Favorite Orchestral Moments for Big Drums (Timpani and Bass Drum) - Part Four

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Richard Atkinson discusses his favorite orchestral moments for "big drums" (timpani and bass drum). This fourth and final video of this series is a fair use educational commentary that uses excerpts from the following recordings/performances:

Gustav Holst: “The Planets”
“Jupiter” - Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
“Mars” - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Stravinsky: “Firebird”
Oregon Symphony, James DePreist

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

John Williams: Soundtrack of “Star Wars”
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, John Williams

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 6
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (most excerpts)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luis (initial bassoon solo only)

Stravinsky: “The Rite of Spring”
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Alan Gilbert
Link to full performance:    • Igor Strawinsky: Le sacre du printemps | A...  

00:00 - Holst
07:56 - Shostakovich
20:44 - Nielsen
33:05 - Stravinsky