The solo violin has long been acknowledged as the perfect instrument to express emotions like love, longing, heartbreak, rapture, and romance. The Romantic era lasted from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century and produced numerous works that
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Federico García Lorca – Manuel de Falla – The Andalusian Heritage in Poetry, Music and Art July 13th, 2012 Canción de Jinete Córdoba Lejana y sola. Jaca negra, luna grande, Y aceitunas en mi alforja. Aunque sepa los caminos yo nunca llegaré a Córdoba Por el llano, por el viento Jaca negra, luna roja. La muerte me está mirando -
Breaking boundaries – Nadia Boulanger July 12th, 2012 In Woody Allen’s movie, ‘Midnight in Paris’, Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) travelled back to Paris in the 1920s and encountered Ernest Hemingway, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald etc. If I had a chance, I would have -
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Franz Liszt and Assorted July 11th, 2012Devastated by having been forbidden to see his first sexual conquest and true love Caroline de Saint-Cricq ever again — her father had rather unceremoniously suggested that the boy take his Bohemian behind somewhere else — Franz Liszt seriously contemplated -
Mozart and his World: Salzburg II July 10th, 2012 Around the 5th century BC, a Celtic tribe established a small settlement on the banks of the river Salzach. By 15 BC the settlement had grown into the city Juvavum, and was part of the Roman Empire. The modern name -
Baby, your Shoulders! July 10th, 2012 It is estimated that shoulder injuries are one of the most common injuries among the general public and the third most common complaint among instrumental musicians.A shoulder injury can happen to a young athletic person as well as an older -
In touch with Adrian Spence (Camerata Pacifica) July 3rd, 2012 Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “the best chamber music reason to get out of the house”, Camerata Pacifica has committed to exploring the breadth of chamber repertoires and new voices since its foundation in 1990. In 2012, the -
Magical Mozart July 2nd, 2012 If you are into opera, Mozart, and Masonic lore, then Magic Flute is the right fit. What you encounter in San Francisco Opera’s new production of this masterpiece is a tremendous artistic and visual landscape. These ingredients combine to form -
Krzysztof Penderecki June 29th, 2012 One of the most versatile, multi-faceted and stylistically diverse composer of modern times, Krzysztof Penderecki was born 23 November 1933 in Dębica, Poland. Education and Early Compositions After initially taking private music lessons, Penderecki enrolled in the State Higher School