Category: Shen Yen Symphony Orchestra

Kaisermarsch, WWV 104 – 2018 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra

RICHARD WAGNER Despite having lived abroad for many years, Wagner had a singular love for his country, one that only grew stronger when the Ger- mans emerged victorious from the Fran- co-Prussian War. He composed the Kaiser- marsch (Imperial March) in 1871 to glorify the newly proclaimed emperor, Wilhelm I, who attended the piece’s premiere….


Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Violin, Fiona Zheng Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Fiona Zheng and Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra perform Pablo de Sarasate’s masterpiece Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, written in 1878. The Spanish composer Sarasate was a violin virtuoso, honored as the dedicatee of works by many peers, including Bruch, Lalo, Saint-Saëns, and Wieniawski. Zigeunerweisen was probably inspired by…