The Ride of the Valkyries is the second of the four opera, "Ring Cycle" by Richard Wagner.  It was written in 1851 and is one of Wagner's best known musical compositions.

Photo:  "In Old Norse mythology, the maiden attendants of Odin, who, at his command, rode over battlefields and bore the souls of the bravest of the slain to Valhalla, Odin's great hall." -Foster, 1921

The Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner

An arrangement of Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights in EWQLSO

Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights EWQL Orchestration

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

Steps of Power

Excerpted from a complete performance in collaboration with the Amherst College Choral Society, the exciting second movement of the Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi as performed by the Amherst Symphony Orchestra.

Verdi Requiem: "Dies Irae"

"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" is a famous musical composition for the organ. Composed by the Baroque maestro Bach, the piece is regarded as being the virtuoso's signature. Renowned for its regal and majestic resonance, dramatic command and titular opening motif, this piece  reveals the mastery of the performer's "touch" upon the organ's keys through its poignant and swiftly paced arpeggios. In western culture, the piece has developed an association with horror movies.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - Bach

Edvard Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King

MOVEMENTS:
00:00 - No. 01 - Waltz
03:56  - No. 02 - Nocturne
07:27  - No. 03 - Mazurka
10:05  - No. 04 - Romance
13:12    - No. 05 - Galop (Polka)

Aram Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Mario Zeffiri, tenor
Ildar Abdrazakov, bass
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director

Verdi Messa da Requiem: Dies irae, dies illa (January 2009)

Composer of classical, ambient, electronic, metal and filmic soundtracks.

I specialise in darker sounds and complex textures appropriate for soundtracks in games and films.

Some of my main inspirations include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Holst, Saint Saens, Philip Glass, Hans Zimmer, Prokofiev and Mozart

Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights EWQL Orchestration

Ichneumon