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Vol: 145 | 1 Feb 2016 |
Meet with the divine musical pairs,
enjoy Much Ado About Nothing in glorious music,
and discover the missing symphonic link
between Beethoven and Schumann. |
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Music and Art
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Stravinsky and Picasso
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Seeing and
Hearing
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“Listening” with
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Chinese Musings
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"Chinoiserie" in
Western Arts
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The Al Bustan International Festival of Music and the Arts
The Al Bustan Festival has been presenting five weeks full of concerts and performances, showcasing diverse cultural performances ever since the foundation in 1994. The annual event that offers an audacious selection of music and artists was established to help revive Lebanon’s cultural life after 17 years of war... |
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Date: February 16 to March 20, 2016
Country: Lebanon
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| What's New |
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| Divine Duos—Musical Pairs |
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801-1866): The Missing Link |
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What could be more romantic—a Valentine’s Day feature of our favorite classical musicians who popped the question and who make great music together both on and off stage? One of the most spectacularly talented couples was cellist Jacqueline Du Pré and pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim... |
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In 2016 we remember the 150th anniversary of the passing of Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda. Remember might be a somewhat misleading word, as the 20th century never managed to acknowledge his contributions to music. Interest in the composer was reawakened only a couple of years ago... |
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“If music be the food of love, play on.”
Shakespeare and Music V –
Much Ado About Nothing |
“Music is a Miracle and the First Place of Art” – Alice Herz-Sommer |
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Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies have inspired many a composer to write glorious music. Much Ado About Nothing one of his finest comedies is full of uproarious laughs, gossip, love and deception but also delves into timeless subjects of shame, honor and manners... |
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More than ever we need heroes. Alice Hertz-Sommer is one of mine. Alice practiced the piano several hours each day usually from memory and with total absorption and she played chamber music with trusted friends and relatives until she passed away at age 110 in 2014... |
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| My music |
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Forgotten records |
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Joubert:
Temps Perdu, Op.99
Variation 4: Envoi
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Drama at the Piano:
Pianists making
unnecessary gestures |
Weber: Battle and
Victory Cantata, op. 44
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