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Offline poiu

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Saint Saens
on: February 14, 2014, 05:08:52 AM
Here a short, famous work...
Guess the title and click the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrW-PLhaWjs
You won't be wrong :)
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Offline j_menz

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Re: Saint Saens
Reply #1 on: February 14, 2014, 05:19:27 AM
Quote from: poiu on February 14, 2014, 05:08:52 AM
You won't be wrong :)

I was.  :-[

My guess was his Variations on the Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus.
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Offline cabbynum

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Re: Saint Saens
Reply #2 on: February 14, 2014, 05:33:37 AM
Quote from: j_menz on February 14, 2014, 05:19:27 AM
I was.  :-[

My guess was his Variations on the Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus.

I was guessing carnival of the animals. Then I realsies that's not short and figured it was aquarium or "the pianist"
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Offline emill

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Re: Saint Saens
Reply #3 on: February 14, 2014, 06:43:26 AM
Beautiful ! !  always loved this piece! :)

btw, since "the Swan" is mainly a cello piece,
is the post about the piano "accompaniment"?
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Offline malaguena

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Re: Saint Saens
Reply #4 on: February 14, 2014, 07:14:43 AM
Saint Seans is beyond fantastic! I love this piece, but my favorite by him is Aquarium.
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Re: Saint Saens
Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 10:30:26 AM
Beautiful. I do like piano/cello as a combination.
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