-
Isaac Albéniz
…Conservatory in Brussels. During his stint in Brussels, Albeniz’s exceptional talent caught the attention of King Alfonso’s personal secretary, Guillermo Morphy, who arranged a royal grant for him. The Influence…
-
Cecilia Bartoli Performs Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans
Cecilia Bartoli performed live at the Munt in Brussels in April 2000. The recording is not CD quality and was taken from a radio broadcast that was translated multiple times…
-
Schumann Songs Of Dawn, No. 4, Op. 133 – Performed by Alexander Bildau
“Schumann #4 From ‘Songs Of Dawn’ OP.133” performed live by Alexander Bildau in Brussels, 1989….
-
Brahms Ballade in B Major, Op. 10, No. 4
…focusing on the piano after initially starting on the violin. Michelangeli’s international career started at age 18 when he placed seventh in the Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels. Though his…
-
Chopin – Fantasie Impromptu
…has won several international piano competitions, including the Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow, the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels in 2003, and the International Piano Competition Jose Iturbi in Spain in…
-
Camille Thomas plays L’elisir d’Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima by Donizetti
Camille Thomas performs Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima.” The performance features the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Mathieu Herzog….
-
Giacomo Puccini
…Turandot, Puccini was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1923. Despite the advanced stage of the disease, he traveled to Brussels for an experimental radiation treatment in 1924. However, he was…
