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Opera in the Living Room
Piano 4-hands Arrangements
Bringing grand operas into intimate spaces

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Musicians in Sync – What Yuja Wang’s Heartbeats Tell Us
During the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth, pianist Yuja Wang undertook an extraordinary feat. She performed all the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in one marathon concert at Carnegie Hall on January 28, 2023.
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Opera in the Living Room
Piano 4-hands Arrangements
Keyboard instruments in the middle of the 18th century, including harpsichord, spinet, virginal and organ, had a rather small range of about five octaves. In addition, the keys were usually very narrow, much tighter than those for modern pianos. As
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Musicians and Artists: Daugherty and Rivera
Michael Daugherty: Fire and Blood In 1933, a set of 27 fresco panels by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera was unveiled at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Rivera (1886–1957) brought the idea of murals to life. His enormous works,
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In 1879, Fauré wrote a little Berceuse that was quickly appreciated by violinists. The work went into the repertoire of many violinists in the late 19th century. Step back in time with this remarkable 1935 recording featuring violinist Henry Merckel and conductor Piero Coppola.

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César Franck (1822-1890)
A Birthday Tribute
César Franck was born in the city of Liège on 10 December 1822, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. His father, Nicholas-Joseph was a minor clerk, unemployed at the time, but he had great plans for his
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