Used to make string instrument bows for more than 200 years, Brazilian authorities wish to tighten trade on the critically endangered brazilwood tree, due to repeated illegal exploitation.
The celebrated Elias String Quartet’s violinist Donald Grant and new violist Simone van der Giessen talk about performing Beethoven’s string quartet cycle in Japan for the first time.
Ten works revealing the paradox of Chopin: a composer outwardly delicate, inwardly steely; rooted in Polish dance rhythms, yet formed in Parisian sophistication.
A hugely successful composer of bel canto opera, Gaetano Donizetti had a lasting impact, with many of his operas entering regular rotation in houses around the world for almost 200 years.
Although they no longer live in the same city, editors (and best friends in real life) Mark and Elisabeth spend almost more time together than when they both worked at Bachtrack's London headquarters! Whether it's at their daily virtual coffee or over a Sachertorte in a Viennese coffee house, they still argue about their musical preferences – Puccini vs. Verdi. One of many things they do agree on, however, is the unbeatable quality of Schnitzel and Viennese opera houses.
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