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So it's opening night at ENO, they're doing The Magic Flute and at the moment Papageno counts to three in case a girl will agree to marry him b...
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The next installment in our A to Z of Carnegie Hall series is H for Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz, one of the most revered figures to have appe...
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Image management isn't such a recent phenomenon after all. In John Bridcut's new documentary about Frederick Delius, marking the 150th anniversary ...
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Strange fact about Delius, no.1: he owned this Gauguin. 'Nevermore': it's one of the most famous of the lot. He and the artist were close friends a...
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Image management isn't such a recent phenomenon after all. In John Bridcut's new documentary about Frederick Delius, marking the 150th anniversary ...
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English conductor, composer Sir Thomas Beecham born in 1879. Also on this day... The 1827 premiere of Mendelssohn's opera "Die Hoch...
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Contemporary classical music is devoid of melody and appeal, all noise and no fun. At least, that's the cliche. But this is music that is very much...
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Thismonth,  Virgin Classics  recreates what the UK's  Guardian  called "countertenor heaven" when it brings together the contrasting and complement...
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This month, Virgin Classics recreates what the UK's Guardian called "countertenor heaven" when it brings together the contrasting and complem...
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“MESSIAH…REFRESHED!” Jonathan Griffith, conductor Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center November 27, 2011 Distinguished Concerts International ...
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Barbican, London According to the composer William Walton , when his Biblical oratorio Belshazzar's Feast was being prepared for its premiere in ...
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Janine Jansen concert in NYC For those of you in New York City or close by, here’s an event not to miss: Performance: Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 |...
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The next full concert in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s ListenAgain season is now available online.  If you missed this concert, conducted by ...
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Few musicians have founded more orchestras and found time to be chief conductor of La Scala and the Berlin Philharmonic Few orchestral concerts in...
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra's dynamic Principal Guest Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin opens his 2011/12 account with two performances this mon...
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 14 May 1917 At the close of the opera at the New Queen's Theatre – and "the close" of Sir Thoma...
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What would you say about a conductor who declares "Bach ("too much counterpoint - and what is worse, Protestant counterpoint"), Beethoven ("a tub-t...
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Among the musical notables born on April 29 was Sir Thomas Beecham (in 1879), and 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of his death. So that's reason a-...
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BBC Music Magazine offered as its cover story this month a rare best-of list: their editor's poll of the top twenty conductors of all-time. Even al...
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New releases from EMI Classics this month include a remarkable recital by  Yundi , one of today's brightest keyboard stars.  Recorded in China's ex...
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