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  • Henry Purcell

    Henry Purcell

    …made significant contributions to the stage, composing music for several plays and semi-operas. One of his most notable works is the opera “Dido and Aeneas,” which was performed at a…

  • Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback

    Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback

    …of practice time and the chaotic atmosphere of the premiere led to a disastrous performance, with one reviewer bemoaning that the orchestra had made a “lamentable exhibition” of itself. 5….

  • Purcell – Elegy Upon the Death of Queen Mary

    Purcell – Elegy Upon the Death of Queen Mary

    …and Júlia Sárkány, keyboard player Katalin Hegedűs, and viola da gamba player Júlia Regős. The Elegy is a lamentation for the death of Queen Mary, composed by Henry Purcell with…

  • Bedřich Smetana

    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…