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2021-04-12 14:51:14
ASAF is based in Oslo, Norway, and was established in 1990. It serves charitably to help exceptional performers, primarily by loaning out fine collections of antique stringed instruments. Miriam Helms Ålien is a pupil of Ana Chumaachenco and Tabea Zimmerman at the Kronberg Academy in Germany. Ålien is also the founder and artistic director of […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2019-10-11 09:00:00
[…] Last Songs as he was nearing the end of his life, conveying a sense of calm and acceptance towards death, a sentiment that is perfectly conveyed by Norman’s rich and mature tone. Her phrases are beautifully smooth and expansive, and she seems to effortlessly glide up to the high notes. The slower-than-usual tempo gives the songs a real sense of space appropriate to the poignancy of the text. PurcellDido and AeneasDerek Lee Ragin etc; English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond LeppardPhilips 416299 In this recording of Purcell’s masterpiece, recorded in 1986, Jessye Norman sings the title role of Dido. The opera tells the story of Dido, the Queen of Carthage and her despair upon her abandonment by the Trojan hero Aeneas with whom she has fallen in love. A somewhat indulgent interpretation, the expressive features of her vocal line are beautifully shaped to capture the stoicism and nobility of […]
2017-06-17 16:11:09
“Myths are a waste of time”
On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s concert “A Happening in Central Park” happened in Central Park. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NYkkV2rt3E Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=afwlcYQon9I Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh41PeFJI7o Born on this day in 1912 conductor James Robertson (Kiri’s Carmen in English!) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWIqTMyobw Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=75PSS_ZpdDA Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5auKcyPBg Happy 59th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIlzh_Auc4
2017-06-16 16:11:09
“Myths are a waste of time”
On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s concert “A Happening in Central Park” happened in Central Park. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NYkkV2rt3E Born on this day in 1818 composer Charles-François Gounod. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=afwlcYQon9I Born on this day in 1882 composer Igor Stravinsky. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh41PeFJI7o Born on this day in 1912 conductor James Robertson (Kiri’s Carmen in English!) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXWIqTMyobw Born on this day in 1924 conductor Edward Downes. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=75PSS_ZpdDA Happy 86th birthday mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5auKcyPBg Happy 59th birthday countertenor Derek Lee Ragin. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIlzh_Auc4
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