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Giuseppe Verdi
…like Rigoletto (1851), Il trovatore (1853), La traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), Aida (1871), Otello (1887), and Falstaff (1893), as well as his Requiem Mass (1874). The Dawn of a…
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Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, 1st Movement
Mitsuko Uchida’s performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto #20 is hailed as contemporary yet authentic, with no hint of pedantry or imitation of 18th-century practices. Uchida’s musicological expertise and practical experience…
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G. F. Handel – Cara Sposa from Rinaldo
…the sorceress Armida. “Rinaldo” premiered on February 24, 1711, with Nicolo Grimaldi as Rinaldo and Elisabetta Pilotti-Schiavonetti as Armida. It was Handel’s first opera for London and the first Italian…
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Spanish Tango – Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Albéniz’s Spanish Tango, originally written for piano, was transcribed and performed for guitar duet by Laurindo Almeida. Almeida, a renowned jazz guitarist, also won 2 Oscars and 10 Grammys…
