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The Great Composers

Bach
Air on a G String
Air on a G String

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750



Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827

Beethoven
Piano Concerto
No. 5 The Emperor

Episode 1 1770 - 1792
Episode 2 1792 - 1803
Episode 3 1803 - 1811
Episode 4 1812 - 1827


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791

Mozart
Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik K 525

Episode 1 1756 - 1769
Episode 2 1769 - 1780
Episode 3 1780 - 1786
Episode 4 1786 - 1791


Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 - 1921

Saintsaens
The Swan

Episode 1 1835 - 1878
Episode 2 1878 - 1921




Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893

Elgar
6th Symphony
4th Movement

Episode 1 1840 - 1867
Episode 2 1867 - 1877
Episode 3 1877 - 1885
Episode 4 1885 - 1893


Guiseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901

Verdi
Nabucco
Slaves' Chorus

Episode 1 1813 - 1842
Episode 2 1842 - 1851
Episode 3 1851 - 1901



Richard Wagner 1813 - 1883

Richard Wagner
Ride of the Valkeries
Ride of
the Valkeries

Episode 1 1813 - 1839
Episode 2 1839 - 1854
Episode 3 1854 - 1883





Vaughan Williams
Air on a G String
The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872 - 1958




Elgar
Enigma Variations - Nimrod
Enigma Variations
Nimrod

Edward Elgar 1857 – 1934



Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto 1 4th Movement
Piano Concerto 1
4th Movement

Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897



Dmitri Shostakovich
Russian Waltz
Russian Waltz

Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975



George Handel
Allegro Maestoso (Water Music Suite 2)
Allegro Maestoso
(Water Music Suite 2)

George Frideric Handel 1685 - 1759



Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff plays his Piano Concerto 3
Rachmaninoff plays
his Piano Concerto 3

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873 - 1943



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