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Benjamin Britten – The Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22
Peter Pears sings “The Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo” by Benjamin Britten….
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Leopold Mozart – Seven Symphonies
Leopold Mozart’s Seven Symphonies performed by B. Warchal and the SCO….
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Sissel Kyrkjebø Sings Seven Angels
Seven Angels, composed and performed by Sissel Kyrkjebø, one of the world’s top sopranos….
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John Williams
…history through his iconic film scores. His illustrious career spans over seven decades, during which he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…He was just seven years old when he was enrolled in school where he studied Latin, received religious instruction, and cultivated other subjects. His strong foundation in the Lutheran faith…
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Fritz Kreisler
…His prodigious talent was evident from an early age, leading to his debut performance at just seven years old. Despite the Vienna Conservatory’s age restriction policy, Kreisler’s exceptional talent secured…
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
…from a family of notaries. He was the seventh of eleven children. Rameau learned music at home from his father. Although he was sent to Jesuit College in Dijon, he…
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2024 – The Year Mozart and Chopin Both Dropped New Singles
…Nachtmusik” (a very little night music), and cataloged as K. 648. The piece is written for two violins and a cello, and consists of seven short movements. It was first…
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Benjamin Britten
…Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo. The discovery of George Crabbe’s poetry inspired him to return to England in 1942. Crabbe’s The Borough served as the basis for Britten’s first major opera,…
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Edward Elgar
…a quaint village near Worcester, England, Edward William Elgar was the fourth of seven children. Elgar’s father, William, was a professional violinist and a piano tuner who owned a music…
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Jean Sibelius
…“Silence of Järvenpää” and Final Years Despite his prolific output until the mid-1920s, Sibelius abruptly stopped composing major works after completing his Seventh Symphony, the incidental music for “The Tempest,”…
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The Planets – Full Suite by Holst, Performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester
Holst’s “The Planets” performed by the hr-Sinfonieorchester under the direction of Hugh Wolff. The suite consists of seven movements: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune…