Francesca Cuzzoni Opera's First Diva
Diva, Prima Donna, First Lady of the stage. Sometimes these titles are said with a sneer, but even then - they denote amazing talent. Today's most famous (or would that be infamous) diva is probably Celine Dion. While some people are offended by ... [... more]
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Dvorak Requiem / Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
 Holy Cow!!!: I have always thought Dvorak's Requiem was a very underrated piece. I fell in love with this piece after catching a performance in a cathedral in the UK, in the mid 90s. This recording is possibly even better than the two other CD recorings [... more]
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Bach - Brandenburg Concertos / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Description: During the years when Bach was in the service of the courts of Prince Leopold in Cothen, he had his own orchestra and was contracted to compose a great deal of instrumental music. This gave him an opportunity to try new techniques and to [... more]
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Mikhail Baryshnikov - Classical Music
Baryshnikov was born in 1948 in Riga, in what used to be the USSR. He began studying ballet at age 9, and entered the School of the Theatre Opera Ballet in 1960. Baryshnilov studied regular academics there, in addition to his dancing; and admits ... [... more]
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Evening at Pops 2004: Program Notes
EVENING AT POPS kicks off its 35th season on PBS with a very special celebration -- Keith Lockhart's 10th Anniversary! The Boston Pops Orchestra welcomes CNN's Paula Zahn, who invites viewers along for a night of wonderful music and fabulous ... [... more]
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Evening at Pops 2004: Schedule
For more than three decades EVENING AT POPS has entertained American audiences with an eclectic array of music -- from Tchaikovsky to Sondheim. Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra continue the tradition in their 35th season on ... [... more]
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Amato: A Love Affair with Opera - Opera Primer
If you're like most Americans, you have to admit that opera can be a little intimidating, even boring, at first. On a huge stage, with a giant orchestra, actors in strange costumes sing in foreign languages about love, death, jealousy, and ... [... more]
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Tuning Up: Learning about orchestras and what they do
An orchestra is a group of musicians who play music together. Most often the term is used to describe a group like the Boston Pops Orchestra, an ensemble composed of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Other types of orchestras, such as ... [... more]
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Soprano Ying Huang's "Bitter Love" - Classical Music
I recently had to make a 14 hour road trip, so I thought, "What better way to pass the time, than listen to some classical music to review for my readers?" One of the CDs I picked up, "Bitter Love" was by the Chinese Soprano Ying [... more]
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 / Masur, Gewandhaus Orchestra
Description: This live recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (The Choral Symphony) from the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig, Germany, features Kurt Masur conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Chorus with soloists Venceslava [... more]
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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Presents - Music Meets ...
Who is the Audience for This?: I cannot imagine who the audience is for this DVD. It follows the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra around, looking at their unusual rehearsal process, and then attempts to show, via some workshops that they conduct, [... more]
$15.99
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The Brahms Symphonies / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, ...
Description: The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is conducted by Kurt Masur in their first-ever recording of all four Brahms symphonies, from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 1991. Kurt Masur also gives an in-depth interview prior to each symphony, both [... more]
$29.99
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