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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.
Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek, dramatic-lyric soprano
February 5, 2020Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek was a Hungarian soprano. She was born in Pecs, the fifth largest city in Hungary, in 1891, and she... Read More
Miguel Villabella, lyric tenor
February 2, 2020Based solely on recordings, I would say that Villabella is one of the greatest tenors who ever lived. The ease of... Read More
Rita Streich, Light Lyric Coloratura Soprano
January 29, 2020The noted German soprano, Rita Streich, was born in Russia and moved to Germany with her parents during her childhood, where... Read More
Elvira de Hidalgo, Coloratura Soprano and Callas’ teacher
January 26, 2020Elvira de Hidalgo was a popular singer in her time, but her fame as a singer has been eclipsed by her... Read More
Adriana Calcanhotto
January 24, 2020This post has nothing to do with classical music. I'm posting Brazilian pop music. It's not exactly pop; I guess that... Read More
Chopin Piano Concerto in F-minor, opus 21 (remastered), Arthur Rubenstein, soloist, André Previn (c)
January 24, 2020Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Though he published it second, Chopin’s Piano Concerto in F minor was actually the first concerto... Read More
Horszowski, Istomin, Serkin, Casals Bach Triple Concerto BWV 1064
January 18, 2020As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am not going to focus on singers today, but rather on instrumentalists. More... Read More
Marta Fuchs, Great High Dramatic Soprano
January 11, 2020As I have mentioned before, this is t he last scene of the last opera in the Ring cycle. It has... Read More
Dame Isobel Baillie, brilliant oratorio singer, with comparison to Renée Fleming
January 7, 2020Oh, this was such a pain in the neck. This particular aria has been attributed to J.S. Bach, but it was... Read More