Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
The Fifth Symphony did not begin public life auspiciously. It was composed in fits and starts from 1804-1808 as Beethoven’s deafness grew, against the looming threat of the Napoleonic Wars and...
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During the summer of 1811 Beethoven’s health was suffering, and under his doctor’s orders he traveled to the Bohemian spa town of Teplice. There he began his Seventh Symphony, completed in the spring...
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Day 11 – Travel to Prague
Thursday morning was spent on our chartered bus for the four-hour trip to Prague. About halfway there, it started snowing and pretty soon there were a couple of inches on the ground. Fortunately the...
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Day 12 – Antonin Dvorak and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Dr. David Beveridge talking about Dvorak to our group in Prague's Dvorak Museum Antonin Dvorak is the best-known Czech composer. We started our Friday in Prague at the Dvorak Museum with a guest...
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Day 13 – St. Vitus Cathedral and Dvorak’s “Jakobin”
St. Vitus Cathedral Overlooking Prague is the Prague Castle, and the center of the castle is St. Vitus Cathedral. We started our last full day of the trip with a guided tour of the Cathedral and...
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All trips must come to an end. On Sunday, the group’s ninth day in Europe and my fourteenth, we flew home. The post Day 14 – Travel Day appeared first on In Mozart's Footsteps - Uncommon Musical Travel.
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History of the Salzburg Festival 5, the maturation of the festival from the...
In Part 4 of this series, we learned about the growth of the festival starting in 1925, and the changes brought about during the Nazi years. In Part 5, we learn about superstar conductors and further...
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