by Barry Lenson | Feb 22, 2019 | Claude Achille Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Uncategorized
Marie-Eve Munger, a young Québec-born coloratura soprano, made a standout Chicago Lyric Opera debut in December as the Fairy Godmother in Massenet’s Cendrillon. She will soon be singing Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Opéra du Lausanne. Those are only two...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you listen to classical music radio, chances are good that you have heard the beautiful song “à Chloris” (“to Chloris”) by Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947). In fact, you have probably heard the song a number of times. It has become so popular that it has been...
by Barry Lenson | Nov 5, 2018 | Aram Hovhannisyan
by Anna Harutyunyan Classical Archives is pleased to present this interview that Anna Harutyunyan conducted with with Aram Hovhannisyan, one of the most important new composers in his native Armenia and increasingly, on the world stage. When did you start composing...
by Barry Lenson | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Anna Harutyunyan The contemporary classical music is full of surprises. At the beginning of the 20th century, composers of classical music started experimenting a lot. In this respect, the postwar era was remarkable not only for literature but also for music. This...
by Barry Lenson | Mar 29, 2018 | Claude Achille Debussy, Emmanuel Chabrier, Maurice Ravel
The Emerson Quartet, the Juilliard Quartet, the Brodsky Quartet and other top string quartets have already recorded CDs that pair the quartets of Debussy and Ravel. There is a reason for that. While dramatically different in structure and mood, these two quartets are...
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