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Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, Performed by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise with Anne-Marie McDermott at a recital in San Francisco before their Russian-themed concerts with the New Century Chamber Orchestra….
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Maurice Ravel
…and his Basque mother, Marie Delouart, fostered an environment rich in cultural and musical diversity. The household reverberated with the melodies of his mother’s Spanish folk songs, while his father’s…
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Claude Debussy
…Relationships Debussy’s personal life was as complex as his professional one. He was known for his turbulent relationships with women. In 1899, he married Marie-Rosalie “Lilly” Texier, a fashion model….
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Felix Mendelssohn
…a visit to Paris, he studied the piano under Marie Bigot. He also received formal training in composition from Carl Friedrich Zelter, who profoundly influenced the young protege. A Prodigy…
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G.F. Handel – Eternal Source of Light Divine – HWV 74
Marie-Sophie Pollak & Ensemble Concerto München perform G.F. Händel’s ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ from the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74. The performance features Matthew Sadler…
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Gabriel Fauré – Élégie for Cello and Piano, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie for cello and piano, performed by Pierre Fontenelle on cello and Marie Datcharry on piano….
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Šárka – Full Opera by Zdeněk Fibich (1950)
Zdeněk Fibich’s complete opera, Sarka, conducted by Alois Klima in 1950, featuring Václav Bednář, Beno Blachut, and Marie Podvalová….
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Camille Saint-Saëns
…19-year-old Marie Truffot. The couple had two sons, both of whom tragically died in infancy. The loss of his children and the subsequent end of his marriage in 1881 marked…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…agenda. With the support of Marie Antoinette, a former student of his and by then the Queen of France, Gluck introduced his operatic style to the French stage. His French…
