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Maria Callas Performs Verdi’s Il Trovatore – D’Amor Sull’ali Rosee (1956)
Maria Callas sings “D’amor sull’ali rosee” from Il Trovatore. Conductor: H. von Karajan, 1956. Listen and enjoy!…
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Mozart’s Duet Sull’Aria, Performed by Susanna Proskura & Timeea Szentkiraly
Susanna Proskura & Timeea Szentkiraly perform Mozart’s duet from “The Marriage of Figaro.” Countess Szentkiraly represents Romania, while Susanna Proskura is from Germany. The video is by Tudor Bolgar. The…
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Edward Elgar
…Cello Concerto in E minor, a deeply moving piece that reflected his sense of impending loss as his wife Alice was gravely ill. Alice’s death in 1920 was a severe…
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Gabriel Fauré – Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
Gabriel Fauré’s “Les berceaux,” Op. 23/1, is a song based on a poem by Sully-Prudhomme. It links the movement of ships and cradles through a flowing melodic line and piano…
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Jacques Offenbach
…and Arthur Sullivan. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born on June 20, 1819, in Cologne, Prussia, Jacques Offenbach, originally named Jacob Offenbach, hailed from a deeply musical family. His father,…
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Corelli – La Folia, Op. 5, No. 12 – Performed by Four Nations Ensemble
Olivier Brault and the Four Nations Ensemble perform La Folia from Corelli’s Op. 5. Featuring Loretta O’Sullivan on the cello, Adam Cockerham on the lute, and Andrew Appel on the…
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Young Itzhak Perlman Performs Flight of the Bumblebee
A young Itzhak Perlman was a visitor on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 13, 1959. He played Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee.”…
