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6-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Emily Bear
6-year old piano prodigy wows all with her talent.
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Smetana’s From My Homeland, Performed by Daniel Bearden
Smetana’s From My Homeland – Bedrich Smetana played at Pensacola Christian College….
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Guitar and Flute Duo of Schubert’s Ständchen
The Andrews Massey Duo performed Franz Schubert’s Ständchen in London in September 2009. The duo consists of David Massey on guitar and Emily Andrews on flute. You can hire students…
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Gustav Holst
…to Teaching The turn of the century marked a significant change in Gustav’s life. In 1901, he married Emily Harrison. Following his nuptials, Gustav shifted his focus towards teaching, taking…
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G.F. Handel – Eternal Source of Light Divine – HWV 74
…on baroque trumpet, Dmitry Lepekhov on violin, Ava de Araujo Madureira on violin, Emily Deans on viola, Anderson Fiorelli on violoncello, Sophie Lücke on violone, and Johannes Berger on organ…
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Béla Bartók – Three Hungarian Folk Songs for Oboe and Piano
Emily Pailthorpe & Julian Milford play Three Hungarian Folk Songs by Bartók.
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Arnold Schoenberg – Notturno for Strings, Harp, and Flute
Emily Granger (harp) and Jonathan Henderson (flute) play Schoenberg’s Notturno with members of the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra….
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Cantankerous Classical Composers
…required to tune their instruments before his arrival in the concert hall, as he could not bear to hear the process. In one incident, a prankster un-tuned the instruments while…
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Geert Plays Prelude rom Cello Suite No. 1 BWV 1007 by J. S. Bach – Classical Guitar
Geert performs Bach’s ‘Prelude’ from Cello Suite No. 1 on a steelstring guitar. The arrangement was made by his tutor, Guus Dresens. Little Bear the dog seems to enjoy it…
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Fernando Sor
…instruments were guitars made by Pierre Rene Lacote, who was known for his adherence to reasoning and flexibility. Some of Lacote’s guitars bear Sor’s signature, reflecting his approval. Sor also…
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Antonín Dvořák
…composing. He managed to scrape a living by giving piano lessons. Despite the hardships, Dvořák’s passion for music remained unwavered, a trait that would soon bear fruit. Personal Life and…
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Benjamin Britten
…a devout pacifist, refused to bear arms during World War II, a stance that influenced his music profoundly. His most poignant anti-war statement, War Requiem (1962), combined the Latin Requiem…