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Sir Georg Solti conducts German Romanticism
Sir Georg Solti (1912–1997), originally named György Stern, was a Hungarian-born conductor of Jewish heritage and one of the leading and most prolific conductors of the 20th century. Born in Budapest, Hungary,…
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Symphonic Songs from Mahler and Strauss feat. Janet Baker, Jessye Norman, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Not everything is a song. A symphony is not a song. A sonata is not a song. Only a song is a song, In German, a song is called a “lied”, and…
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The Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) feat. Leontyne Price
Today we hear highlights from Verdi’s 1871 grand opera ‘Aida’…also arias and songs by Puccini, Bellini, with performances by Anna Moffo, Anna Netrebko, and Rosa Ponselle. [Illustration of Verdi By Théobald Chartran…
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