Music: classical

The 3 Tenors

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How The 3 Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game
July 16, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/07/16/330751895/how-the-three-tenors-sang-the-hits-and-changed-the-game

The Three Tenors joined to conquer.
When this trio of famous opera singers — José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti— gave a one-night-only show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on July 16, 1994, it was a massive spectacle watched by a billion people worldwide. More than that, the Three Tenors phenomenon permanently altered how a large amount of classical music is presented, packaged and sold.

Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

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Marin Alsop’s Guide To Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
by Marin Alsop
May 24, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/05/23/315246245/marin-alsops-guide-to-mendelssohns-a-midsummer-nights-dream

Growing up as a violinist, Felix Mendelssohn‘s Violin Concerto ranked among my top 10 Holy Grail pieces. As I got older, I moved on to his Octet and Piano Trio in D minor, which became two of my favorite chamber works. There’s almost nothing comparable to playing Mendelssohn’s Octet with seven great string players. It’s absolutely thrilling, energetic, virtuosic, youthful, fun and challenging. And to think that Mendelssohn wrote it when he was just 16.

Only a year later, at the ripe age of 17, he wrote his Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, completely capt uring the magic and frivolity in the ethereal world Shakespeare created.

The ‘Ode To Joy’ As A Call To Action

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The ‘Ode To Joy’ As A Call To Action
January 14, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2014/01/14/262481960/the-ode-to-joy-as-a-call-to-action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I90_deaEFus

Candaele has turned his obsession with Beethoven’s Ninth into a documentary film: Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final Symphony.
http://www.followingtheninth.com
He follows the Ninth around the world, to Chile and China, where it became an empowering anthem of solidarity, and to Japan, where performances of daiku — the Great Nine — are a cherished annual tradition.