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Over a long creative career, Claude Debussy created a number of brilliant works. Originality and mystery benefited the maestro. He did not recognize classical traditions and entered the list of so-called "artistic outcasts". Not everyone perceived the work of the musical genius, but one way or another, he managed to become one of the best representatives of impressionism in […]

George Gershwin is an American musician and composer. He made a real revolution in music. George - lived a short but incredibly rich creative life. Arnold Schoenberg said about the work of the maestro: “He was one of the rare musicians for whom music was not reduced to a question of greater or lesser abilities. Music was for him […]

Alexander Dargomyzhsky - musician, composer, conductor. During his lifetime, most of the maestro's musical works remained unrecognized. Dargomyzhsky was a member of the creative association "Mighty Handful". He left behind brilliant piano, orchestral and vocal compositions. The Mighty Handful is a creative association, which included exclusively Russian composers. The Commonwealth was formed in St. Petersburg in […]

Eduard Artemiev is primarily known as a composer who created a lot of soundtracks for Soviet and Russian films. He is called the Russian Ennio Morricone. In addition, Artemiev is a pioneer in the field of electronic music. Childhood and youth The date of birth of the maestro is November 30, 1937. Edward was born an incredibly sickly child. When the newborn was […]

Gustav Mahler is a composer, opera singer, conductor. During his lifetime, he managed to become one of the most talented conductors on the planet. He was a representative of the so-called "post-Wagner five". Mahler's talent as a composer was recognized only after the maestro's death. Mahler's legacy is not rich, and consists of songs and symphonies. Despite this, Gustav Mahler today […]

Lera Ogonyok is the daughter of the popular singer Katya Ogonyok. She made a bet on the name of the deceased mother, but did not take into account that this was not enough to recognize her talent. Today Valeria positions herself as a solo singer. Like a brilliant mother, she works in the chanson genre. Childhood and youth years of Valery Koyava (real name of the singer) […]