Title: Wagner Bridal Chorus
Genre: Classical
Length: 2:19
Instrumentation: Pipe Organ
Tempo: 60 beats per minute.

The classic "here come the bride" piece written by Wagner for the opera Lohengrin. This is about as traditional a performance as you can get. Epic, Uplifting 2007.

Title: Wagner Bridal Chorus - piano
Genre: Classical
Length: 1:42
Instrumentation: Piano
Tempo: 60 beats per minute.

A newer piano variation on Wagner's Bridal Chorus. It leaves out some of the less familiar middle section, and changes up a few chords while retaining the melody. Calming, Uplifting 2007.

Title: Lift Motif
Genre: Classical
Length: 44
Instrumentation: Piano
Tempo: 170 beats per minute.

Airy-sounding short waltz. Dark, Mystical, Uplifting 2007.

Title: Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68)
Genre: Classical
Length: 49
Instrumentation: Piano

Thanks to the Unheard Beethoven people for their great work on uncovering these lost pieces! This piece is ca. 1803. Dark, Somber 2005.

Title: Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)
Genre: Classical
Length: 5:40
Instrumentation: Piano

Opus 40; Number 9. Written 1878. Recorded 2005. Dark, Unnerving, 2005.

Title: Ecossaise in E-flat (WoO 86)
Genre: Classical
Length: 30
Instrumentation: Piano

This is notable in that it was the last completed piano piece Beethoven ever wrote. Thanks to the Unheard Beethoven people for their great work on uncovering these lost pieces! 2005.

Title: Thaxted (Holst)
Genre: Classical
Length: 2:32
Instrumentation: Orchestral - Full

Written by Gustav Holst, 1921; Arranged by Kevin MacLeod 2006. Originally published in a hymnbook - this piece took readily to the WWII retrospective type of arrangement. Uplifting, Epic 2006.

Title: Canon in D Major
Genre: Classical
Length: 5:55
Instrumentation: Orchestral - Bass, Violin, Harp

Pachelbel's Canon in D Major. Bass continuo with three violins. Harp duet doubling the parts. Relaxed, Somber, Uplifting 2006.

Title: Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia)
Genre: Classical
Length: 1:35
Instrumentation: Orchestral - Pizz strings, Clarinet, Horn

Delibes. I am astounded that there are so few recordings of this piece on the net... for a few reasons. 1. Everyone knows this piece (but nearly no one knows what it is called). 2. It is very easy to record (Pizzicato strings have been one of the few samples that have sounded "real" for a long time). 3. The composer is long dead and his stuff is in the Public Domain (Léo Delibes; 1891). And for some background... Sylvia is a 3-Act ballet first produced in 1876. I'm pretty certain this particular piece has nothing to do with the plot - or it wouldn't be called a "divertissement". Humorous, 2005.

Title: String Quintet (Beethoven)
Genre: Classical
Length: 2:17
Instrumentation: Small Ensemble - Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin

Beethoven. Unreleased Beethoven piece courtesy unheardbeethoven.org. Hess 38. Dark, Mysterious, Relaxed 2004.

Title: Sheep May Safely Graze - BWV 208
Genre: Classical
Length: 3:57
Instrumentation: Small Ensemble - Celesta, Harp, Vibe, Marimba

Bach. Abnormal instrumentation. Bright, Uplifting, Humorous 2004.

Title: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049
Genre: Classical
Length: 7:17
Instrumentation: Orchestral - Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, Harpsichord

Bach. Violin, 2 Flutes (standard C Flute in this case), a mess of strings, and harpsichord. The primary violin is obviously sampled in a few of the faster passages, but the sweet tone shines through nicely on the slower notes. This is my first attempt at a Brandenburg... I suspect I'll revisit this one after I get a few more recorded. Still, it is probably the best free and digital recording available. Bright, Uplifting 2005.

Title: Chromatic Fantasia (Bach BWV 930)
Genre: Classical
Length: 6:41
Instrumentation: Organ

Bach. WARNING! This is a very baroque organ piece. It sounds very old. Not something you listen to unless you're into that kind of thing. Intense, Dark, 2004.

Title: Chromatic Fuge (Bach BWV 930)
Genre: Classical
Length: 5:53
Instrumentation: Organ

Bach. Among the most complex fugues ever written. Intense, Dark, 2004.

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