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Ravel – Ma Mère L’oye
Enjoy the full-length concert of Ravel’s Ma mère l’oye conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker. Recorded in 2008 at the Berlin Philharmonie. Visit the Digital…
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Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?
…it also attracted criticism and skepticism. Many researchers argued that the so-called “Mozart effect” was merely a result of “enjoyment arousal,” where the subjects’ enhanced spatial reasoning was due to…
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Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland
…Conservatory Project 5th Anniversary Ensemble Orchestra. Other musicians include Ka Chun Gary Ngan, Leonie Bot, Peter Vickery, Rodolpho Vieira, Meredith Crawford, Meredith Harris, John Popham, Felix Umansky, and Alexis Lanz….
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Ralph Vaughan Williams – On Wenlock Edge
Ralphs Vaughan Williams’ “On Wenlock Edge” performed live at the Zwischentöne Festival. Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini join the Merel Quartet for this masterpiece. The performance includes six movements and…
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Clara Schumann
…Musical Achievements Clara’s professional career kicked off when she was merely nine years old, with her first public performance at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. Her talent was immediately recognized, and…
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Verdi’s Macbeth – Finale, Act 1 – Performed by the Boston Youth Symphony
…Featuring soloists Louis Otey, Diana Jacklin, Jeremy Milner, Brian Landry, Steven Sanders, Meredeth Kelly, Jonathan Cole, and Lu Zang. With New World Chorale led by Holly MacEwen Krafka. Recorded and…
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Two Bourées from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 4
…was made by luthier Graham Caldersmith and is owned by Het Nationale Muziekinstrumenten Fonds, on loan to Stichting Gitaarorkest Nederland. Recorded at studio ‘Z.o.o.’ in Almere, The Netherlands on 19.02.09….
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Gustav Mahler
…child prodigy, he gave his first public performance at the town theatre when he was merely ten. Education and Musical Development Recognising their son’s extraordinary talent, Mahler’s parents decided to…
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Bedřich Smetana
…representation of the nation on the operatic stage. However, he rejected the notion of creating national works merely by appropriating folk song, arguing that it would not result in a…
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Niccolò Paganini
…often seen performing tricks like playing on a single string after deliberately severing the others, adding to his reputation as a mysterious, almost mythical figure. His virtuosity went beyond mere…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
…along comes Glazunov, who penned his First Symphony at a mere 16 years old. Under the guidance of Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov, this “Slavonian Symphony” became a resounding success, leaving audiences…
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Béla Bartók
…in folk music extended beyond mere incorporation into his compositions. Along with his friend and colleague Kodály, he embarked on a journey to collect and study old Magyar folk melodies….
