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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He was a pupil of Mallapert and Firmin Lebel at St. Maria Maggiore, Rome, where he was a choirboy from at least 1537. He became organist of St. Agapito, Palestrina, in 1544 and in 1547 married Lucrezia Gori there; they had three children. After the Bishop of Palestrina's election as pope (Julius III) he was appointed maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia in Rome (1551), where he issued his first works (masses, 1554); during 1555 he also sang in the Cappella Sistina. Read more...
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Les Sylphides
Les Sylphides is often confused with La Sylphide, another ballet of similar name, also involving the mythical sylph, or forest sprite. In every other respect, however, the two ballets are unrelated. This is an indication of how, sylph-like, 'this' ballet eludes easy capture.
Les Sylphides is a short, non-narrative ballet blanc. Its original choreography was by Mikhail Fokine, with music by Frédéric Chopin orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. Glazunov had already set some of the music in 1892 as a purely orchestral suite, under the title Chopiniana, Op. 46. In that form it was introduced to the public in December 1893, conducted by Rimsky-Korsakov.
"Moonlight Sonata" - Ludwig von Beethoven
Paloma Herrera from Argentina and Angel Coriel from Spain
Starting in Ballet
After you finish waching the spectacular ballet presentation from Paloma and Angel, you can click on any of the video icons to activate them. Watch all those youngsters practicing their talents. In a very few years, their names can be on TV and Newspapers all around the world. Wouldn't you like to follow their steps? You never know. You may become an idol worldwise.
Franz Schubert's" Erlkönig"
Sung by Anne Sofie von Otter
Composer Franz Schubert, a tormented genius, produced many musical masterpieces of profound universal beauty during his short lifetime. Anthony Hawkins explores his life and work...
Franz Schubert (born Vienna, 31 January 1797; died there, 19 November 1828):
Schubert, too, wrote for silence; half his work
Lay like a frozen Rhine till summers came
That warned the grass above him. Even so
His music lives now with a mighty youth.
-- George Eliot
