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Giovanni Gabrieli – Canzona Terza, Performed by Helga Weber Instrumental Ensemble
Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzona Terza performed by the Helga Weber Instrumental Ensemble, with paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola….
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16th Century Italian Wind Ensemble – Canzon Primi Toni by Gabrieli and Canzon by Chilese
16th Century Italian Wind Ensemble, part 1 – http://whitwellbooks.com — Features performances of ‘Canzon Primi Toni’ and ‘Canzon’ by Giovanni Gabrieli and Bastiano Chilese….
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Hauser performs Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2
HAUSER in a live performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 2nd Waltz at the Royal Albert Hall with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra….
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…whose “Palästinalied” is a moving and powerful work that reflects the religious fervor of the Crusades. 4. La Quarte Estampie Royale – Anonymous “La Quarte Estampie Royale” is an instrumental…
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George Frideric Handel
…of Handel’s long and fruitful association with the British capital. Handel and the Royal Academy of Music Handel served as the music director of the newly-established Royal Academy of Music…
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Luigi Boccherini
…Violins, G 56–61, caught the attention of the music world. A Royal Patronage in Madrid Boccherini’s journey took a decisive turn when he received an invitation from the Spanish ambassador…
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Isaac Albéniz
…Studies in Leipzig and Brussels After several concert tours, Albéniz entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1875. When his finances ran out, he obtained a scholarship to study at the Royal…
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Chopin – Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
Freddy Kempf, an English pianist born in 1977 in London to a German father and Japanese mother, began playing piano at four. At eight, he performed with the Royal Philharmonic…
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Purcell – Sound the Trumpet
James Bowman, 66, and Andreas Scholl, 40, performed an encore of Purcell’s “Sound the trumpet” at the Royal Festival Hall in June 2008. The duet was part of Purcell’s ode…
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Purcell – Dido and Aeneas
The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera present Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Wayne McGregor’s fusion of music and movement is brought to life with Sarah Connolly and Lucas Meachem in…
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Beethoven 5th Symphony
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 performed by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012….
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Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?
…Mozart Effect The term “Mozart effect” was first introduced in the early 1990s, stemming from a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. They proposed that college…
