Your favorite classical tunes...

[Gaby]

Sergei Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights" from the ballet Romeo and Juliet

I agree with the first comment:

Those crazy Russian composers. Where would we be without them. Thank you Sergey.

 

[Alix]

Sergei Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights" from the ballet Romeo and Juliet

I agree with the first comment:

Russian composers are my favorite. They can be sweet as a butterfly in a meadow or so powerful that they can knock you right off a cliff.

 

[EmeraldR]

Florida" Suite for Orchestra - Frederick Delius​

 

[EmeraldR]

Ottorino Respighi - The Birds​

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[EmeraldR]

The trumpet shall sound - Handel's Messiah​

"Comfort ye and Ev'ry valley" from Handel's Messiah​

HANDEL I know that my Redeemer liveth​

 

[Gallo]

MARIN MARAIS - Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris

 

[Gaby]

MARIN MARAIS - Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris

That is one beautiful harpsichord.

 

[Gaby]

The trumpet shall sound - Handel's Messiah
"Comfort ye and Ev'ry valley" from Handel's Messiah
HANDEL I know that my Redeemer liveth

Continuing on this theme:

Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar

Elgar took the phrase "Pomp and Circumstance" from Act 3, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Othello:

Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, th'ear-piercing fife,
The royal banner, and all quality,
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war![1]

A: As in an opportunity to affect whole universe. Picture cosmic playing of "Pomp and Circumstance" AKA "Hope and Glory."

A: Exactly! We once said that it was a grand example of cosmic "Pomp and Circumstance". You simply do not have the full perspective!

 

[Cristal]

This week was the first time in my 20+ orchestra playing that I played " Francesca da Rimini" by Tchaikovski. I was exhausted by the end of it(and we had more music to play,one of them being Prokofiev's 5th Symphony which was a lot of fun). It's an extremely intense music.I found a great performance on YouTube

 

[EmeraldR]

Olivia Belli is an Italian pianist and composer known for her modern classical and neoclassical works. She composed "Sapias", a piece written specifically for Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen

 

[EmeraldR]

 

[Rhys]

A topical choice: The Epic of Khorramshahr by Majid Entezami

The Epic of Khorramshahr (Live)

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I was searching for Iranian orchestral music earlier today and came across this symphony split into 4 movements. It’s a musical story of the battle for Khorramshahr and its liberation from Iraqi occupation. The titles “The War” “Migration” “Preparation for War” and “Victory and Celebration” break it down nicely!