This post is very difficult to write. I would like to spread the word about this remarkable Dutch soprano, who is little known today. The difficulty that I have is...
Read MoreThere are some pieces of music that have the reputation of being transcendental. No matter what your religion is, or even if you have no religion at all, these pieces...
Read MoreSo far, I haven't made a post with only one song. In this case, you will have to forgive me. This is my absolute favorite Brahms Lied. The words are...
Read MoreStich-Randall is unusual in that she came from the Hartford Connecticut area and made her career in Europe, mainly in Vienna. She was also a principal singer at the festival...
Read MoreI really don't have words for this contralto. She had a voice that was a gift from Heaven, but she decided to forsake a career in music to raise a...
Read MoreThree Songs by R. Strauss Three Songs by Richard Strauss on youtube Zueignung, Traum Durch die Dammerung, and Freundliche Vision Zueignung in English Traum Durch die Dammerung in English Freundliche Vision...
Read MoreFach, Part Two I bet that you think that I was ignoring the men. I’m more interested in the music than in categorizations, which is what Fächer (plural of Fach…
I know that I still owe you a description of male voice categories (Fach for men), and I will get to that. In the meantime, I am presenting the lowest...
Read MoreIntroduction Ljuba Welitsch has been described as a meteor which flashed across the firmament of opera. Her major career was short, but when she was in her prime, just after...
Read MoreBrahms's German Requiem is really one of those works that you can't do without. If you have never heard it before, I urge you to listen to it multiple times. ...
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