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Adagio from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty
Anna Malikova performs Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty: Adagio in 2005 at Dom Muzyki Moscow. Her career started in the former Soviet Union and expanded to the West after winning competitions in…
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Bach Toccata, Performed by Anna Malikova
Anna Malikova, a pianist whose career began in the former Soviet Union, gained recognition in the West after winning competitions in Oslo, Warsaw, and Sydney. In 1993, she won 1st…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…powerful Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, is an enigmatic work that reflects the composer’s tumultuous relationship with the Soviet regime. With its dramatic themes and complex emotional…
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Alexander Glazunov
…establishment of the Soviet Union. In 1928, he left Russia and settled in Paris, where he continued to compose and conduct, maintaining his reputation as a leading Russian composer despite…
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Johann Strauss I
…audiences far and wide. His most celebrated compositions include the Radetzky March and the Täubernl-walzer, the first of many sets of Viennese waltzes named for the places where they were…
