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Vol: 127 | 1 May 2015
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Enjoy the exciting and creative cadenzas,
discover Puccini’s most cherished pastimes,
and meet with the Choir of St. John’s College.
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10 Golden Rules for
a Young Conductor
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By Richard Strauss
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Dorothy DeLay
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Great Women Artists
Who Shaped Music
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Singing in the Wind
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Sound Sculpture
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Prague Spring International Music Festival
First initiated by Rafael Kubelík in 1946, then chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the festival has evolved throughout history to become a permanent showcase for world acclaimed performing artists, symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles... |
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Date: May 12 to June 3, 2015
Country: Czech Republic
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| What's New |
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| Finding New in the Old |
Fast and Furious |
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An Interview with John Clapham of the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge. The Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, was recently touring Asia and we caught up with choir member John Clapham for a talk about the choir and the tour... |
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Giacomo Puccini and the Automobile. Giacomo Puccini had a penchant for fine cigars, quality spirits and every woman he could possibly get his hands on! And did I mention excessive gambling and hunting with country friends in the Florentine marshes and woods? |
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Having the Final Word
Cadenzas and Creativity |
Instruments of the Orchestra VI:
The Oboe |
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One of the most exciting moments in a concerto is when the orchestra, poised on an incomplete cadence, ceases to play and lets the soloist loose. The soloist gathers together all the melodic strings into one exciting moment of improvisation and creates the cadenza... |
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After the sweet purity of the flute, the next woodwind is the oboe. It’s a woodwind, but instead of being mouth-blown like the flute, this instrument’s sound comes from a reed. And not just a reed, a double reed: two curved reeds placed back to back... |
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Chopin: 1846, last year at Nohant - Sonata for cello & piano / Piano Works
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Flower duet - Anna Netrebko & Elīna Garanča
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Schumann: Grande Humoresque in B flat major, op. 20 - Finale
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