Your Personal Favorite Opera by Rameau
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View Articlehelp to ID music clip of a famous piece of music taken from a tv series
hi, my memory is very bad and i have heard a famous piece of classical music on a agatha Christie TV drama. i have researched everywhere to identify it and had no luck. the frustrating thing is that i...
View ArticleFave British Blonde Actress - of a certain age...
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View ArticleThe Strange Magic of: Bruce Springsteen (and Tom Morello)
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View ArticleHandel's Theodora on you tube
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View ArticleThe Strange Magic of: Billy Joel
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View ArticleI listen baroque / classical music only on period instruments and I love them!
I still remember when I discovered early / classical music. I tried Baroque era, Classical era and Romanticism; then I got rid of Romanticism because I was more interested in Baroque and Classical...
View ArticleCharpentier - Te Deum H.146
Charpentier - Te Deum H.146 I have been listening Te Deum versions since 10 years ago. "Explosive" and "festive" Te Deum are among my favourite religious compositions. My favourite is Charpentier's Te...
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