Nicholas Boulton

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Dvořák is said to have departed the theatre early on the evening of 25 March 1904, during the premiere of Armida at the National Theatre in Prague…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Antonín Leopold Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in the village of Nelahozeves, near Kralupy, in Bohemia, approximately 28km north of Prague》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Reflecting on this period of the composer's life, Zubatý (the Czech writer mentioned previously) wrote…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《In 1891, the same year Dvořák completed the "Dumky" Trio, he took up the position of professor of composition and instrumentation at the Prague Conservatory》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《The next - and, indeed, the penultimate - phase in Dvořák's compositional journey seems to have emerged from his previous interest in music's extra-musical associations…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《The premiere of the Te Deum within the celebratory concert, which took place on 21 October 1892 at New York's Carnegie Hall, was preceded by a concert address by the American musical patron…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《The fourth of Dvořák's Ten Biblical Songs, titled "The Lord is my shepherd" and set to a well-known Psalm text from the traditional Czech translation of the Kralice Bible》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《eight days later he was conducting the Stabat Mater in the Royal Albert Hall》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Bits and pieces are all we may know about the music of Antonín Dvořák》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《During his final years, Dvořák became the recipient of various honours…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Following the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, Dvořák may well have looked forward to a prosperous and productive period in New York》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Before he left the Provisional Theatre orchestra in the summer of 1871, Dvořák was the subject of an announcement in a leading local music journal》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Introduction》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《In the years that followed his ill-fated marriage, Tchaikovsky became reclusive…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《A second example from the ballet illustrates Tchaikovsky's characteristically atmospheric musical style…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《In the final years of Tchaikovsky's life, his compositional pace seemed to increase…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《In the mid-1880s, Tchaikovsky decided to return to the Moscow region and settle down…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Tchaikovsky's third and final ballet, The Nutcracker, was premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre on 18 December 1892…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Towards the end of 1874, the same year in which The Oprichnik premiered…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Around this time, the early 1870s, Tchaikovsky enjoyed some success as an aspiring composer…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《The mid-1870s witnessed the further development of Tchaikovsky's career…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《On graduation at the end of 1865, Tchaikovsky was offered the role of music theory teacher at the soon-to-open Moscow Conservatory…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Although the Tsar, present at the final dress rehearsal…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton&Davinia Caddy《Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25 May 1859…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Introduction》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《A second major work by Wagner created during the lengthy hiatus in the composition of the Ring provided a stark contrast: this was Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《There was a reason that Wagner did not conduct, or even attend, the Weimar premiere of Lohengrin in the late summer of 1850.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《An extract from Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131 is a useful place to start to sketch Wagner's life history.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Success with Rienzi brought immediate benefits, not least the premiere on 2 January 1843 - also at the Dresden Hoftheater - of The Flying Dutchman…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Given his family's theatrical pursuits, it is perhaps no surprise that Wagner turned his attention from the concert hall to the stage.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Triumph, however, did not ensue. Rather, calamity, disillusionment and failure.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Wagner had begun the music to Die Meistersinger in February 1862 while living temporarily in Mainz.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Following the premiere of the complete Ring cycle - comprising no less than sixteen hours of music extended over four evenings in mid-August 1876 - Wagner remained for the rest of his life…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《It would be some time before music such as this, Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner's Die Walküre, would be heard in the theatre.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Wagner's symphonic-style orchestral writing has been thought to betray the influence of a composer mentioned at the start of this biography: Beethoven.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Wagner's second completed opera Das Liebesverbot ('The Ban on Love') , a comic opera in two acts modelled on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, was written during the composer's brief tenure as…》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《On laying the foundation stone of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 22 May 1872, Richard Wagner - who turned 59 years old that day - declared: 'I need a theatre such as I alone can build…'》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《A period of relative calm and contentment was to ensue, thanks entirely to the intervention of the eighteen-year-old Ludwig II, King of Bavaria.》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (10)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (3)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (9)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (13)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (11)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (1)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (16)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (8)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (12)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (15)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (17)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (5)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Introduction》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (7)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (2)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (4)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (14)》[MP3_LRC]

Nicholas Boulton《Narration (6)》[MP3_LRC]