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In essence / Roots :
Musical Ventriloquism
“Chaconne”
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Bach’s Partita No. 2
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In person :
Arvo Pärt
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The Bach of our century
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In tune / Arts :
Reverberating Devotion
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The Basilica di Santa Maria
del Fiore & Guillaume Dufay
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The Intimacy of Creativity
Conceived by Artistic Director and internationally-acclaimed composer, conductor, and pianist, Bright Sheng, The Intimacy of Creativity is an annual performance forum devoted to promoting an intimate dialogue between composers and performers...
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Date: April 22 to May 5, 2013
Country: China
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An Italian Tragedy
Giuseppe Verdi and Margherita Barezzi
Giuseppe Verdi was a painfully private individual. Details about his romantic encounters are sketchy, and for the most part rely on his own and somewhat inconsistent recollections later in life... |
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Premiere at “La Scala”
Verdi, Lavigna and Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi was one of the most precocious musical talents of all times. At age three, he was given a spinet and took up studies with Don Pietro Baistrocchi, organist at his home village of Roncale... |
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How to say, “I do” in style!
Leopold I
The Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, son of Ferdinand III was crowned in Bratislava on June 27, 1655. He was barely 15 years old, but already fluent in Latin, Italian, German, French and Spanish... |
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A Refreshing Experience With
La Cenerentola
To a novice like me in opera appreciation, the production of La Cenerentola at Palais Garnier on February 27 was a delightful eye opener. It all began with my first visit to Paris in 13 years last month for a reunion... |
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My music |
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Bach’s Saint John’s Passion –
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
The Monteverdi Choir
Mark Padmore
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI – Septem verba a Christo
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Franck
Psyché – Le Sommeil de Psyché
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