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Le livret de Thaïs est de Louis Gallet, d’après le roman du même nom d’Anatole France. In 1978, Gail became the first woman to host the national radio broadcasts of an American orchestra, hosting and producing the LA Philharmonic broadcasts for more than 20 years. In bijvoorbeeld Heel belangrijk is in dit verband de behandeling en de betekenis van de taal in Massenets compositiestijl. She oversees community engagement, live concert broadcasts, and contributes arts features to Arts Alive. Ook als hij geen grote vriend van veeleisende libretti was, ging het hem toch altijd om de theatrale effectvolle beschrijvingen in muziek van de - bij voorkeur instabiele - toestand van de zielen. For some of us, this little five-minute interlude completely overshadows the rest of the opera, with its clunky plot and lovely but somewhat unmemorable music. 3 3 3 3 3 3 21 Tempo q = 54 Più mosso q = 76 mf 3 25 poco a poco appassionato q = 76 rall. From 1994-2005, Gail expanded her career into news, working as a staff reporter and anchor at KNX-AM, the CBS news station. La méditation de Thaïs est un extrait de l’Opéra Thaïs de Jules Massenet. The Meditation for violin solo and orchestra affords our heroine a brief but heavenly period of reflection, and as far as the monk is concerned, the music nails it: after it ends, (and the concertmaster acknowledges the rapturous applause) Thaïs tells Athanaël she’ll renounce her hedonistic life and follow him into the desert. Meditation from thais toplayalongcom. Thaïs Meditation for Violin, Orchestra and Chorus Original orchestration intended by Massenet p 3 5 6 rall. Meditation From 'Thais' was first performed in Italy … Soms wist hij de aria's in finesse door de recitatief-dialogische passages te overtreffen - een kernargument tegen het verwijt dat Massenet een "puur melodicus" was.
About 'Meditation from Thais' Artist: Massenet, Jules (sheet music)Born: 1842 , Montaud, St Etienne Died: 1912 , Paris The Artist: Best known for his numerous operas, and wrote in a generally melodic style. I love discovering that people all over the world, writing in a myriad of languages, agree (or vehemently beg to differ) with my taste in music.I discovered this note under Anne-Sophie Mutter’s sumptuous recording of what is perennially one of the highest-ranking works on the KUSC Top 100 Countdown: “Rien de telle que la Méditation de Thaïs pour s’évader un instant de ce monde”. Maar daarin ligt ook het gevaar voor de uitvoerenden: wie uitsluitend de noten naspeelt, haalt er niet meer uit dan schrale klanken. The Meditation began life as an entr’acte or intermezzo between scenes in the second act of Jules Massenet’s opera Okay, you know this is grand opera. Hij ging op elfjarige leeftijd naar het Aanvankelijk schreef Massenet piano- en orkestwerken. About 'Meditation from Thais' Artist: Massenet, Jules (sheet music)Born: 1842 , Montaud, St Etienne Died: 1912 , Paris The Artist: Best known for his numerous operas, and wrote in a generally melodic style. Two of my favorites are below. There’s no way the monk, however pious, will resist the charms of our comely heroine, right? It’s been recorded by everyone from Fritz Kreisler to Yo-Yo Ma to euphonium virtuoso Adam Frey. Il a été montée à l’Opéra de Paris le 16 mars 1894. She is a member of the USC Thornton School of Music Board of Councilors.Receive our weekly email newsletter filled with special highlights & much more.Try the redesigned KUSC iPhone and iPad app or the Android app!Classical California All-Night with Gail Eichenthal One of my guilty pleasures is reading the YouTube comments under favorite recordings. p f A tempo q = 58 11 p A string più f f 3 3 16 rall. In mei 1862 bood hij zijn eerste cantate Het grootste aandeel in het hele oeuvre van Massenet hebben de opera's. Thaïs se déroule en Egypte à Alexandrie à l’époque byzantine. De muzikale finesses plooiden zich naar het Franse idioom. No matter. Meditation de thais. p Loosely translated: There is nothing like the Meditation from Five moments, to be exact, of sheer musical bliss.