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Anton Bruckner
…Monastery, where he received training in singing, organ playing, and music theory. This experience had a profound influence on his later compositions, as he developed a deep connection to sacred…
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Gioachino Rossini – Non Arrestar il Colpo from Otello
…series of concentrated passages with a hurried dialogue between the characters. The piece begins classically with verses for Desdemona and Otello, but their musical expressions differ, reflecting their conflict. A…
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Fernando Sor
…de Montserrat, acknowledged Sor’s extraordinary talent and sponsored his education at the Escolania de Montserrat, the famed choir school at the monastery. The monastery not only honed Sor’s musical skills…
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G. F. Handel – Air from Water Music Suite
…King George I. A modern version of the Water Music will be played at Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee on June 3, 2012, to celebrate her 60 years as British Monarch….
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Jules Massenet
…Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902, Massenet remained a beloved figure in the operatic world. His later years were marked by his partnership with Prince Albert of Monaco, for whom…
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Claudio Monteverdi
…May 15, 1567, in Cremona, Italy. He showed an early aptitude for music and received his musical education from Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, a prominent composer of the late Renaissance. Early Career…
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Classical Music for Funerals
…in the corners of many important and somber moments outside of the concert hall. The work was played at the funerals of Albert Einstein and Princess Grace of Monaco, and…
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Stravinsky – Les Noces (The Wedding)
Pianists Géraldine Dutroncy, Caroline Esposito, Jennifer Fichet, and Marianne Salmona perform Stravinsky’s Les Noces with the Choeur de Radio France and the Paris Percussion Group, conducted by Lionel Sow…
