Epic: Intense and dramatic classical music

Enjoy a dramatic playlist of powerful and epic classical favorites.

Playlist:

00:00:00
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Mars
Adrian Leaper, conductor
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

00:07:45
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2: 4th movement
Adrian Leaper, conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

00:21:18
Carl Orff
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eva Jenisova, soprano
Vladimir Dolezal, tenor
Ivan Kusnjer, baritone

00:23:58
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on Bald Mountain
Daniel Nazareth, conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

00:35:58
Ottorino Respighi
Roman Festivals: Circenses
James DePreist, conductor
Oregon Symphony

00:40:21
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1: 4th movement
Zdenek Kosler, conductor
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

00:58:55
Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome: The Pines of the Appian way
James DePreist, conductor
Oregon Symphony
David Bamonte, trumpet

01:04:31
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9: 4th movement
Ondrej Lenard
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

01:16:26
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Antonio de Almeida, conductor
Moscow Symphony Orchestra

01:26:58
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra

01:30:31
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1: 1st movement
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra

01:43:29
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9: 4th movement
Richard Edlinger, conductor
Zagreb Philharmonic Chorus
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra
Gabriele Lechner, soprano
Diane Elias, contralto
Michael Pabst, tenor
Robert Holzer, bass-baritone

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