A classical mashup including 52 pieces by 31 composers

– how many can you spot?

By Elizabeth Davis, ClassicFM London

YouTuber Grant Woolard has created an amazing mashup using some of the most famous works by composers including Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart and Bizet

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There’s music from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, iconic melodies from Bizet's Carmen, music by Brahms, Chopin – and even a starring role for the less well-known composer, John Philip Sousa. 

So, how many famous works can you spot? Here's a clip:

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52 works by 31 composers – all in one piece of music

How many can you spot?

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And here's the whole piece:

This is us right now: 

This is the second time Grant has created a piece from some of the most greatest works of classical music. 

You can listen to his original mashup here.

A 7-year-old with leukaemia conducts a symphony orchestra

A 7-year-old with leukaemia was given his dream job - conducting a symphony orchestra

By Daniel Ross, ClassicFM London

7-year-old Jordan Cartwright has leukaemia, but that hasn’t stopped him conducting the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra playing the Canadian national anthem.

Cartwright is a long-time music fan, and so the orchestra decided he deserved a shot at the top job - conducting one of Canada’s premier ensembles himself.

So up stepped Cartwright, concert dress immaculate, to show the orchestra the way through a stirring reading of ‘O Canada’. We think he’s got this conducting thing nailed - confident stance, even tempo and gestural control are all en pointe.

Look at the super-casual hand-in-the-pocket stance, too: what a pro!

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