Category Archives: Music & Movies

Modest Mussorgsky “Pictures of an Exhibition” Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Valery Gergiev From an open air concert June 6, 2011 at Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna

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Nights in Spanish Gardens

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Michaela

Beauty and Perfection Manuel de Falla: Nights in Spanish Gardens Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Live Concert 2009

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Daniel Barenboim’s masterclass on Beethoven. Jonathan Bliss with the final movement of the Piano Sonanta 30 )Op 109) by Ludwig van Beethoven. This is one of Beethoven’s last sonatas and a particular sublime example of his deep connection to Life, … Continue reading →

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Emotions and Music

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Michaela

By Now_is_here George Friedrich Handel successfully exposed Jealousy and Envy, which are the most powerful of negative emotions. Handel also depicts Narcissism in a new light: 1) Handel – Hercules ‘Jealousy! Infernal pest’ “Jealousy! Infernal pest, Tyrant of the human … Continue reading →

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You ask that I forget you ?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Michaela

I love to watch artists at work. This is a working session of the Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Vesselina Kasarova & Nikolaus Harnoncourt animating the aria “Ch’io mi scordi di te?” from Mozart’s ” La clemeza di Tito”. (The conversation is in … Continue reading →