Artistry and Heart and Soul One might think that an opera singer with an international career spanning three decades and several continents was immersed in the world of classical music from the very beginning. Not so with Irish soprano Ailish
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Mozart's Champagne Aria, Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy & more!
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A Chilling Embrace Lay your hand, my loveJust lay your hand on my heart, my love;Ah, can you not hear it throbbing in there?A carpenter, wicked and evil, lives there,Fashioning me my coffin.He bangs and hammers day and night,And has
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Inspirations Behind Byron Adams’ Midsummer Music American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938), working at the turn of the 20th century, was known for his figure paintings of American women. Focusing on the aristocratic women, he evoked a dream-like world for
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From the Shakespeare-inspired Op. 18/1 to the introspective late quartets, this collection traces Beethoven's entire creative journey through one genre. Hear how he transformed Haydn and Mozart's classical foundation into something uniquely his own.
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Joseph Haydn, the father of the symphony, crafted over a hundred works that blend wit, structure, emotional depth, and flair. His best symphonies stand as timeless monuments to Haydn’s genius for surprise, elegance, and innovation. The symphonies of Joseph Haydn
