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Boris Godunov – Full Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov, an epic opera based on Pushkin’s play, is notoriously difficult to stage in the West. This version from Bolshoi, featuring Nesterenko as Godunov, is considered one of the…
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“Glory to God” from Handel’s Messiah – Boston Baroque Chorus
“Glory to God” from the Messiah by Handel, performed by Amanda Forsythe & Boston Baroque Chorus….
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The Creation Oratorio – Haydn
…& Chorus “The marv’lous work” 00:18:57 Bass Recitative “And God said” 00:19:41 Bass Air “Rolling in Foaming Billows” 00:23:42 Soprano Recitative “And God said” 00:24:10 Soprano Air “With Verdure Clad”…
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Modest Mussorgsky
…financial instability, which hindered his ability to establish himself as a successful composer. Key Works Mussorgsky’s most famous work is the opera “Boris Godunov” (1869), based on the historical drama…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…life and Education Born on March 8, 1714, in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Bach was baptized with the renowned musician Georg Philipp Telemann as his godfather. In 1723, after his family…
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Haydn – The Creation Oratorio
…harp, the lyre awake!” In Scene 4, God commands “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven,” leading to trio-led chorus “The heavens are telling the Glory of God.”…
