Wikipedia states, Teresa Berganza, born on 16 March 1935, is a Spanish mezzo-soprano. So how many fans were surprised to hear the announcement of a gala last Friday in Madrid to honour her 80th birthday.At the gala's end, Berganza came on stage to make a well-articulated and passionate speech about art, teaching and Spanish music, and she also took a minute to explain the … [Read more...] about The mystery of Teresa Berganza’s true age
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Ildebrando d’Arcangelo – “Mozart is my god”
Tomorrow the new CD by Ildebrando d'Arcangelo is in the shops, or in a couple of weeks' time is you're in the US. Called simply Mozart, it gives the Italian baritone scope to present the repertoire he's most at home with, and with which he's won some of his greatest acclaim. Mozart is my god. He is the composer who inspired in me the passion for music and my career.” Right … [Read more...] about Ildebrando d’Arcangelo – “Mozart is my god”
Let’s hear it for the girls…
The Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Music Group babes aren't bad either. From the left, soprano Renée Fleming, mezzo Elīna Garanča, violinist Akiko Suwanai and soprano Anna Netrebko.Photo credits: Netrebko © Felix Broede/DG - Garanča © Gabo / DG … [Read more...] about Let’s hear it for the girls…
Time for a serious musical quiz
What do these three musicians (apart from being musicians) have in common? They're all men? - well of course, but it's not that easy. They're all singers? - nope, Miloš on the left is a guitar player. They've all got dark hair? - well yes, but be more serious. They all pluck their eyebrows? - maybe, but what would I know about that! Think... Sorry, I give up. - Ok I'll … [Read more...] about Time for a serious musical quiz
Violinist Daniel Hope pays homage to the great 19th-century violinist Joseph Joachim
The Romantic Violinist, for Deutsche Grammophon, is an all-new program of works written for, inspired by and even composed by Joseph Joachim. Daniel Hope says of Joachim, For as long as I can remember, the name Joseph Joachim has intrigued me. I first saw it on the title page of Brahms’s Violin Concerto – which he dedicated to Joachim – when I was a boy studying the piece, … [Read more...] about Violinist Daniel Hope pays homage to the great 19th-century violinist Joseph Joachim