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Ludwig van Beethoven
…principality of the Holy Roman Empire. The ambiguity surrounding his exact birth date stems from the practice of baptizing children within 24 hours after birth, and records show Beethoven’s baptism…
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Fernando Sor
…his military education. The Invasion and the Aftermath: Sor’s Political Stand Fernando Sor’s life took a dramatic turn when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain in 1808. A patriot at heart, Sor…
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Handel – Recorder Sonata in A Minor
Handel’s Recorder Sonata in A minor performed by Ensemble Estro Cromatico, Milano featuring Marco Scorticati on recorder and Davide Pozzi on harpsichord. This live concert took place on October 10,…
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Telemann’s Recorder Suite in A Minor, TWV 55 – Overture
Telemann – Recorder Suite in A Minor TWV55:A3 – Mov. 1/7 – GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767) Suite for recorder, strings, and basso continuo in A minor TWV55:A3 1. Ouverture Performed…
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Music from Bernstein’s Fancy Free Ballet (1946 Recording)
Bernstein’s Fancy Free ballet music, conducted by the composer, was recorded in 1944 and released as a set of four ten-inch records in 1946. The recording includes Billie Holiday’s rendition…
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Claude Debussy’s La Cathédrale Engloutie – Piano Roll Recording by Debussy (1913)
Claude Debussy, a renowned composer known for his unique piano style, composed “La cathédrale engloutie”. This piece is the tenth in the first book of Préludes. A piano roll recording…
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Telemann – Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba – Dolce and Allegro
Telemann’s Concerto for Recorder & Viola da Gamba in A minor, performed by Les Boreades with Francis Colpron on recorder….
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Adagio from Telemann Recorder Concerto in F Major
Telemann – Recorder Concerto in F Major – Mov. 3/4 – Featuring Peter Holtslag on treble recorder….
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Gabrieli – Canzon Primi Toni à 8 for 8 Low Recorders – Ch. 170 from Sacrae Symphoniae
Gabrieli’s Canzon Primi Toni à 8 for 8 low recorders is a piece from Sacrae Symphoniae of 1597. It is divided into two choirs, each with four recorders. The distribution…
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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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Gaetano Donizetti – L’elisir d’Amore and Or Se M’ami
…are 62 recordings of “Don Pasquale” and 77 recordings of “L’elisir d’amore.” I already have some recordings that I’m happy with, like Abbado’s “Don Pasquale” and Scimone’s “L’elisir.” However, the…
