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This is one of the most popular compositions in the classical world which was composed during the baroque era in the 1680's by Johann Pachelbel. Performed by the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. This is a non-HIP(Historically Informed Piece) adaptation of the Canon, which means this is NOT the original "version" of the piece, as Pachelbel composed it. If you're looking after a good HIP performance, I suggest listening to Musica Antiqua Köln's, that can be found under "Video Responses". Highly recommended, enjoy! You can find the mp3 here: www.megaupload.com I've uploaded the file again to RapidShare: rapidshare.com Sheets: www.sheetmusicfox.com

Saint-Saëns : Danse Macabre Danse Macabre (first performed in 1875) is the name of opus 40 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The composition is based upon a poem by Henri Cazalis, on an old French superstition: "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." en.wikipedia.org This is my second video. The first, which I uploaded about one year ago, was Pachelbel's famous Canon in D. youtube.com If you enjoyed this kind of music, you should start visiting my user's page regularly: I'll start uploading classical pieces regularly, probably about 1-2 videos a month including all the famous composers and more. Enjoy :) PS: Don't forget to rate and share your opinions! But PLEASE, PLEASE try to make comments to the point, or else I will have to control your comments and that's alot of pain in the ass...XD *And to all who wonder, I'm sorry but I can't send you the .mp3, sorry!

As I promised to upload more pieces, please welcome Ludwig Van Beethoven and his Große Fuge(Grosse Fuge), Opus 133! He wrote this piece when he was completely deaf a short time before he died, in 1825-1826. The Große Fuge is a single-movement composition for string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven originally composed the massive fugue as the final movement of his String Quartet No. 13 (Op. 130). However, the Fugue was so demanding of contemporary performers and unpopular with audiences that Beethoven's publisher urged him to write a new finale for the string quartet. Beethoven, notorious for his stubborn personality and indifference to public opinion or taste, acquiesced to his publisher's request on this occasion and published the Fugue as a separate opus number, opus 133. He then wrote a finale that replaced the Fugue, which is considerably lighter in character, more akin to the other movements of the opus 130 quartet. Today, performances of the quartet include either the Fugue or its replacement movement. en.wikipedia.org This is my third video, after Pachelbel's Canon: youtube.com and Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre: youtube.com I see you enjoy the pieces from your very lovely comments. It encourages me to upload more^^ BTW, this(the Fuge) is one of my favorites. I have first heard this piece in the movie "Copying Beethoven". I enjoyed the movie very much, highly recommended. Really, one of the bests^^ Cast: Diane Kruger -- Anna Holtz Ed Harris -- Ludwig van ...

As I promised to upload more pieces, please welcome Ludwig Van Beethoven and his Große Fuge(Grosse Fuge), Opus 133! He wrote this piece when he was completely deaf a short time before he died, in 1825-1826. The Große Fuge is a single-movement composition for string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven originally composed the massive fugue as the final movement of his String Quartet No. 13 (Op. 130). However, the Fugue was so demanding of contemporary performers and unpopular with audiences that Beethoven's publisher urged him to write a new finale for the string quartet. Beethoven, notorious for his stubborn personality and indifference to public opinion or taste, acquiesced to his publisher's request on this occasion and published the Fugue as a separate opus number, opus 133. He then wrote a finale that replaced the Fugue, which is considerably lighter in character, more akin to the other movements of the opus 130 quartet. Today, performances of the quartet include either the Fugue or its replacement movement. "[it is] an absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be contemporary forever." - Igor Stravinsky en.wikipedia.org This is my third video, after Pachelbel's Canon: youtube.com and Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre: youtube.com I see you enjoy the pieces from your very lovely comments. It encourages me to upload more^^ BTW, this(the Fuge) is one of my favorites. I have first heard this piece in the movie "Copying Beethoven". I enjoyed the movie very much ...

Hi^^ I recently bought four CD's with Baroque music(which is my favorite type of music, BTW), and wanted to share them with you. I'll try to upload 1 video a day. The CD's include: CD #1: Flute Sonatas by Handel CD #2: Flute(The Baroque flute)/Cello Concertos by Vivaldi CD #3: Italian Baroque Compositions CD #4: French Baroque Compositions This is first upload: Sonate En Ré Mineur Pour Flûte Et Basse Continue, HWV 367 Parts I-IV 1. Largo 2. Vivace 3. Furioso 4. Adagio The other parts of the sonata will be uploaded soon, too. Enjoy and have a nice, Baroque'ish summer.

An Italian wonderful Baroque piece. I have nothing more to say but it's a shame pieces like this do not get more known.