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Sonata in A Major – Mozart
Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was an Austrian composer and violinist. He originally planned for a career in the church but changed his path after his father’s death….
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Luigi Boccherini
…in Lucca, Italy, Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini was the third child in a musically gifted family. His father, Leopoldo Boccherini, was a talented cellist and a double-bass player. His siblings also…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…popular pieces for the organ. In 1717, Bach accepted a position with Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, a move that was met with resistance from Duke Wilhelm Ernst, who imprisoned Bach…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
…Well, Mozart did it, and he did it with flair! The artistic influence of his father, Leopold, can’t be ignored, but young Wolfgang’s undeniable talent was evident even at this…
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Johann Strauss I
…Vienna. Emergence as a Renowned Composer Strauss’s reputation as a leading composer of Viennese waltzes solidified in the 1830s. He performed at the “Sperl,” a prominent dance hall in Leopoldstadt,…
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Druian Plays Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
…Amadeo Roldán and auditioned for Leopold Stokowski, who recommended him for a scholarship at the Curtis Institute of Music. After graduating in 1942, Druian served in the US Army for…
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Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5, Performed by Stokowski (1917)
Beginning in 1917, Leopold Stokowski had one of the longest recording careers, lasting until his death in 1977 at age 95. This release from Pristine Audio features his earliest recordings,…
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Rachmaninoff Plays Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Part 3
Rachmaninoff performs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ii. – Part 3 with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski….
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 – 4th Movement
Check out ShinoStore.com for unique T-shirts and lamps in Japanese style! Enjoy the fourth movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowsky. For the…
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 – First Movement
Check out ShinoStore.com for unique T-shirts and Lamps in Japanese style (^_^). Listen to Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 – First Movement (part1) performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold…
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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…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…the youngest of seven children, though only he and his older sister Maria Anna, nicknamed ‘Nannerl’, survived infancy. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a renowned violinist and composer, while his…
