Why Did the Nazis Ban Mascagni’s Opera l’Amico Fritz? A New Recording Helps You Decide
A new recording from the Dynamic label let’s you listen to this gentle pastoral opera by Pietro Mascagni and decide why the Nazis found it so objectionable
Here’s a Chance to Own the Mansion Once Owned by Maria Jeritza . . . and listen to her sing on Classical Archives at the same time
We have just learned that the mansion once owned by the late opera star Maria Jeritza (1887-1982) is now for sale in Newark, New Jersey for $699,000. Although the ads for the place state that the property is currently abandoned, we would not let that stop us. We would...
New Album Release on Classical Archives: The Cologne Radio Choir and Soloists Perform Mozart Masses
So why not enrich your day with something sublime? And “sublime” is the right word to describe these deeply reassuring new Mozart recordings from Naxos.
This Is the Weekend to Listen to the Recordings of William Warfield on Classical Archives
Classical Archives invites you to listen to the extraordinary singing of WIlliam Warfield, American baritone
Spend an Atmospheric Day with Composer Alberto Giurioli’s New Album, “Life”
Alberto Giurioli is a young Italian composer who has just released a new album called “Life” on the Platoon label. Although this release is not yet available for you to listen to in the Classical Archives library, we decided to let you know about it here on the...
Performances by Daniel Barenboim for You to Enjoy on Classical Archives
Few musicians have given more to audiences, and we thank him for everything he has done for us. It is hard to point to any one thing that he does best. He’s one of the leading pianists of the last 50 years. As a conductor, he has been music director of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin State Opera, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and La Scala. And as a cultural figure, he has consistently taken the biggest view of what music is and can be. In 1999, he founded the East-Western Divan Orchestra, a symphony with a membership made up of young Israelis and Palestinians with the aim of promoting cooperation.
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