The Fremch organ composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-86) was a shy and retiring man who did little to promote his music other than playing it in church.
This is the composer playing his Suite opus 5. You sit there for 23 seconds wondering, when does the piece begin?
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Daniele Gatti, pased over by La Scala for the Korean Myung Whun Chung, was announced this morning as music director of the Maggio Musicale theatre in Florence. He starts next year and and will remain […]
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