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Fryderyk François Chopin (1810 –1849) is one of the most famous, influential, and admired composers and virtuoso pianists of the Romantic era.
He was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, of Polish and French parentage, on 1st March 1810 in the village of Żelazowa Wola, Poland. In Warsaw he was hailed as a child prodigy and as the "second Mozart" for his piano and composition skill, for which the composer Robert Schumann complimented the talented pianist: "Hats off, gentlemen, a genius!" Due to the political situation in Poland, he left his country for France at the age of twenty. There he composed...
Prior to the Dazz Band, Levert, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's chart assaults, Frederick's "Gentle (Calling Your Name)" held the distinction of being the most popular R&B/soul recording ever cut in the northeast Ohio area, reaching number 40 on the pop charts in 1985. Cleveland natives Edwin Starr, Bobby Womack, the Hesitations, and the O'Jays recorded bigger hits, but in other places. Frederick cut his recordings in a tiny, homemade studio called Time Traxx, located on 23rd and Superior in the downtown Cleveland area.
Frederick Millard Davis was born on April 7, 1957, in Cleveland, OH; he's the fifth of eight siblings,...
Florent Mothe commence la musique à l’âge de 7 ans. Il apprend le solfège et maîtrise rapidement plusieurs instruments: la flûte traversière, le piano, la basse et la guitare. Mais le chant a toujours été son instrument de prédilection.
A l’âge de 15 ans, il fonde son premier groupe, Lost Smile. Baigné dans un univers Rock et inspiré par ses idoles anglo-saxonnes (Radiohead, Pink Floyd et Jeff Buckley), Florent effectue six ans de tournée en France et en Allemagne avec son groupe.
Entre temps, il est le savant de la comédie musicale « L’Alphoméga » sur album et sur scène,...
Frederica von Stade (June 1, 1945), is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Miss von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and in 1971 appeared as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera. "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri te Kanawa as the Countess.
Trained in the bel canto style, von Stade is known for her roles in Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola...
