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    Manfred

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    Today, I would like to share with you the Manfred Symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. If you had asked me a month ago how many symphonies Tchaikovsky composed, I would have answered with a straight face: six! Number Six was his final ..

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    Turandot

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    I am taking my entire family to see Turandot, an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini, today. This is my first time seeing this magnificent opera. I have heard arias from this opera many times, and I remember how I was captivated ..

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    Introduction to Rondo

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    Today, I would like to share with you a wonderful short, light piece, “Introduction to Rondo,” by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). Saint-Saëns originally intended this piece to be the conclusion ..

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    Giovanni Bottesini – Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

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    Today I’d like to share with you a composer and concerto that are completely new to me: Giovanni Bottesini’s Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor.  Bottesini (1821-1889) was born in Northern Italy. He studied violin ..

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    Beethoven Symphonies Conducted by Ivan Fischer

    Beethoven Symphonies Conducted by Ivan Fischer

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    I’d like to share with you a terrific interview with Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer. He shows different sides of Beethoven. I love how he provides little, unique insights into the composer. He explains how, before Beethoven, ..

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    Aida

    Aida

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    This is a continuation of my journey into musicals (previous musicals). In this exploratory journey of musicals we’ll briefly venture into the adjacent world of opera, as I’ll discuss both Aida the opera and Aida the musical, ..

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    Man of La Mancha

    Man of La Mancha

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    It is hard to name much writing that was published more than four hundred years ago and is still read today. Religious texts and the works of William Shakespeare come to mind, and that is about it. And then there is Don Quixote ..

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    West Side Story

    West Side Story

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    This is a continuation of my journey into musicals (previous musicals). West Side Story is a modern (1950s) version of Romeo and Juliet, set in New York. Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) composed the music and Stephen ..

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    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Written by Vitaliy Katsenelson

    This is a continuation of my journey into musicals (previous musicals). In 1997 I went to London with two friends who at the time were dating for a week. I was having a tumultuous relationship with a girlfriend at the time ..

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    The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

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    This is a continuation of my journey into musicals (previous musicals). The Phantom of the Opera was composed by Andrew Lloyd Weber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical is based on the book by French author Gaston Leroux, ..

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