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Chicago Symphony Orchestra By George Solti: Music Analysis
Astonishing is my best words to describe the initial impression of the wonderful piece that Exhibition, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, performed throughout the video. The work of art composed by George Solti was amazing. I found the orchestral sounds far more beautiful, strings much more engaged musically. This piece has its differences in many areas of the song, but it doesn’t compare to other music heard. The piano played throughout the piece was like music to my ears. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is very well known for its classics, and has been in the music industries for over a decade. When the composer was creating this piece, his intensions were to bring his work to a vivid experience in my point of view. The instrumentation used, and

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