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Ana Leizerovici Performs The Daisies by Samuel Barber
Ana’s Recital…
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Adagio for Strings – Samuel Barber
Proms 2001 – Adagio for Strings 9-11 Tribute. The Last Night of the Proms ended on a somber note after the 9/11 attacks in the US. Performance by BBC Symphony…
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Listening Forward Without Letting Go
…twentieth century did not abandon beauty. It added to where beauty is found. Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” proves that a single melody, carefully breathed, can carry public grief. Ravel’s “Boléro”…
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Gioachino Rossini – The Barber of Seville
Act Two of Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” has a famous Quintet scene where Don Basilio is sent home and Bartolo discovers the plan. The piece progresses naturally as a…
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Rossini’s The Barber of Seville – Sestetto
In Gioacchino Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia,” Rosina, the Count d’Almaviva, Figaro, Don Bartolo, Don Basilio, Berta, and Fiorello are performed by Teresa Berganza, Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey, Enzo Dara,…
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Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback
…but ultimately triumphed, proving that perseverance and patience can lead to success. 1. Rossini’s The Barber of Seville : A Rival’s Sabatoge Gioachino Rossini‘s opera The Barber of Seville is…
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Classical Music for Funerals
…are ten moving pieces of classical music that can bring a sense of peace and calm at a time when it is needed most. 1. Samuel Barber – Adagio for…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century- Five Works from Each Era
…of sound. With its hypnotic rhythm and lush orchestration, Boléro is one of the most popular and recognizable works of the 20th century. 3. Barber’s Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber’s…
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Aria de Rosina, Part 1 – Raquel Rodrigo & Orchestra (1938)
“Unusual addition to my collection: a 1938 recording of Rossini’s aria from Barber of Seville in Spanish, sounding great on my Pathé Diamond.”…
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Chopin – Mazurka Op. 7 & Valse Brilliante, Op. 34, No. 1 – Performed by Aloysio Rachid
…Republic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The piano used was a Yamaha grand piano. The performance included classic cartoon songs from Disney, Warner Bros, Tom and Jerry, Hanna Barbera, Mickey…
