The complete opera Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart can currently be viewed on the homepage of Arte. This is a video from a performance in Aix-en-Provence from beginning of July. I like this version very much, and can recommend it to everybody who loves operas by Mozart. Don Giovanni is my favorite opera, and …
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The CBC has made the following concert with ukulele player James Hill available as a concert on demand: http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20100323james The following text is from the CBC concert on demand page: According to James Hill we’re in the midst of a revolution, albeit a small one. The ukulele, embraced by mainstream media from Oprah to American …
The Italian Old-Time Trio plays traditional Italian mandolin music with mandolin, guitar and double bass. It is one of the few ensembles that still plays the traditional Italian mandolin in Italy, the homeland of the mandolin. Last year the trio had been invited to the 8th Korea Mandolin Festival. Several videos of their performance in …
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This week I have a beautiful guitar on my Alfred’s Guitar Calender, so I thought I should find out more about this guitar and its maker. Is a Helliver F guitar, built in a small workshop in Münster in Germany. Only about 25 guitars are built every year. A slideshow of many guitars built by …
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