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NOT ONE WELL-KNOWN COMPOSER HAS WRITTEN A SYMPHONY IN THE KEY OF G-SHARP MINOR? The only moderately well-known composer to have done so was Nikolai…
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There exists 16 recordings of Brukner’s Eight Symphony conducted by Sergiu Celibidache? All but three are with the Munich Philharmonic. They are spread over a…
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2022 is a big anniversary year for composers? It marks the 250th of the birth of Domenico Puccini (grandfather of Giacomo) on April 5; the 200th of…
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In Osaka every December there is a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth with a chorus of 10,000? No, that’s not a misprint. 10,000 singers! They…
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There are at least three other composers name “Tchaikovsky” besides the famous one? In addition to Piotr Ilyich there are Alexander (b. 1946), his uncle…
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THERE ARE MORE OPERAS BY VERDI IN THE STANDARD REPERTORY THAN BY ANY OTHER COMPOSER? These include for sure Nabucco, Ernani, Macbeth, Rigoletto, Il trovatore,…
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The title character in Auber’s opera La Muette de Portici (The Mute Woman of Portici) has nothing to sing? The role usually goes to a…
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OVER THE COURSE OF 47 YEARS, JAMES LEVINE CONDUCTED MORE THAN 2,500 PERFORMANCES AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA? Levine died on March 9 of this year…
Full complement of talent in CMIM semifinals
The eyes and ears of the music world were focused last week on the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), held under conditions no one…
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… THERE WAS A COMPOSER NAMED JOHANN STRAUSS III? Johann I founded the Strauss dynasty and sired three sons. One of them was Johann II…
