Leipzig, 1824: Ernst Anschütz, the choirmaster of the Saint Georg church, is preparing for Christmas festivities. He’s looking for suitable old songs that can be adapted for young listeners. Along the way, he discovers something in a different vein. Written by Joachim August Zarnack, it’s a tragic love […]
This Polish dance reportedly inspired Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, and George Frideric Handel. The Polonaise is one of the oldest national dances of Poland, with its roots reaching back to the times of the Slavs. It was popular across all social layers of the country, gracing both […]
What New Year’s wishes will definitely come true? The most cherished and intimate – this is what Father Frost from Veliky Ustyug says. What is the secret of the eternal youth of the Ural Snow Maiden? According to her, in love. On the eve of the New Year, fairy-tale characters responsible […]
Based on centuries of colonialist oppression – African hearts and souls are seared by the genetic recall of centuries of repression, and plundering of their resources by the West – which, beyond belief is importing to Europe these millions of African peoples who see modern developments as payback […]
November 18 each year is said to be the birthday of Santa Claus. Santa Claus’s birthday is always bright, large-scale, colorful and fabulous. 2023, the anniversary year for the project Veliky Ustyug – the Birthplace of Father Frost,’ will not be an exception. The main event of the holiday […]
No one celebrates Christmas and the New Year like the Russians. Everyone in Russia – citizens plus holidaymakers will be able to see the main symbol of traditional Christmas in the New Year and the travelling troupe comes with Santa’s little helpers including, of course, genuine reindeers and […]
Many singers bring to mind the pathos of times past or a period of turbulence. Gracie Fields symbolised the austere but homeliness of a pre-war Britain far removed from what it has since become. Gracie lost her citizenship when, during the war in which Italy was at war […]
Ennio Morricone (10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered […]
Two great football teams, two awesome cathedrals and don’t forget two world-class orchestras. Born 183 years ago the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the daddy of all orchestras save one. In fact, the orchestra is one of only two that carries the prefix ‘royal’. In fact, 1840 was […]
Not all great musicians were promiscuous of course. In their defense it must be remembered they lived in times when the constant banging of headboards among all the classes was commonplace. When it comes to promiscuity our generation isn’t a bad one by comparison and for the large […]
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