If any of you remember the movie "Children of a Lesser God" (1986), you might remember that the second movement of J.S. Bach's Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043...
Read MoreLa Divina - Maria Callas When I started this blog, which was all but a week ago, I was afraid that I would make it Maria Callas central. I have...
Read MoreIn my extreme haste to post this cantata , Wachtet auf, by Bach, only because I want to post it, I am going to say very little about it. It...
Read MoreMarian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Most of her singing career was...
Read MoreRosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981), was an American operatic soprano ( I would say a large lyric, verging on a dramatic soprano) with a large, opulent...
Read MoreMieczysław Horszowski (June 23, 1892 – May 22, 1993) was a Polish-American pianist who had one of the longest careers in the history of the performing arts. I have inserted...
Read MoreOne of my favorite sopranos of all time is Lisa Della Casa, who died in 2012 at 93. She was a full lyric soprano, and just about everything that she...
Read MorePaul Felix Weingartner, Edler (a title of nobility in Austria) von Münzberg (June 2, 1863 – May 7, 1942) was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist. He is considered by many...
Read MoreGoldberg Variations link. https://youtu.be/HWD-JvJ-6yk Bach was a genius of the highest order, and Landowska worshipped him. If one were really narrow-minded, one could say that there was only 1 harpsichordist...
Read MoreI am going to do something a little unusual. I'm going to have two different artists sing one of my favorite Fauré mélodies - Soir (Evening). The piece sung by...
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