Name that piece! The game

[Amfortas]

Guessing the new clip:

.....Prince Igor (Borodin).....?

[mszczuj]

Guessing the new clip:

.....Prince Igor (Borodin).....?

No.

[mszczuj]

This is not the most popular work of its composer, and is really very rare performed complete, but some parts of it are more frequently recorded. One of them is even sort of a hit and you can find them on some favorite-super hits-encores records and played by Boston or Cincinnati Pops. Alas this hit is one of less interesting pieces of its composer. I think the piece of our clip is much much more enjoyable.

Once again link to the clip:

http://www.4shared.com/audio/OdGyfV_M/aa_aa_a_aa.html?

[Amfortas]

Something by Khatchaturian?

[mszczuj]

This composer is rather more popular than Khatchaturian and rather more popular than Borodin.

[Amfortas]

Tchaikovsky?

[mszczuj]

The Mystery Composer had never been in Russia.

[Hattoff]

One of Sibelius' little known choruses?

[mszczuj]

When Sibelius was born Finland was in Russia.

[Hattoff]

That's a good point

[mszczuj]

The Mistery Composer is rather more popular than Sibelius.

[listener]

soounds quasi-oriental, a chorus from SAINT-SAËNS Samson and Delilah?

[canninator]

Shooting from the hip..Carl Orff?

[mszczuj]

soounds quasi-oriental,

Yes. This was the purpose of the composer.

a chorus from SAINT-SAËNS Samson and Delilah?

No.

The Mystery Composer is rather more popular than Saint-Saëns.

Shooting from the hip..Carl Orff?

Or than Orff.

[Hattoff]

Verdi? Getting desperate, but no, but yes, Verdi.

[mszczuj]

Verdi? Getting desperate, but no, but yes, Verdi.

No.

And yes. The Mystery Composer is rather more popular than Verdi,

[listener]

'Dervishes' was the first word that came to my mind, but none in Berlioz Damnation..or L'Enfance de Christ, but yea, more famous than Verdi, and rarely heard complete although we did have an example of creative programming locally when some excerpts complemented a performance of Liszt's Fantasia on themes from Beethoven's The Ruins of Athens.

[mszczuj]

Beethoven's The Ruins of Athens.

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Chor der Derwische: Du hast in deine Ärmels Falten den Mond getragen (CD4 Track 04)

RIAS-Kammerchor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernhard Klee

I had to choose fragment without german words - so it was not so spectacular as it is when listened from the beginning.

Oh, and I had to be little unfair with one answer. I didn't mention that The Mystery Composer was rather more popular than Tchaikovsky.

[listener]

I had that on the original vinyl.

New one  http://www.4shared.com/audio/bMOH93W0/copy_q_mmH__mp3.html

[Amfortas]

Paganini: Variations on "Carnival of Venice"?