The Big Classical Music Pieces XIX
George Frideric Handel, Germany and England, Baroque style, born 1685
Arrival of the Queen of ShebaArrival of the Queen of Sheba from Handel’s oratorio Solomon
A chamber orchestra plays it in a beautiful Dresden churchA chamber orchestra plays it in a beautiful Dresden church (nice) An all-female orchestra plays it (from :48) A saxophone quartet plays it (note the four types of sax: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone) A flute quartet plays it An all-female orchestra plays it (from :48) A saxophone quartet plays it A flute quartet plays it
Johann Sebastian Bach, Germany, Baroque style, born 1685 (same as Handel!)
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, first movement (“Allegro Moderato”)Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
A baroque orchestra plays it Another baroque orchestra plays it
Sergei Prokofiev, Russia, Romantic style, born 1891
Prokofiev’s Peter and the WolfPeter and the Wolf
The classic Disney version, Part 1 The classic Disney version, Part 1 and Part 2 (turn up sound) The more recent animated versionPart 2 The more recent animated version
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