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Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, 3rd Movement – Presto Agitato, Played by Valentina Lisitsa
Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata, III “Presto Agitato” recorded by Valentina Lisitsa in Beethovensaal, Hannover Germany in Dec 2009. Wilhelm Kempff also recorded a Beethoven cycle in the same hall. Download Vol…
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Renaud Capuçon Performs Dvořák – Songs My Mother Taught Me
Enjoy Renaud Capuçon’s charming violin solo of Dvořák’s “Songs My Mother Taught Me” from his Gypsy Songs cycle….
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Arnold Schoenberg
…as a composer. Among his most notable compositions are “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), a lush and emotionally charged string sextet that exemplifies his early mastery of late-Romantic harmony. Schoenberg’s pioneering…
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Franz Schubert – Die Schöne Müllerin – Featuring Julian Prégardien
Full Concert – Julian Prégardien and Els Biesemans perform Die Schöne Müllerin, a song cycle by Franz Schubert….
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Bedřich Smetana
…to an asylum in 1884, where he died within three months. Smetana’s Legacy Smetana’s death in 1884 inspired an outpouring of national mourning. His friend Liszt lamented his passing, declaring…
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Georg Philipp Telemann
…output includes parts of at least 31 cantata cycles, many operas, concertos, oratorios, songs, music for civic occasions and church services, passions, orchestral suites, and abundant amounts of chamber music….
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Patricia Janečková Performs Pastorella delle Alpi by Rossini
13-year-old Patricia Janeckova sings Gioachino Rossini’s “Pastorella delle Alpi,” from the song cycle “Soirées Musicales.”…
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Hector Berlioz
…her financially. During this time, Berlioz wrote several major works, including: Harold en Italie (1834), inspired by Lord Byron’s poetry and featuring a solo viola. Roméo et Juliette (1839), a…
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Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride – Operas by Christoph Gluck
…of dehumanization with contemporary echoes. Set in an endless cycle of violence, this gripping diptych is conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm and brought to life by American soprano Corinne Winters in…
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New Dawn – Anoushka Shankar’s Live Performance
“New Dawn” closes Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn—the second release in Anoushka Shankar’s three‑part mini‑album cycle that charts a metaphorical journey from dusk to sunrise. Written with…
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Smetana String Quartet No. 1 – Allegro Vivo Appassionato, Performed by Jasper String Quartet
Bedřich Smetana’s “From My Life” String Quartet No. 1 performed by the Jasper String Quartet. Thanks for watching!…
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Béla Bartók’s String Quartet, 1st Movement – Allegro, Performed by Juilliard String Quartet
Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5 is a masterpiece of formal balance. Check out the Juilliard String Quartet’s luminous 1963 recording….
