German composer Richard Wagner was born today in 1813.
"Wagner had some wonderful moments but awful half hours." -- Rossini.
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Showing posts with label composers. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Well, he was blind, you know
Beethoven gave his first public performance on this day in 1795, in Vienna.
"Beethoven always sounded to me like the upsetting of bags of nail, with here and there an also dropped hammer." -- John Ruskin.
"Beethoven always sounded to me like the upsetting of bags of nail, with here and there an also dropped hammer." -- John Ruskin.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Kicking him right in his well-tempered clavicle
This is the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in 1685.
"Classical music is the kind we keep hoping will turn into a tune." -- Kin Hubbard.
"Classical music is the kind we keep hoping will turn into a tune." -- Kin Hubbard.
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