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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.
Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi, light lyric soprano
September 30, 2022Today, I am posting someone who could be called a "forgotten singer". In most writing about her, Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi is referred... Read More
Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian-French virtuoso pianist
September 26, 2022One of the nice things about doing this blog is that I occasionally discover a musician about whom I knew nothing.... Read More
Nicolai Gedda, lyric Swedish tenor
September 16, 2022Nicolai Gedda, a Swedish-born singer who was one of the most renowned lyric tenors of the 20th century and performed dozens... Read More
Alfredo Kraus, lyric Spanish tenor
September 13, 2022I posted Alfredo Kraus a few years ago, and I am posting him again because he is a wonderful example of... Read More
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock ‘n’ roll
August 30, 2022Very occasionally, I post artists who have nothing to do with classical music. I am posting a documentary about the life... Read More
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen redux- Mahler
August 26, 2022Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen I have done a posting very similar to this one before, and I am repeating... Read More
Callas, Kraus, Ghione (c), “The Lisbon Traviata” 1958
August 10, 2022I have never done this before, but I am going to post an entire opera. This is the fabled Lisbon Traviata... Read More
Dinh Gilly, French-Algerian Baritone
August 9, 2022There is unfortunately not much biographical available about Dinh Gilly. I will provide as much detail as I have been able... Read More
Fernand Ansseau, Belgian spinto tenor
July 27, 2022One of the nice things about this blog is that I get to find mostly forgotten singers and hear them for... Read More