GeorgeFridericHandel-WaterMusicSuiteNo.2-AllaHornpipe
Whyishegreat?AstheconductorThomasBeechammemorablyputit:'HandelwroteItalianmusicbetteranyItalian,FrenchmusicbetterthananyFrenchman,EnglishmusicbetterthananyEnglishman,andwiththesingleexceptionofBach,outrivalledallotherGermans'
What’shisstory?Outofmusic'sgreatbonviveurs,Handelchurnedoutmasterpiecesatanastonishingrate(Messiahtookhimj...[
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《殷勤的印地人》由一个序曲和四个场次构成，各自被安排在“印地”（Indies，一个特定意义的词，意指一些遥远的异国）的某个地方。最为激动人心的是第2场，故事发生在秘鲁，中心人物瓦斯卡尔（Huascar），被塑造成一个为了自己的权利和爱情、满怀戒心的神的守护者，忒修斯身边的一个强有力的、令人尊敬的人物。他唱了一首傲慢的咏叹调“不可动摇的顺从”（Obeisse[
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Jean-PhilippeRameau-PiècesdeClavecin:SuiteinAminor-major-Gigue
Whyishegreat?HerevolutionisedFrenchkeyboardmusicandopera.
What’shisstory?Rameau'sTraitedel'harmoniewasarunawaybestsellerandhisbooksofharpsichordpieceswerealltherage,withsuchcharacterfultitlesasLescyclopesandLatriomphante.HisoperaHippolyteetAricie(1733)createdasensationduetoitssearingdramaticurgencyandcolouristiceffects.'...[
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GeorPhilippTelemann-Musiquedetable,Part1-OvertureSuiteinEminor:Passepied
Whyishegreat?HewasaprimemoverinthetransitionfromtheformalintricaciesofBaroquetowardsasimple,moregallantstyleknownas'Rococo'
What’shisstory?DuringBach'slifetime,telemannwasthemorepopularandhighlythought-ofallcomposers,heproducedinexcessof3000works,includingover700churchcantatas."Singingisthefoundationofmusic...[
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AntonioVivaldi-ConcertoforFourViolinsno.10op.3
Whyishegreat?Hedevelopedaworkingmodelforthesoloconcertothatsurvivedfornearlytowcenturies.
What’shisstory?Vivaldi'svastoutputincludesanastounding500concertos,86soloandtriosonatas,some46operaandasubstantialquantityofvocalmusic.HewasoneofthefirstglamorousvirtuososintheLisztmouldandtheexuberanceofhiswritingleddirectlytopaganini'spyrotechnics...[
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FrançoisCouperin-L'Enchanteresse
Whyishegreat?Heenrichedtheharpsichordrepertoirewithaseriesofover230piecesofsupremenovelty
What’shisstory?DazzlingkeyboardvirtuosoFrançoisCouperinwasoneofthemostinventivecomposersoftheage,reveredforhishighlyinfluentialmanualontheartofharpsichordplaying.HisdevotedadmirersincludedBrahms,RichardStraussandRavel,whoseLeTombeaudeCouperincompose...[
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狄多与埃涅阿斯(DidoandAeneas)，剧情取自古罗马诗人维吉尔的诗篇，诉说古希腊传说中的一段故事：特洛伊失陷后，王子埃涅阿斯在迦太基避难，与迦太基的狄多女王相爱。但女巫传神的旨意，要埃涅阿斯回国去重建家业。不可抗拒的命运感，迫使埃涅阿斯抛狄多而去。狄多心碎而自尽，临终前唱出“当我被埋在地下”（唱片上的第16段），庄重而平静，却真正的哀婉动人，是一[
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关于harpsichord，有人称之为大键琴，也有人称之为拨弦键琴，大英百科全书如是说:拨弦键琴，键盘乐器，拨弦使之振动而发声。后来的大键琴是以羽毛(有时是皮革)制成的琴拨固定于垂直木柄上，由键盘驱动。当演奏者放开键盘时，由毛织品制成的制音器触碰琴弦。拨弦键琴通常有两组水平排列的键盘(或手键盘)和两套或两套以上的琴弦，它能同步发出高8度或低8度的音调，[
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HenryPurcell-DidoandAeneas-《WhenIamlaidinearth当我长眠地下》Whyishegreat?HisprincipalclaimtofameisasthecomposerofthefirstBritishopera:DidoandAeneas.
What’shisstory?Pucelldiedagedonly36,yetheleftbehindhimabodyofworkofsuchdistinctionthathewasaccordedafullburialinWestminsterAbbey.Hischoralmusicredefinetheexpressiveparametersofthegenreandduringhisfinalyearshecomposedsomefinesttheatremusicev...[
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ArcangeloCorelli-ConcertoGrossoinGminor'ChristmasConcerto圣诞节协奏曲'
Whyishegreat?HeestablishedtheaccompaniedsonataandconcertogrossoasthemostfundamentalformsofItalianinstrumentalmusic.
What’shisstory?CorelliwasthefirstcomposertoearnalivingexclusivelyfrominstrumentalcompositionandhisinfluenceonItalianmusicwascrucialforthenextgeneration.Hebroughtanewexpressiveintensitytoinstrumentalm...[
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