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Zdenek Fibich – Poem
Zdenek Fibich’s Poem performed by Jan Rybar (violin) and Hitmakers Orchestra in Prague….
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La Moldau by Bedrich Smetana
…composition is accompanied by stunning images of Prague and the river itself. Listen and appreciate the fluttering tune of a reed flute and light pluck of a string that evoke…
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Gabriela Beňačková-Čáp Performs Libuse’s Aria by Bedřich Smetana
Gabriela Beňačková performs Libuše’s aria from Smetana’s opera *Libuše* at a festive concert in Prague, 1988….
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Dvorak Sonatina for Violin and Piano – Larghetto
Josef Suk and Rudolf Firkusny, two renowned Czech artists, perform Dvorak’s Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major. They have unique musical connections to the composers on the program:…
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Dvorak Slavonic Dance – Op. 72, No. 2
Dvorak Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 2 played by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague.
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Antonín Dvořák – Stabat Mater II
…his career in student orchestras and studied at the conservatory in Prague. Talich served as concert master of the Berlin Philharmonic before deciding to pursue conducting. He gained experience through…
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Requiem by Verdi
Rare footage of Maestro Ino Savini rehearsing Verdi’s Requiem in Prague, filmed in 1972. The performance on September 9th was a huge success. The video clips were from rehearsals and…
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Il Mio Tesoro from Don Giovanni by Mozart
…on Don Giovanni for her father’s murder. “Don Giovanni” is a beloved two-act opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. It premiered in Prague…
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Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos, Played by Anderson & Roe
…Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe at the Morse Recital Hall at Sprague Hall at the Yale School of Music. The video was directed by the Anderson & Roe Piano…
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Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 – Organ Performance by Pavel Svoboda
…Svoboda began studying the organ at the Conservatory of Pardubice and is currently studying at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and the Berlin University…
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Gustav Mahler
…music at a nearby barracks and the folk songs sung by the local population, he began reproducing these on the accordion and piano by the time he was four. A…
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Antonín Dvořák
…Nelahozeves, a small village north of Prague, Antonín Leopold Dvořák was the eldest of fourteen children. His father was a professional zither player, an innkeeper, and a butcher. The young…
