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“I must confess that I lead a miserable life,” said Beethoven in a letter to a friend in 1801.At this time Beethoven, coming to terms with his deafness,…
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In 1824 composer Franz Schubert writes, in a letter to his friend, that he has “not written many new songs,” a claim that is just one example of how hard…
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“Femme Fatale, tragic heroine, free spirit, object of desire—Carmen fascinates and captivates like no other woman,” says accordionist Ksenija…