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Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky dead at 55
New York Daily News ^
| 11/27/17
Posted on 11/27/2017 11:18:43 AM PST by left that other site
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To: EveningStar
Before World War II, "The Pearl Fishers" was a staple in the world's opera houses. It seems to have disappeared since then. "Carmen" has completely eclipsed it.
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11/27/2017 5:00:55 PM PST
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Publius
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To: shibumi
When Mike Gorbachev came to the US in the mid-Eighties, Van Cliburn did this number as an encore. Gorby and his people brushed away tears as they snag along.
It's a great example of Russian lieder writ large.
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11/27/2017 5:04:23 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
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11/27/2017 5:04:43 PM PST
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(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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Around 5 years ago I did a retrospective of Rachmaninov's works at the Canteen. Sergei was able to do it all: chamber music, symphonies, concertos, opera and lieder.
His operas all came from Pushkin, his favorite author, who was viciously anti-Semitic. This is why Rachmaninov's operas have dropped out of the repertory. It's a shame. He was that good.
Sergei's art songs, however, survive. About 15 years ago we did some of his lieder at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and it was a hit. He was right up there with Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Samuel Barber.
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11/27/2017 5:12:26 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Knowing his sense of humor, it would not be a surprise to me if he was! (RIP)
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11/27/2017 5:16:50 PM PST
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To: shibumi
One of my favorites...”Podmoskovneyah Vechera”.
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11/27/2017 5:18:46 PM PST
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To: miss marmelstein
OK...my favorite Rock stars are dying, but they are a few years older than me.
Dmitri was 10 years YOUNGER than me, and it has hit me real hard.
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11/27/2017 5:21:57 PM PST
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To: ConorMacNessa
We’ve lost one of the best.
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11/28/2017 7:15:48 PM PST
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