The Funeral Connection
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The funeral procession of Queen Victoria in 1901
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.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
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Title
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Group/Artist
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Catalog #
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UPC
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Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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EMI CDC 7471632
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0724357498128
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Purcell: Funeral & Sacred Music
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Brilliant Classics 99790
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5028421997902
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Purcell: Music for Queen Mary
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EMI Classics 094634443821
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094634443821
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Berlioz: Grande Symphonie Funebre
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Philips 456 143-2
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028945614328
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Kodaly Conducts Kodaly
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DG 427 408-2
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028942740822
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Tortelier's French Bonbons [for Gounod’s Funeral March of the Marionette]
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Chandos CHAN 9765
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095115976524
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1
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EMI CDE5749632
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0724357496322
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Chopin Complete Edition
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Pollini
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DG 4778445
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028947784456
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Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
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Chandos CHAN 3097
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095115309728
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Lewenthal Concerto Recordings [for Alkan’s Funeral for a Dead Parrot]
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Elan 744198-2284-2
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744198228425
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Beethoven Complete Sonatas
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Barenboim
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DG 4631272
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028941960221
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Walton : Scenes from Shakespeare
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CHAN 7041
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095115704127
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Grieg: Complete Music for Piano, Vol. 4
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BIS BISCD107
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7318590001073
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Grieg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2
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Naxos 8.557854
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0747313285426
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