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The oldest orchestra in the European (classical) musical tradition is the Royal Danish Orchestra - known as "Det Kongelige Kapel" or "The Royal Chapel" in Danish - founded in 1448 by king Christian I and continuing to the present day. The orchestra in 1448 would have been very different from the orchestra that bears the same name today: at that time it would have been comprised mostly of singers, trumpets and drummers for ceremonial music. Today it resembles a modern symphony orchestra, with 114 full-time musicians, and performs with the Royal Danish Opera and the Royal Danish Ballet.
Barber: Adagio for strings Elgar: Enigma Variations Nimrod, Cello concerto Rachmaninov: Vespers (especially the second bit), Prelude in C# minor Mahler: Syphony #2 (especially the very end of the last movement) Shostakovich: Quartet#8 (middle of the 4th movement, but the whole piece is awesome!) Beethoven: Symphony #9, Moonlight somata for piano Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (especially the first movement)
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Simon Rattle
The oldest orchestra in the European (classical) musical tradition is the Royal Danish Orchestra - known as "Det Kongelige Kapel" or "The Royal Chapel" in Danish - founded in 1448 by king Christian I and continuing to the present day. The orchestra in 1448 would have been very different from the orchestra that bears the same name today: at that time it would have been comprised mostly of singers, trumpets and drummers for ceremonial music. Today it resembles a modern symphony orchestra, with 114 full-time musicians, and performs with the Royal Danish Opera and the Royal Danish Ballet.
Barber: Adagio for strings Elgar: Enigma Variations Nimrod, Cello concerto Rachmaninov: Vespers (especially the second bit), Prelude in C# minor Mahler: Syphony #2 (especially the very end of the last movement) Shostakovich: Quartet#8 (middle of the 4th movement, but the whole piece is awesome!) Beethoven: Symphony #9, Moonlight somata for piano Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (especially the first movement)