July, 2016

41 Posts
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Drowning in Passion
Enrique Granados and Clotilde Godó Pelegrí
On 28 July 1894, Amparo gave birth to the first of their six children. With his family rapidly expanding, Enrique was desperately trying to secure a steady source of income. Various applications to conservatories in Barcelona and Madrid came to
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Music à la “Mode”
The Lydian Kingdom
Ancient Greek philosophy described the physical world in terms of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Health and spiritual wellbeing depended on a balance of four bodily fluids or temperaments. Phlegmatic temperament was associated with water, choleric with fire,
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Writing for An Angel
Right in the middle of writing his opera Lulu, Alban Berg (1885-1935) was also procrastinating on a commission from violinist Louis Krasner. Krasner was born in the Ukraine but moved to America at age 5 and graduated from the New
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Minors of the Majors
Maurice Ravel: Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
“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!
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Wandering off the Map: An Interview with Richard Causton
British composer Richard Causton takes an international view of contemporary music: his UK studies were at the University of York and the Royal College of Music, but it was his time in Italy that has most affected his work. He
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Critical Ear with Sharpened Pen
Bring the East to the West: An Interview with Ken Smith
Ken Smith is the Asian cultural critic for the Financial Times. He also covers opera in China for Opera magazine in London and opera in the West for OPERA magazine in Shanghai. A frequent arts commentator or RTHK Radio 4,
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Behzod Abduraimov
Originally from Uzbekistan, pianist Behzod Abduraimov makes his second appearance with the Hong Kong Philharmonic this July, playing Prokofiev’s Third Concerto. ‘My first performance took place back in 2012 playing a recital and in January 2015 I had debuted with
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LEBERL, R.: Guitar Works
Charakterstucke (Character Pieces), Op. 90 No. 5. Erinnerung From LEBERL, R.: Guitar Works (2016) Released by Naxos Leberl: Charakterstucke (Character Pieces), Op. 90 No. 5. ErinnerungBorn in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Rudolf Leberl is one of the most undeservedly neglected of
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