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This week’s mix takes you on a wild ride through classical music’s heaviest hitters: from dark, brooding symphonies to thunderous, high-octane masterpieces. Crank it up and feel the power!
Igor Stravinsky: Rite of spring: Augurs of Spring, Sacrificial Dance
Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, Op.62 No. 6
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, V. Dream of a night of the sabbath
Aleksandr Scriabin: Fantasie in B minor
Nicolò Paganini: Capriccio No. 5
Ottorino Respighi: Feste Romane, I. Circenses
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, III. Allegro ben marcato
Dimitry Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8, II. Allegro molto
Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto No. 1, III. Allegro
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Dance of the Knights
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, The Hut on Fowl’s Leg
Antonio Vivaldi: La Follia