La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) is a two act opera by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Giovanni Gherardini was based on the
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A Third of Beethoven
“So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, he too will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition;
Someday the Insanity Will End. Until then…Tchaikovsky and Vodka!
More days than not when purveying the “news” of the day, we here at the Asylum want to shut down all forms of outside media
Tchaikovsky – Canons, Church Bells, Ormandy and the “1812”
Guest post: by Bogdan Baranovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a name at the top the of lists of many Classical music fans as the single,
The Gifted Mendelssohn
Some people have talent in spades. Since we here at the Asylum, well, most of us anyway, have a difficult time just shifting through the
Dudamel, Frost and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra putting down a little Mozart and Tchaikovsky
Gothenburg Symphony and Music Director Gustavo Dudamel went on tour with soloist Martin Fröst to Oslo in Norway and Reykjavik in Iceland and their brand
Dispatches from the Asylum 