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Dance

Dance rhythms have always fascinated composers. J.S. Bach and his peers composed whole suites of music based on country dances. Chopin found inspiration in that realm and went into the countryside write his mazurkas. Ravel, Debussy, and Sibelius reframed the rhythms of dance through a more modern sensibility, and Stravinsky wrote music for dance his whole life! 

Vadym Kholodenko performs Stravinsky in the 2013 Cliburn Competition
Vadym Kholodenko: STRAVINSKY Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka
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Sean Chen at the 2013 Cliburn Competition
Sean Chen: BACH French Suite No. 5
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Clayton Stephenson performs in the 2022 Cliburn Competition
2022 Cliburn Competition
Clayton Stephenson: STRAVINSKY-AGOSTI Suite from The Firebird
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Uladzislau Khandohi performs Scriabin at the 2022 Cliburn Competition
2022 Cliburn Competition
Uladzislau Khandohi: SCRIABIN Mazurka in E Minor
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Sean Chen at the 2013 Cliburn Competition
Sean Chen: CHOPIN Three Mazurkas
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Yekwon Sunwoo performs Ravel's La Valse
Yekwon Sunwoo: RAVEL La valse
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Rachel Cheung performs Sebelius in the 2017 Cliburn Competition
Rachel Cheung: SIBELIUS Valse triste
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Fei-Fei performs in the 2013 Cliburn Competition
Fei-Fei: DEBUSSY Danse
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