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Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23
Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23, was composed between November 1874 and February 1875 at the request of Nikolai Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory. It…
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Richard Wagner
…Bayreuth Festspielhaus (Festival Theater) was completed in 1875, and the inaugural festival was scheduled for the following year. The first Bayreuth Festival in 1876 saw the premiere of the complete…
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Camille Saint-Saëns
…His works, while not pioneering in nature, did help to revive some earlier and largely forgotten dance forms, such as the bouree and gavotte. Personal Life In 1875, Saint-Saëns married…
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Georges Bizet
…Bizet died of a heart attack on June 3, 1875. At the time of his death, he was largely unrecognized and his work, aside from Carmen, was generally neglected. However,…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
Throughout history, there have been enormously talented composers who, even in their youth, created awe-inspiring works of art that continue to captivate audiences to this day. In this article, we’ll…
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Antonín Dvořák
…social status, and more time for composition. Brahms and the Breakthrough In 1875, Dvořák’s career received a significant boost when he was awarded a state grant by the Austrian government….
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Maurice Ravel
…1875, in the quaint Basque town of Ciboure, France, Ravel was introduced to the world of music at a tender age. His Swiss father, Pierre-Joseph Ravel, an engineer and inventor,…
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Isaac Albéniz
…Studies in Leipzig and Brussels After several concert tours, Albéniz entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1875. When his finances ran out, he obtained a scholarship to study at the Royal…
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Fritz Kreisler
Born on February 2, 1875, in Vienna, Austria, Fritz Kreisler was a gifted violinist and composer. His distinctive style, infused with quintessential Viennese charm, made him one of the most…
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Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
Tchaikovsky composed the Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, between November 1874 and February 1875. ▶️ More Tchaikovsky: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO09Th4dLYVlIvoB8xErShIMa2qGD-4Fv 🔔 Subscribe to The Wicked North for…
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Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
…skeletons from their graves to dance. The piece was first performed in 1875 and is referred to as opus 40. According to the superstition, Death appears every Halloween, playing his…
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Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre is a composition by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, first performed in 1875. It is based on a poem by Henri Cazalis, which explores the old French superstition of…
