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Henry Purcell – England, My England

https://youtu.be/UqRXerIE0mA Tony Palmer FilmsHenry Purcell is a mystery. We know where he’s buried (next to Vaughan Williams in Westminster Abbey), but that’s about it. We don’t even know who paid for his memorial stone in the Abbey. No-one knows for sure where he was born or even precisely when he was born. We don’t know…… Continue reading Henry Purcell – England, My England

Vladimir Horowitz

https://youtu.be/w3Thy8wlK8o Horowitz in Moscow – State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.Vladimir Horowitz returns to Moscow for the first time in 61 years. On April 20, 1986 he gave his legendary concert in the Moscow Conservatory.00:00:53 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in B Minor, L.33 00:05:08 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in E Major, L.23 00:09:02 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in…… Continue reading Vladimir Horowitz

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

https://youtu.be/wdumXJ9-wVs?si=zhWR6P5MRxV03GVk Early recordings, Puccini & Mozart, Karajan, 1946 – 1954.”Critics were divided on the merits of Schwarzkopf’s voice, however, A New York Times tribute by Anthony Tommasini cited two reviews from the newspaper’s archives: One claimed “she had a superior voice (a smooth, glamorous lyric soprano) and superior technical command,” while another asserted her fame…… Continue reading Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

Style Wars

https://youtu.be/nFxH8yfeRdE When director Tony Silver and co-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City.The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both…… Continue reading Style Wars

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

https://youtu.be/5JOPsrz-he0 Documentary.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (/ˈwʊlfɡæŋ æməˈdeɪəs ˈmoʊtsɑːrt/ MOHT-sart;[1] German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeːʊs ˈmoːtsaʁt]; 27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[2] was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.Born in Salzburg, he showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from…… Continue reading Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Dmitri Shostakovich: Keeping Score | Symphony No. 5

https://youtu.be/e3RbWSfhlp4 (FULL DOCUMENTARY AND CONCERT)The Fifth Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich is the story of a fall from grace and redemption. Shostakovich was the golden boy composer until, virtually overnight, his patriotism was questioned and condemned in the most public way possible. Written in 1937 in Stalinist Russia, the Fifth Symphony marked his triumphant return. But…… Continue reading Dmitri Shostakovich: Keeping Score | Symphony No. 5