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David Loebel conducts the New England Conservatory Symphony in a performance of Rossini: Overture to William Tell. Recorded live in Jordan Hall October 9, 2013.

Rossini: Overture to William Tell

This work and the drawing are in the public domain.
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra as the Musopen Symphony Orchestra for the Musopen Kickstarter Project.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Musopen_-_In_the_Hall_Of_The_Mountain_King.ogg
Drawing: Peer Gynt i Dovregubbens Hall, ca. 1913, by Theodor Kittelsen.

In The Hall Of The Mountain King

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

Tchaikovsky – The Swan Lake, Op.20 - Act II, No.14 Scene: Moderato

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"

Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture (Full With Cannons)

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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Piano Version) - Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker

The famous prelude to "Die Walküre" is the "Ride of the Valkyries". As an exceptional piece to unveil an opera about female Norse archetypes with powers to condemn the fate of war soldiers, "Ride of the Valkyries" is revered for its climatic and invigorating nature, deeming it popular and best suited among many films and TV productions.

Ride of the Valkyries from 'Die Walküre' - Richard Wagner

Masquerade Waltz - Aram Khachaturian

I recently installed some new software at my studio and wanted to put it through its paces a bit.  It's December, so this just seemed fitting.  Enjoy. 

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky)

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

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

Georges Bizet [ L'Arlésienne: Farandole ]

Bizet  [ L'Arlésienne: Farandole ]

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.

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky)

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