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Fernando Sor
…but also left an indelible impact on his life. His fond memories of Montserrat are well-documented in his writings. However, his growing obsession with music raised concerns among his family…
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Gabriel Fauré
…evident from an early age. His father, recognizing his son’s potential, sent him to the École de Musique Classique et Religieuse in Paris. Here, he studied under several eminent musicians,…
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Maurice Ravel
…their masterful exploitation of orchestral color and texture left an indelible impact on the world of music. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born as Joseph Maurice Ravel on March 7,…
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Gabriel Fauré – Élégie for Cello and Piano, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie for cello and piano, performed by Pierre Fontenelle on cello and Marie Datcharry on piano….
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…while his mother, Aimée Marie Bruslé, was a Creole of French ancestry. This multicultural background played a significant role in shaping Gottschalk’s musical style in his later years. Gottschalk was…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…he completed his opera Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), which was based on the play La folle journée, ou le marriage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais. The…
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Madame Butterfly by Puccini
…Long and the novel ‘Madame Chrysanthème’ by Pierre Loti. The opera premiered in 1904 but was initially poorly received. The film features Ying Huang as Cio-Cio-San (Mme Butterfly) and Richard…
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Rossini Duo in D Major for Cello and Double Bass
Duo for cello and double bass by Rossini, performed by Gregor Horsch and Pierre Emmanuel de Maistre.
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Arnold Schoenberg – Nocturne for Violin and Strings
Schoenberg’s beautiful Nocturne, performed by Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie under the direction of Jean-Pierre Wallez….
