http://lettre-musicien.fr Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:52:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After the end of the time span for classical music, came the era of romantic music which still exists but still there exists a strong fan following for classical music. You can check out blogs, online clubs, communities, fans of classical music are spread all over. They are still in ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-5/fan-following-for-classical-music/ We listen to music as a trend of current era but the roots originate from as early as 11th century. After the Medieval Age, Renaissance and Baroque came the time of classical music which extended its passion from 1750-1820. Classical music was dominated by homophony type of music. Mainly four ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-5/history-of-classical-music/ Both parents of Renee Fleming were teachers of singing. So there is no wonder that Fleming received an exceptional musical education. The real success came to Fleming when she won the Metropolitan Opera National Auditions in 1988. Thereafter she was invited to sing at the Houston Grand Opera and New ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-4/renee%e2%80%99s-recipe-for-success/ Famous choreographer Marius Petipa wanted to compose the music for the tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by Hoffman. So in 1891 he assigned Peter Tchaikovsky to compose this music. One year later the debut performance of “The Nutcracker” failed. Audience didn’t like it. So did the critics. After ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-3/how-the-nutcracker-ballet-appeared/ Beethoven loved a lot of women and was never out of love. After Beethoven’s death the love letter of Beethoven was found among his documents. The given letter is very popular and frequently referred to in television, movies and advertisements. There is no name and address of the person to ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-2/love-letter-of-beethoven/ Fruitful and changeable composer and pianist, Lukas Foss, died at his home at the age of eighty six. Notwithstanding the fact that Lukas was an immigrant from Germany from the very beginning he was deemed as an essential person in the blossoming world of American composition. He protected the works ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music/talented-composer-died/ Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble will perform in six cities of North America. The program they will perform will cover the topic of Classical Arabian Story of Layla and Majnun. The Silk Road Ensemble is an organization that was founded by the cellist Yo-Yo Ma as a nonprofit, cultural ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-5/silk-road-ensemble-tour/ Polish pianist Zimmerman first appeared in Los Angeles, USA, when he was twenty one years old. Directed by Carlo Maria Giulini he performed as a soloist in Los Angeles Philharmonics. At that time the Philharmonics had a contract with Deutsche Grammophon to record two piano concertos of Chopin. Namely at ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-4/zimmerman-will-not-play-piano-in-us-anymore/ Joseph Patelson Music House in Manhattan has attracted novices and masters of music. Around sixty years it was full with compositions of Bach, Mozart and Strauss. There were a lot of buyers who asked for the pieces of advice from specialists and at times crabbed sales clerks. The daughter-in-law of ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-3/the-quaint-house-of-joseph-patelson/ One of the most respected American chamber groups, the Julliard String Quartet, carried out a parting concert before great auditorium at Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday. The group will continue its activity, but in smaller structure. The first violinist Joel Smirnoff is parting the group to grow the president of ... http://lettre-musicien.fr/classical-music-part-2/goodbye-mr-smirnoff/