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Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (1966)
The 1966 Salzburg Festival featured “Le Nozze di Figaro” with conductor Karl Böhm and cast members Walter Berry and Reri Grist. The festival, which regained prominence after World War II,…
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Jean Sibelius – Valse Triste, Performed by Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra (1966)
Jean Sibelius, a renowned classical music composer of the 19th and 20th centuries, wrote “Valse Triste” for the drama “Kuolema” in 1904. The piece depicts a scene where a son…
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Jean-Pierre Rampal Performs Mozart’s Rondo from Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major
Jean-Pierre Rampal plays Mozart’s “Rondo” from Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major on VAI DVD 4227 The Art of Jean-Pierre Rampal. Televised on February 24, 1966, as part of…
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Serge Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf
Tatania Nikolayeva’s transcription of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” for piano is a virtuosic rendition that showcases her skill without any sentimentality. The collectionCB2 and collectionCB3 also feature Nikolayeva’s…
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Handel’s Giulio Cesare – Act I, Cornelia – Nel Tuo Seno, Amico Sasso
…voice at the Budapest Academy of Music and won the Erkel competition in 1954. Her concert debut took place in 1966 as the alto soloist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion….
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Samuel Barber
…His operas Vanessa, premiered in 1958, and Antony and Cleopatra, which opened the new Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center in 1966, are also significant contributions to the American…
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Edward Elgar – Complete Pomp And Circumstance Marches
These recordings of Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance Marches, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli were released in 1966 on Angel Records….
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Stravinsky – Requiem Canticles with Score
Stravinsky’s final masterpiece, Requiem Canticles (1966), showcases his innovative use of dodecaphonic technique and incorporates elements from his previous works. Robert Craft leads the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Simon Joly…
