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Obscure Music Monday: Bottesini's Andante Sostenuto
Giovanni Bottesini (Dec. 22, 1821 - July 7, 1889) was an Italian conductor, composer, and double bass virtuoso, born in to a musical family. Young Bottesini learned much about music from his father, a clarinetist, and was playing timpani with...
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Obscure Music Monday: Bridgetower's Henry: A Ballad
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (Oct. 11, 1778 – Feb. 29, 1860) was an Afro-European violinist and composer born in Poland, though he spent a much of his life in England. Bridgetower showed much promise as a young violinist, giving concerts...
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Obscure Music Monday: Melartin's Lyric Pieces for Piano: Berceuse
Erkki Melartin (Feb. 7, 1875 - Feb. 14, 1937) was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher. He studied in Helsinki fro 1893 to 1899 with Martin Wegelius, and with Robert Fuchs, in Vienna, from 1899 to 1901. Continue reading →
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