Jealousy is one of the most destructive human emotions, so it is no surprise that composers have returned to it again and again. This playlist explores how different artists transformed this green-eyed monster into music. From family tensions in the classical era to violent confrontations on the opera stage, these…
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Gardens, with their bright colors, soft shade, and still ponds, have long inspired composers. They appear in music either as social spaces, where children play and adults gather, or as idealized visions, more dream than description. It’s not incidental that many cultures imagine paradise as a garden. Eden is described…
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Although Karajan conducted “Nocturnes” and “Trois chansons de Charles d’ Orléans” in a few concerts in 1953, his commitment to the oeuvre of Claude Debussy focused on three works...
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Here you can download the full curriculum vitae of Herbert von Karajan!