5 November 1927. After the premiere, Shostakovich made some revisions to the score, and this final version was first played in Moscow later in 1927 under the baton of Konstantin Saradzhev. It was also the first time any version of the work had been played in Moscow.

Nutcracker - Miniature Overture

Carles Piles