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Giovanni Gabrieli
…and Early Career In the mid-1570s, Gabrieli traveled to Munich to study with the acclaimed composer Orlando de Lassus at the court of Duke Albert V. This period exerted a…
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Claude Debussy
…in the small French town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He was the eldest of five children in a working-class family. His father, Manuel-Achille Debussy, worked as a salesman and ran a local…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
…could cut glass, it’s no wonder he captured the hearts of many admirers. The world of classical music has been blessed with numerous young prodigies whose contributions have left a…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century- Five Works from Each Era
…testament to his unrivaled skill as a composer. Comprised of six distinct concertos, each featuring a different combination of instruments and musical forms, the Brandenburg Concertos are a masterclass in…
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Johann Pachelbel
…and Education Johann Pachelbel was born in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1653 into a middle-class family. His father, Johann (Hans) Pachelbel, was a wine dealer, and his mother was Anna Maria…
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Samuel Barber
…middle-class family in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His parents, Marguerite McLeod Beatty and physician Samuel Leroy Barber, nurtured a household that valued education and culture. While Barber’s father was a doctor,…
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Beethoven’s Appassionata – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57
Valentina Lisitsa performed a rehearsal run of Beethoven’s “Appassionata” piano sonata in Vienna’s Musikverein. Her first-class playing explored both the intimate and Olympian heights of the piece, with the highlight…
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Eliot Fisk Plays Bach on Guitar
Eliot Fisk plays Bach on Carla Kelly’s rare “Stellar Class” guitar at a casual get-together in 2006….
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Bach Piano Lesson Preview 14 – 16: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Learn Bach Piano with Anthony Newman. Private lessons by world-class musicians from Juilliard, NY Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera. http://mucony.com
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Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major
…a master class for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra, presenting Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major. Learn more at http://www.youtube.com/symphony For more information: – Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall: http://www.digital-concert-hall.com…
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Mozart’s Horn Concerto in E Flat Major, K. 495
…Berliner Philharmoniker, presents Mozart’s Horn Concerto in a master class for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011. Learn more at http://www.youtube.com/symphony. Find out about the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Digital Concert Hall at…
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John Bell Young Plays Debussy’s L’Isle Joyeuse
John Bell Young’s masterclass videos featuring DEBUSSY: L’ISLE JOYEUSE available for purchase at www.johnbellyoung.com/page-ordering.html….
