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3-Year-Old Jonathan Conducting Paganini’s Violin Concerto
3-year-old Jonathan conducting Paganini’s Violin Concerto….
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3-Year-Old Jonathan Conducting Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, 4th Movement
Toddler conducts Beethoven.
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Leonard Bernstein
…not just professional; they remained close friends for life. Bernstein was committed to promoting Copland’s work, conducting and recording nearly all of Copland’s orchestral compositions. His conducting repertoire was not…
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Gustav Mahler
…win the Conservatory’s Beethoven Prize for composition. This setback prompted Mahler to turn to conducting, a more secure career path at the time. The Conducting Journey Begins Mahler’s conducting career…
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Aaron Copland
…best score. Later Years and Legacy In his later years, Copland slowed his work as a composer and began to focus on conducting. He toured extensively, conducting live performances and…
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Antonín Dvořák – Stabat Mater II
…Talich served as concert master of the Berlin Philharmonic before deciding to pursue conducting. He gained experience through years of wandering and conducting in various cities, including Odessa and Tbilisi….
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
…in his music. Two of his best-known orchestral works, the musical tableau Sadko and Scheherazade, were possibly influenced by his passion for the ocean. A Prolific Career: Composing, Conducting, and…
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Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5 in D Minor
Schostakowitsch’s 5th Symphony performed by the hr-Sinfonieorchester with David Afkham conducting at the Alte Oper Frankfurt on February 3, 2017. The symphony consists of four movements: Moderato, Allegretto, Largo, and…
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Julian Bream Plays for Stravinsky
…and his remarkable career. The DVD includes Stravinsky reminiscing about his life, conducting the CBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Festival Singers of Toronto in a recording of his Symphony of…
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Sibelius – Andante Festivo
…in Helsinki that was broadcasted to the World Exhibition in New York. This recording is the only known example of Sibelius conducting. The piece features a noble and seamless melody…
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Waltz from Der Freischütz – Weber
…as Agathe and Max Proebstl as the comically evil Kaspar. Hans Hopf delivers a heroic performance as Max. Kleiber’s precise and transparent conducting draws out the orchestra’s brilliance. Overall, this…
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Wagner’s Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – Zubin Mehta conducting…
