The Funeral Connection
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Funeral procession of King George VI of England, 1952
It began as music to accompany a horse-drawn coffin through the city streets—but over the years, composers have used it in a variety of settings, from serious to comic.
In this hour, music to die for--funeral marches for a real queen, a fictional prince, a puppet, a parrot, and more.
4:00 p.m.
Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op.61: Fanfare And Funeral March
4:01 p.m.
H. Purcell
Purcell
Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z. 27: Funeral March
Baroque Brass of London
4:03 p.m.
King's College Choir
Purcell
March
Academy of Ancient Music
4:04 p.m.
London Symphony Orchestra
Hector Berlioz
Grande Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15: 1. Marche funèbre (Moderato un poco lento)
London Symphony Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
4:17 p.m.
Kodaly
Kodaly
Hary Janos: Funeral March
Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin; Ferrenc Fricsay, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Funeral March of a Marionette
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Riccardo Muti
Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Titan'): III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Philadelphia Orchestra; Muti, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op.61: Fanfare And Funeral March
4:30 p.m.
Chopin
Chopin
Funeral March
Maurizio Pollini
4:33 p.m.
Rossini
Rossini
'Bitter torment burns within you' Funera March from La Gazza Ladra
Philharmonia Orchestra; David Parry, conductor Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
4:36 p.m.
Charles Alkan
Charles Alkan
Funeral March for a Dead Parrot
; Raymond Lewenthal, conductor Metropolitan Opera Studio
4:45 p.m.
L.V. Beethoven
Beethoven
Sonata No. 12, 3rd mvmt: Funeral March on the Death of a Hero
Daniel Barenboim
4:46 p.m.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Walton
Hamlet - A Shakespeare Scenario: IX Finale (Funeral March)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
4:50 p.m.
E. Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Funeral March
Knardahl
4:50 p.m.
E. Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor orchestration: Johan Halvorsen
