Predicting the all-time fame of Carmen, Pyotr Tchaikovsky was at least ten years ahead of his time – initially this opera of Bizet didn’t have much success. It was first staged in 1874 in Paris, and reviews were devastating – history that will repeat itself in 1913 with premiere of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, which will indignant Parisians even more. As for Bizet, he died in his mid-thirties, unaware that his four-movement piece will soon return to stage and won’t ever leave neither French nor world repertoire… You may find a full score of overture here: Carmen. Overture – a perfect complement to the collection of any opera lover!
Haydn's Miracle Symphony No.102
They call Joseph Haydn the father in music. He is considered to be, indirectly, the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, hav...
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I admire people who rich an achievement in their profession in spite of various obstacles. The one of most popular tenors nowadays is Andrea...
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The Planets is incomparably epic orchestral suite by Gustav Holst. It consists of seven movements, named after the planets of Solar System, ...
