Search results for: “American in Paris”

  • La Vie Parisienne – Complete Opera by Jacques Offenbach

    La Vie Parisienne – Complete Opera by Jacques Offenbach

    La Vie Parisienne (The Parisian Life) – opera by Jacques Offenbach with English subtitles….

  • Puccini’s Tosca – Finale, Performed by Opera de Paris (1982)

    Puccini’s Tosca – Finale, Performed by Opera de Paris (1982)

    Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs as Tosca in the final scene of Puccini’s opera at Opera de Paris in 1982. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Director: Dirk Sanders. Stage designer: Jean-Claude Auvray….

  • Ravel’s Bolero, Played by Paris Orchestra

    Ravel’s Bolero, Played by Paris Orchestra

    Ravel Bolero performed by Christoph Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris.

  • Telemann’s Paris Quartet No. 1 in D, Movements 1-3

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet No. 1 in D, Movements 1-3

    Florilegium performs Telemann’s Paris Quartet No. 1 in D, consisting of six movements including Prelude: Vivement, Tendrement, and Vite. Notable subscribers include Bach and Pisendel….

  • Telemann – Paris Quartet No. 12 – Chaconne

    Telemann – Paris Quartet No. 12 – Chaconne

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet No. 12, Chaconne, is a vibrant and intricate piece characterized by its use of the chaconne form—a repetitive bassline over which variations are built. The work showcases…

  • Full Performance of Handel’s Messiah – American Bach Soloists

    Full Performance of Handel’s Messiah – American Bach Soloists

    Enjoy Handel’s Messiah in Grace Cathedral with the American Bach Soloists and American Bach Choir. Conducted by Jeffrey Thomas, this performance features talented soloists Mary Wilson, Eric Jurenas, Kyle Stegall,…

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Gaetano Donizetti

    …which led to some friction. International Success In the late 1830s, frustrated by royal censors and personal setbacks, Donizetti decided to leave Naples. He moved to Paris, where he composed…

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Alexander Glazunov

    …he had two children, Yekaterina and Aleksandr. Move to Paris Glazunov also lived through a period of political upheaval in Russia, including the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent…

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Gioachino Rossini

    …Isabella’s death in 1845, Rossini married his mistress, Olympe Pelissier. Later Works and Retirement In 1824, Rossini travelled, via London, to Paris where he lived for five years and served…

  • Maurice Ravel

    Maurice Ravel

    …Ravel had already made his mark as a gifted pianist, earning a place at France’s premier music college, the Paris Conservatoire. Paris Conservatoire and Musical Evolution At the Paris Conservatoire,…

  • Georges Bizet

    Georges Bizet

    …entire repertoire. Birth and Early Life Born Alexandre César Léopold Bizet in Paris on 25 October 1838, he was baptized as “Georges” in 1840 and would be known by this…

  • Paul Simon’s American Tune, Based on Bach Cantata

    Paul Simon’s American Tune, Based on Bach Cantata

    Paul Simon’s 1973 recording “American Tune” is based on Bach’s 1734 chorale….