DESCRIPTION:
Euphonium soloist David Thornton performs Monti's Czardas with the Brighouse & Rastrick Band.

"Czardas" is by Italian composer Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folk piece based on a Hungarian csárdás. It was originally composed for violin & piano, but there are arrangements for orchestra and for a number of solo instruments.

Facts about Monti's Czardas:

i) Lady Gaga used this song as part of her background music in the song "Alejandro" from her album The Fame Monster.

ii) The theme is also prominently featured in the 1951 Bollywood movie Awaara.

iii) It was a featured piece involving dueling violins in the 1984 film Unfaithfully Yours.

iv) It was the piece of music used by figure skater Katarina Witt during her short program of the 1983--1984 season which included to 1984 Winter Olympics.