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Welcome to Classical Music and Musicians!

Die Sänger und die Musiker

Spotlighting artists who sang and played with freedom.

Helping familiarize today’s music lovers with names and performances of those from the past, both singers and instrumentalists.

Welcome to Classical Music and Musicians!

Die Sänger und die Musiker

Spotlighting artists who sang and played with freedom.

Helping familiarize today’s music lovers with names and performances of those from the past, both singers and instrumentalists.

Recent Posts

Maria Duchêne, French Contralto

Maria Duchêne, French Contralto

There is not a lot of information about Maria Duchêne on the internet, but there…
October 13, 2025
Debussy, Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (c)

Debussy, Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (c)

Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was premiered twice. First as concert music…
October 9, 2025
Bruna Castagna, Italian Contralto

Bruna Castagna, Italian Contralto

Bruna Castagna was a renowned Italian contralto whose career illuminated the golden era of opera.…
October 3, 2025
Giuseppe de Luca, Italian Baritone

Giuseppe de Luca, Italian Baritone

Giuseppe de Luca was one of the most famous Bel Canto baritones of his time. …
September 27, 2025
Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11, and “Sure on this Shining Night”, Op. 13 (Barbara Bonney (s))

Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. 11, and “Sure on this Shining Night”, Op. 13 (Barbara Bonney (s))

A friend, who is a voice teacher and a professor of voice at a local…
September 22, 2025
Donizetti’s Mary Stuart, Janet Baker and Rosalind Plowright

Donizetti’s Mary Stuart, Janet Baker and Rosalind Plowright

I won't make many comments on this post. The piece speaks for itself. This is…
September 15, 2025
Maggie Teyte, English Soprano redux

Maggie Teyte, English Soprano redux

Sometime, I get caught in a groove. For the past few weeks, this has been…
September 8, 2025
Students of Antonio Cotogni

Students of Antonio Cotogni

This is a type of posting that I haven't done for a long time. We…
September 3, 2025
Arthur Endrèze, American Baritone

Arthur Endrèze, American Baritone

Endrèze, whose real name was Arthur Krakman, was, in his time, a very famous baritone.…
August 25, 2025