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Misplaced Mozart masterpiece materialises
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Maxim Boon
Four precious pages of one of Mozart's most beloved compositions is found in Budapest. Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major, No. 11 K331 is one of the great musical genius's most recognisable pieces. Composed in 1783, the score of this iconic keyboard masterwork has been reproduced millions of times in the ensuing 230 years. However aside from a single page, which is preserved in a Salzburg museum in...
Renée Fleming to retire from opera within three years
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Maxim Boon
The American singing sensation will continue to perform but only in recital. Opera lovers in Melbourne will be treated to a concert performance by superstar soprano Renée Fleming next year when she joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in September. However anyone hoping to see the American singing sensation on stage performing one of the operatic roles that propelled her to international stardo...
BBC banishes Birtwistle amidst outcry from composers
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Maxim Boon
Decision to remove composer's work from BBC Proms prompts an angry response.The BBC has come under fire from contemporary music enthusiasts in the UK after deciding to cut a three minute work by revered British composer Harrison Birtwistle from a television broadcast of the BBC Proms on Friday August 29 on its fine arts channel, BBC Four. The performance, featuring the National Youth Orchestra of...