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Power through classical music

Farandole to Libertango, a world of music and dance in tonight's In Tune Mixtape, including a procession of elephants and the PR stunt that launched the brand 'Louis XIV - the Sun King'.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite no.2)

    Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
  • Trad.

    Pizzica di San Vito arr Pluhar

    Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Singer: Vincenzo Capezzuto.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op 61)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Cristina Marton.
  • Percy Grainger

    Mo nighean dhu [My dark-haired maiden] from 'Songs of the North'

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • The music of Percy Grainger: Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Philips.
    • 7.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    脡cossaises, Op 72 (No 1 in D major)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud: Chopin; Journal Intime.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 11.
  • Estienne du Tertre

    Premiere Suytte de Bransles d'Ecosse

    Ensemble: Flautadors.
    • Music for the Queen of Scots.
    • DEUX-ELLES.
    • 005.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Waltz No 2 in D major

    Performer: Jana Vlachov谩. Performer: Karel Stadtherr. Performer: Petr Verner. Performer: Mikael Ericsson. Ensemble: Vlachovo kvarteto Praha.
    • Dvorak: Works for String Quartet Vol. 5: Vlach Quartet Prague.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Edward Elgar

    March of the Mogul Emperors (The Crown of India)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Elgar: The Crown of India: 大象传媒 Philharmonic/Davis.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Anon.

    Extract Venus et les Graces - Louis XIV

    Composer: Francesco Cavalli. Ensemble: Ensemble Correspondances. Director: S茅bastien Dauc茅.
    • Le Concert Royal de la Nuit.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI HM.
    • 27.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Libertango

    Ensemble: Trio Tangophoria.

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  • Fri 8 Feb 2019 19:00
  • Tue 8 Jun 2021 19:00

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