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2 days ago · Antonín Dvořák. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( / d ( ə) ˈvɔːrʒɑːk, - ʒæk / d (ə-)VOR-zha (h)k; Czech: [antoˈɲiːn ˈlɛopold dvoˈr̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era ...
4 days ago · In 1735 Bach started to prepare his first publication of organ music, which was printed as the third Clavier-Übung in 1739. From around that year he started to compile and compose the set of preludes and fugues for harpsichord that would become his second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
- 28 July 1750 (aged 65), Leipzig
1 day ago · A brief history of the Great Organ. This organ is a remarkable piece of work. With five keyboards, 115 stops and just shy of 8,000 pipes, it is one of the world’s largest organs. In fact, it was the world’s largest until Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Lefebvre completed the monumental organ in the Basilica of St. Martin of Tours.
2 days ago · Description Title Ancient organ music Creator Kerckhoven, Abraham van den, ca. 1618-1701 Liberti, Henricus, ca. 1600-1669 Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon, 1562-1621
3 days ago · List of organists of St Albans Cathedral. The posts of organist and master of the music at St Albans Cathedral have been held by a number of well-known musicians, including Peter Hurford, Stephen Darlington and Barry Rose. Andrew Lucas is the current Master of the Music. [84]
6 days ago · It unites the French organ traditions with Nordic impulses. The organ has become famous in Norwegian music circles for its high quality and innovative programming and has been played by some of the world’s foremost organists.
5 days ago · About this Performance. Camille Saint-Saëns’ adventurous, final symphony has been engrained in popular culture, with themes from its memorable triumphant last movement appearing in pop songs and as the main theme in the film Babe. Dedicated to Franz Liszt—and featuring the LA Phil’s own Joanne Pearce Martin in this performance—the ...
