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Composer Profile: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
Composer Profile: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), Madrigalist and Murderer The Tomb of Carlo Gesualdo in Naples By Barry Lenson Many well-regarded composers did much more than just write music. Alexander Borodin (1833-1877) was also a physician […]
The Turk who played duets with David Oistrakh
The death has been announced of the leading Turkish violinist Ayla Erduran, at the age of 90. Ayla studied with David Oistrakh in Moscow in 1957-58 and played duets with him in concert. She also […]
BBC mourns Proms legend
For 38 consecutive years, the Last Night of the Proms was set alight by the flawless David Butt soloing ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ in Sir Henry Wood’s swaying Fantasia on British Sea Songs. Butt, who was […]
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