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Sir Edward Elgar’s Nimrod from Enigma Variations
‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations: Stirring music for British patriots. Grateful for mother’s recovery….
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Donizetti’s Aria from L’Elisir D’Amore – Played on Classical Guitar by Eugene Shilin
Eugene Shilin performing Donicetti’s Aria…
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Gaetano Donizetti – L’Elisir d’Amore
The finale begins with Gianetta delivering a letter from Belcore’s commander. Adina announces she will marry Belcore immediately, causing distress for Nemorino. The following section contrasts Nemorino’s elegant line with…
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Gaetano Donizetti – L’elisir d’Amore – Chiedi all’Aura Lusinghiera
The mini-series of uploads from Wallberg’s recordings of Donizetti’s two great buffo operas continues! Adina and Nemorino surprisingly don’t have a suspended-over-time love duet. Their first number together has Adina…
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Jean Sibelius – Valse Triste, Performed by Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra (1966)
Jean Sibelius, a renowned classical music composer of the 19th and 20th centuries, wrote “Valse Triste” for the drama “Kuolema” in 1904. The piece depicts a scene where a son…
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Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C Minor – Performed by Sir Simon Rattle and Australian World Orchestra
Rattle conducts Bruckner Symphony No. 8.
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Jacqueline Du Pré Performs Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 – 4th Movement, Part 2 (1965)
Jacqueline Du Pré’s 1965 recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, is widely regarded as the definitive…
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Vediamo: Alla Modista from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale
Recently added two recordings of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” and “L’elisir d’amore” to my collection. These pieces have numerous recordings, with respective counts of 62 and 77 according to operadis-opera-discography.org.uk. Happy…
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E Il Dottore Non Si Vede – from Don Pasquale by Donizetti
I recently added two more recordings of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” and “L’elisir d’amore” to my collection. These operas have a huge number of recordings, with 62 and 77 respectively. Among…
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Vaughan Williams “Pastoral” Symphony No. 3
Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No.3 – ‘A Pastoral Symphony’, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult and performed by The New Philharmonia Orchestra. The remastered version includes four movements: Molto moderato, Lento moderato…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
…“Sir John in Love” (1929), based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” and “The Pilgrim’s Progress” (1951), based on John Bunyan’s allegorical novel. Vaughan Williams was also a prolific…
