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Gioachino Rossini – The Barber of Seville
Act Two of Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” has a famous Quintet scene where Don Basilio is sent home and Bartolo discovers the plan. The piece progresses naturally as a…
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Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback
…but ultimately triumphed, proving that perseverance and patience can lead to success. 1. Rossini’s The Barber of Seville : A Rival’s Sabatoge Gioachino Rossini‘s opera The Barber of Seville is…
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John Williams Performs Isaac Albeniz’s Cordoba from The Seville Concert
John Williams performs “Cordoba” from Isaac Albeniz’s “The Seville Concert.”…
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Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op. 14, 3rd Movement – Presto in Moto
Listen to Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto op.14, Movement 3: Presto in moto on YouTube. Performed by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)….
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Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei – Performed by The Dale Warland Singers
Composer Samuel Barber (1910-1981) transcribed his well-known piece, Adagio for Strings, into an eight-part choir arrangement called Agnus Dei. The Dale Warland Singers perform this version. The string version of…
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Samuel Barber – Rain Has Fallen, Op. 10, No. 1
“Rain Has Fallen”, Op. 10, No. 1 is the first song in Samuel Barber’s Three Songs to Poems of James Joyce. It features a dramatic tone and an interesting piano…
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Samuel Barber – Dover Beach, Op. 3
Samuel Barber’s “Dover Beach” is a song for baritone and string quartet that sets one of the grimmest poems of World War I. Despite being written before World War II,…
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Gioachino Rossini
…L’Italiana in Algeri, La Gazza Ladra and his most famous work, The Barber of Seville, were regarded as cornerstones of the genre along with works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and…
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Aria de Rosina, Part 1 – Raquel Rodrigo & Orchestra (1938)
“Unusual addition to my collection: a 1938 recording of Rossini’s aria from Barber of Seville in Spanish, sounding great on my Pathé Diamond.”…
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Samuel Barber – Hermit Songs, Performed by Sarah Shafer
Barber’s Hermit Songs performed by soprano Sarah Shafer and pianist Mikael Eliasen. The songs are settings of medieval Irish monk texts found in illuminated manuscripts. Barber composed the songs in…
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Vienna Philharmonic Performs Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 from the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert 2019. Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist….
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Samuel Barber – Hesitation Tango from Souvenirs, Op. 28
Barber’s Hesitation Tango performed by Daniel Pollack….
