We are continuing our exploration of 2nd movements of romantic piano concertos with Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. #PianoAdagios In 1849, Franz Liszt finalized his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major. Sketched ..
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We are continuing our exploration of 2nd movements of romantic piano concertos with Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. #PianoAdagios In 1849, Franz Liszt finalized his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major. Sketched ..
We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Here’s “Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto” (“Let us sing hymns, the Lord is not dead” ) This is my favorite ..
We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) composed Cavalleria Rusticana at the age of 26, and it quickly became an international ..
We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Here’s “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (“You know it, o mother”). This is Santuzza’s emotional cavatina, where ..
We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Cavalleria Rusticana follows Turiddu, a soldier in a Sicilian village, whose affair with Lola – now married to Alfio ..
We are continuing our exploration of 2nd movements of romantic piano concertos with Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 2. #PianoAdagios In 1837, Felix Mendelssohn, now a seasoned 28-year-old, composed his Piano ..
We are continuing our exploration of 2nd movements of romantic piano concertos with Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1. #PianoAdagios In 1831, Felix Mendelssohn, a 22-year-old prodigy brimming with Romantic fervor, ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. Here’s “No! Pagliaccio non son!” (“No! I’m not a clown!”). During the play-within-a-play, Canio breaks character, ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. Here’s “Vesti la Giubba” (“Put on the Costume”). This aria is very dear to me. Canio, the circus owner, has just discovered ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. “Un tal gioco, credetemi” (“Such a game, believe me”) is sung by Canio, a circus owner. Canio warns villagers not to joke ..