April, 2016

40 Posts
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Did Mozart Suffer From Any Neurobehavioural Disorder?
Once hailed as Time magazine’s top ten cultural figures of the millennium, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) should perhaps also be known as one of the most foul-mouthed classical musicians of all time. Although the musical genius has passed away for
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An Unfinished Mozart Opera
In 1780, in order to join the new opera company set up by Emperor Joseph II, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started writing a new German opera on the then-popular theme of rescue of enslaved Europeans from Muslim pirates. Mozart wrote about
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MOZART, W.A.: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 41
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, “Haffner” (arr. J.N. Hummel for flute, violin, cello and piano) I. Allegro con spirit From MOZART, W.A.: Symphonies Nos. 35, 36, 41 (2015) Released by Naxos Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D
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How You Should Feel in the Key of E major
In our earlier series on C major and minor, G major and minor, and D major and minor, and A major and minor, we listed Ernst Pauer’s suggestions from 1876 of pieces that fit the particular affect he assigned for
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Playing it Safe?
Dmitri Shostakovich (1905-1975) had a hard and troubled career within the political machine that was the Soviet Union. At times the model composer and at others, the reviled modernist, he moved between the extremes of popularity and marginalization. His 11th
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Behind the Curtain
Philip Eisenbeiss: Bel Canto Bully. Haus Publishing Ltd. 2013
He was a drunkard, a nearly illiterate loudmouth, and a serial womanizer with a natural gift for seemingly endless self-promotion. He strong-armed and bullied his way to personal fame and fortune by building a gaming syndicate, and intuitively and prosperously
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Resistance is Futile
Ferruccio Busoni and Gerda Sjöstrand II
It is rather commonplace for children, even after they have all grown up, to keep assorted secrets from their parents. As long as it concerns the acquisition of a pet or a new plant, no harm done. However, when things
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Minors of the Majors
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Trumpet, Horn and Trombone, Op.33
“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening! The French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright
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