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Maurice Ravel – Introduction et Allegro
“Maurice Ravel’s ‘Introduction et Allegro’ premiered in Paris on February 22, 1907. The piece was written for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet and dedicated to Albert Blondel.”…
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Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter – Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs Leroy Anderson’s The Typewriter with conductor Bernharður Wilkinson and typewriter soloist Steef van Oosterhout….
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Paganini Caprice No. 5 – Theo Plath, Bassoon
Paganini Caprice, bassoon solo by Theo Plath
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Antonio Vivaldi
…music world with his prowess in Baroque composition. Early Life and Upbringing Born Antonio Lucio Vivaldi on the 4th of March in 1678, in the romantic city of Venice, Italy,…
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Giovanni Gabrieli
…Born around 1554/1557, Giovanni Gabrieli hailed from Venice, a vibrant city that was a hub of cultural and musical activities. His early life is shrouded in mystery, but it is…
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Samuel Barber
…Barber was accepted as a student at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Here, he studied piano, voice, and composition, distinguishing himself as a triple prodigy. His primary…
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Edward Elgar
…Cello Concerto in E minor, a deeply moving piece that reflected his sense of impending loss as his wife Alice was gravely ill. Alice’s death in 1920 was a severe…
