John Williams: Nikita Koshkin Usher Waltz ( From the Royal Alcazar Palace) Part 6, 9
From one of the oldest and greatest royal palaces, the Alcazar in Sevilla, Spain, 1993 Nikita Koshkin Usher Waltz John Williams classical guitar Watch the full concert here: Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: Follow us on Facebook: A stridently entertaining piece by the Russian composer Nikita Koshkin which takes the guitar to the limits of its techniques and, helped by John Williams s virtuosity, somewhere beyond. One of the Alcazar s most important buildings from the early Middle Ages presents the setting for this composition: the Palace of King Don Pedro I, known variously as Peter the Cruel or Peter the Just. His construction became an outstanding example of Mudejar art and architecture, a fusion of Moorish and Christian influences with a dominant delight in Arabic designs. The enclosed court in Peter the Cruel s palace, where John Williams plays the Usher Waltz, with
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