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We are continuing our exploration of 2nd movements of romantic piano concertos with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. #PianoAdagios In 1880, Pyotr Tchaikovsky poured his heart into Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, ..
When my son Jonah was four years old, his Montessori daycare teacher asked me if I could create a classical music CD for the class to listen to during playtime. This music had to be accessible for the young ones. Here is what ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. “Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina!” (“Farewell, sweet awakening in the morning!”) This is another great example of ensemble duet. I absolutely ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. #TimelessArias “Quando m’en vo” (“Musetta’s waltz”) Here’s some context for this aria: It takes place at the bustling Café Momus on Christmas ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. Here’s “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” (“Yes, they call me Mimì”) Mimì’s gentle self-portrait here is utterly endearing. She shares her simple ..
I am very excited. You and I are about to embark on a wonderful journey of arias from my favorite operas. An aria is a vocal piece; it is that moment when the action in the opera pauses (I’d argue time stops) and characters ..
I have a confession to make: I am not big into going to classical music concerts. I still keep attending a few performances a year, harboring hope that I’ll enjoy them, but my hit rate is one out of fifteen or so. It is mostly ..
Today I want to share with you a special performance of the aria “Song to the Moon” from the opera Rusalka, composed by Antonin Dvorak.