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Vivaldi Cello Concerto in E Minor, 2nd Movement – Allegro – Played by Pierre Fournier
…a child, Fournier excelled on the cello. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Paul Bazelaire and Anton Hekking, graduating at age seventeen in 1923. His virtuosity earned him the…
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Largo from Vivaldi Cello Concerto in E Minor, Played by Pierre Fournier
…which affected his legs and feet, and went on to become a pupil of Paul Bazelaire and Anton Hekking at the Paris Conservatoire. Fournier was highly regarded for his lyrical…
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Allegro Moderato from Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D
…cello after switching from piano. Graduating from the Paris Conservatoire at age seventeen, Fournier was praised for his virtuosity and bowing skills. He was considered “the cellist of the future”…
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Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major, 1st Movement – Played by Pierre Fournier
…after suffering from polio at the age of nine. Fournier made great progress on the cello, studying at the Paris Conservatoire under Paul Bazelaire and Anton Hekking. Graduating at seventeen,…
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Massenet’s Meditation, Played by Monika Vrabcová
…in a three-round music competition in Takasaki, Japan. This led to her debut concert at Casals Hall in Tokyo. From 1997-2002, she studied at the Prague Conservatoire under prof. Jaroslav…
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Gaetano Donizetti
…including “La Zingara” and “La lettera anonima,” while also taking on a teaching role at Naples Conservatoire. Despite being deeply rooted in Neapolitan culture, Donizetti was regarded as a “foreigner,”…
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Isaac Albéniz
…tutelage of Antoine François Marmontel, a renowned French pianist. At the age of seven, Albéniz passed the entrance examination for the prestigious Paris Conservatoire. However, he was denied admission because…
