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Robert Schumann – Concertpiece for Four Horns, Op. 86
R. Schumann’s Concertpiece for Four Horns and Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev and performed by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The horn players are Matías Piñeira, Maria Teiwes, Mia Schwarzfischer, and…
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Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation on Paganini and Massenet’s Elegy
…theme of Paganini”. The second encore is a cello and guitar arrangement of Massenet’s “Elegy”. Both arrangements are by Robert Wetzel. CDs by Robert Wetzel can be found at robertwetzel.com,…
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Pachelbel’s Canon in D on Glass Harp
…iTunes and Amazon. You can also listen to “Crystal Harmony” on Robert Tiso’s website. The glass harp is a musical instrument invented by Richard Pockrich in 1741, and Robert Tiso…
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L’Elisir d’Amore – Esulti Pur La Barbara – Donizetti
L’elisir d’amore opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, based on Le Philtre. Performed by the Opera de Lyon. Conducted by Evelino Pido. Starring Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Scaltriti,…
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Franz Schubert
…young soprano named Therese Grob and was smitten by her. He composed several liturgical works for her and even aspired to marry her. However, the stringent marriage-consent law of 1815,…
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Jean Sibelius
…under Martin Wegelius and Hermann Csillag. During his studies, he developed close friendships with several prominent figures in the Finnish music scene, including the composer and conductor Robert Kajanus and…
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Leonard Bernstein
…Jerome Robbins resulted in three major ballets: Fancy Free (1944), Facsimile (1946), and Dybbuk (1975). He also composed the score for the award-winning movie On the Waterfront (1954) and incidental…
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Johannes Brahms
…met the renowned German composer and music critic Robert Schumann. The two musicians formed a close bond almost immediately, with Schumann seeing in his younger friend a beacon of hope…
