Stay classy, GRB

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The bouree from Georg Frideric Handel's Water Music.

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The final movement of John Adams' Violin Concerto, performed by Ernst Kovacic accompanied by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.

The video cuts a couple of times to show the composer's reaction to the performance.

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Alicia de Larrocha performing a piano transcription of Manuel de Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance" from El Amor Brujo.

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Here, she performs Ernesto Halffter's "Danza de la Pastora". Go to 1:19 to skip the stupid, irrelevant narration.

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Zubin Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic in the third movement (Minuet) of Beethoven's Symphony #1.

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I hope that oboe player has workmen's comp.

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Ilya Petrov performs Moritz Moszkowski's short piano piece "Étincelles" (Sparks). Moszkowski was a 19th century virtuoso, and several of his short pieces are often used as concert encores.

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The German Latin carol "Quem Pastores Laudavere" (He whom shepherds praised), performed by the Christopher Wren Singers (an a capella group from William and Mary).

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Brahms' Capriccio #2, Opus 76, performed by Artur Rubinstein.

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Will be seeing Ms. Grimaud live this Saturday playing the LVB's Emperor Concerto.

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Two bagatelles by Beethoven, from his Opus 126 collection, performed by Alfred Brendel.

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