Pachelbel's Canon is the common name for a canon by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel in his Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo, sometimes referred to as Canon and Gigue in D or Canon in D. Neither the date nor the circumstances of its composition are known, and the oldest surviving manuscript copy of the piece dates from the 19th century.

 

Pachelbel's Canon, like his other works, although popular during his lifetime, soon went out of style, and remained in obscurity for centuries.

 

A 1968 arrangement and recording of it by the Jean-François Paillard chamber orchestra gained popularity over the next decade, and in the 1970s the piece began to be recorded by many ensembles; by the early 1980s its presence as background music was deemed inescapable.

 

From the 1970s to the early 2000s, elements of the piece, especially its chord progression, were used in a variety of pop songs. Since the 1980s, it has also been used frequently in weddings and funeral ceremonies in the Western world.

 

In 1982 pianist George Winston included his "Variations on the Kanon by Johann Pachelbel" on his solo piano album December, which has sold over three million copies. That same year, the magazine The New Yorker published a cartoon titled "Prisoner of Pachelbel" in which a prisoner hears over the loudspeaker, "For your listening pleasure, we once again present Pachelbel's Canon."

 

The 1991 musical parody album WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio by P. D. Q. Bach is set at a fictional radio station whose call letters stand for "Wall-To-Wall Pachelbel".

 

 

 

The Music Fans Classical (MFC) plays a collection of music that not only retains perfection from the classics but also adds elements from pop music. It has become a famous across the country and creates performances that surpass boundaries. Since its inception, it has performed hundreds of times across the country and has gained a lot of praise and love.

 

 

Currently, Music Fans Classical has performed at up to 130 concerts per year all across China. Major theatres that they have performed in include Beijing Concert Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Guangzhou Grand Theater, and hundreds of others! The orchestra members all have exceptional skills, exquisite technique, and many years of experience working in flawless coordination. Their music will stay with you way after the performance!

 

1. Canon In D
2. The Promise
3. Ballade Pour Adeline
4. Greensleeves
5. Carrying you 
6. More Than Love 
7. For The Beatles (Hey Jude, Yesterday, Let it Be)

- Intermission -

8. Sad Romance 
9. The Czardas 
10. The rain
11. One man's dream
12. Turkey March 
13. Hungarian Dance No. 5 
14. The Cancan