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Verdi’s La Vita è Inferno All’Infelice from La Forza del Destino
Robert Dean Smith Tokyo
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Parmi Veder Le Lagrime from Rigoletto by Verdi
…productions, including theater, opera, concerts, and more. He also participated in international festivals and competitions, including a Russian-French production of Verdi’s La Traviata and the Madame Butterfly Competitions in Tokyo….
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Massenet’s Meditation, Played by Monika Vrabcová
…in a three-round music competition in Takasaki, Japan. This led to her debut concert at Casals Hall in Tokyo. From 1997-2002, she studied at the Prague Conservatoire under prof. Jaroslav…
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Magdalena Kožená Sings Mozart’s Ridente la Calma, KV 152
Magdalena Kožená performed Mozart’s “Ridente la calma” at Toppan Hall Tokyo in June 2006. The song expresses the idea of finding peace and joy amidst turmoil….
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Glazunov Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major, Op 55
Glazunov’s Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major, Op 55, conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Live recording from Tokyo, June 1979….
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…to capture some sounds, enabling him to continue composing and performing for a while. However, as his hearing loss progressed, these aids became less effective, forcing Beethoven to find new…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…well as the emergence of new musical forms and styles. Here are five essential classical works from this era: 1. Nuper Rosarum Flores – Guillaume Dufay Guillaume Dufay was a…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
…he studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford and Hubert Parry, two leading figures in British music at the time. He also studied orchestration with Ravel in Paris and was greatly…
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Is Classical Music Dying?
…the downfall of classical music is not a new one. As the musicologist Charles Rosen once stated, “The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.” This idea…
