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Making Mozart

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Michaela

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants; Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427

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If the tears on my cheek…

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Michaela

One of the most beautiful scenes of the St Matthew’s Passion: Können Tränen meiner Wangen If the tears on my cheeks can Nichts erlangen, Achieve nothing, O, so nehmt mein Herz hinein! O then take my heart! Aber lasst es bei den Fluten, But let … Continue reading →

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Lamb of God

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Michaela

J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen, Come, you daughters, help me to lament, Sehet – Wen? – den Bräutigam, See-Whom ? -the bridegroom, Seht ihn – Wie? – als wie ein Lamm! … Continue reading →

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When all the world is renewed

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Michaela

R. Wagner: Parsifal (Good Friday Music) There is beginning in each end. That is the symbolism of Good Friday

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A silent teaching

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Michaela

Daniel Barenboim,  Jonathan Biss and Beethoven (Piano Sonata 30, Op 109) ” It does not shy away from the extremes, and it does not look for a synthesis that is made up through a reduction of the different elements”

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Spring Sonata

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Michaela

Ludwig van Beethoven (1776 – 1827) Sonata for piano and violin G major Op. 24 “Frühling / Primavera” Ann Sophie Mutter : (Part 2)

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Beauty can be only found at the edge of failing

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Michaela

I love this. Nikolaus Harnoncourt rehearsing Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

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If the tears on my cheeks …

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Michaela

St Matthew Passion – H Rilling: Können Tränen meiner Wangen nichts erlangen Aria Alto Violino I/II, Continuo Können Tränen meiner Wangen If the tears on my cheeks can Nichts erlangen, Achieve nothing, O, so nehmt mein Herz hinein! O then … Continue reading →

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I shall give my heart to you

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michaela

Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, I shall give my heart to you, Senke dich, mein Heil, hinein! Come down, my salvation, and bury yourself within it! Ich will mich in dir … Continue reading →

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The melody of fate

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Michaela

“Fado” is the Portugese word for “fate”. It is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. Portugal’s political crisis and potentially being the next domino to fall in … Continue reading →

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