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Do musical recordings remove the breathe of the players?
Following the splendid question Has Vengerov's performance of the Sibelius violin concerto (1904 version) ever been recorded? I was listening to the Ilja Gringolts recording that Aaron links in ...
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Original "Glory To The Sun" Russian folk song used as a theme in Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 and others
In String Quartet No. 8, Beethoven made use of a Russian theme based on the folk song (or hymn) "Glory To The Sun". Other composers also used this song as a theme: Mussorgski in "Boris Gudunov", ...
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Why do many vinyl albums place sides I and IV on one record and II and III on the other?
Why do many vinyl albums of classical music have Sides 1 / 4 on the first record and 2 / 3 on the second? An example of this is the RCA Red Seal recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony by the Boston ...
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For Classical Music, is there a database of online recordings that feature the composer (as a conductor or musician)?
Obviously, this question concerns only composers who could have been recorded after 1877, the start of the poor, impractical Acoustic Age of recording equipment; or more realistically, 1925, the ...
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Why do most recordings of "Land of Hope and Glory" not include the stanzas?
Looking around recordings of the British Anthem "Land of Hope and Glory" I find that most of them do not include either one of the two stanzas of:
Dear Land of Hope, thy hope is crowned,
God make ...
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Did Glen Gould record the full Liszt transcription of Beethoven's 7th symphony?
Disclaimer: My main reference for all facts in the question is wikipedia.
In 1992 Glen Gould recorded (recording released by Sony) Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's 5th symphony. Roughly a year ...
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Please recommend: haunting or dark organ music
One image that has long stuck with me is Captain Nemo (from 20,000 Leagues under the Sea), up late, in his submarine, playing melancholy music on his undersea organ. I think the power of an organ ...
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Has anyone recorded a cello version of Bach's Prelude No. 1 in C major (BWV 846)
Note: I really mean CELLO version! I'm sure I've heard it, but starting to think I imagine it.
It's also called 'Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major, BWM 846'.
I believe it's the warm-up piece Bach ...
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