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Ralph Vaughan Williams  The Lark Ascending

Have a listen at Aki Kuroda's new CD with Odradek Records: 20th century piano transcriptions, including the Adagietto from Mahler's 5th symphony, Schoenberg's Kammersymphonie and Stravinsky's Firebird.

Debussy-Borwick - Prelude a L'apres Midi d'un Faune L86

Paul Biss conducts the New England Conservatory Symphony in a performance of Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, April 9, 2014.

Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43 Allegretto

Elgar, Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Serenady – Dvořák · Elgar · Tchaikovsky

P. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C Major op. 48 – II. Walzer

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

Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Sarabande

Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale)

Recorded on a Fazioli grand at Collora Piano in Dallas, Texas.

Beethoven : Eroica Variations Op.35 Variation 1

Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

He's the legendary night traveller. Everyone knows of him, but nobody has seen him.
It can only be.....The Man In The Red Suit! (Written by Paul Novotny)
Paul Novotny-Bass  |  Joe Sealy-Piano | Archie Alleyne- Drums

The Man In The Red Suit

Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos and Solo Pieces

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: XX. Variation 18: Andante cantabile

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen ('95, '98 M.M.) leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Recorded live in NEC's Jordan Hall October 26, 2010.

P. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C Major op. 48 – II. Walzer

The Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra