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Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 533min
Stephane Kirkland gives an engrossing account of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history. Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, 19th Century Paris was transformed in an extraordinary period from 1848 to 1870, when the government launched a huge campaign to build streets, squares, parks, churches, and public buildings. The Louvre Palace was expanded, Notre-Dame Cathedral was restored and the French masterpiece of the Second Empire, the Opra Garnier, was built. A very large part of what we see when we visit Paris today originates from this short span of twenty-two years. The vision for the new Nineteenth Century Paris belonged to Napoleon III, who had led a long and difficult climb to absolute power. But his plans faltered until he brought in a civil servant, Georges-Eugne Haussmann, to take charge of the implementation. Heedless of controversy, at tremendous cost, Haussmann pressed ahead with the giant undertaking until, in 1870, his political enemies brought him down, just months before the collapse of the whole regime brought about the end of an era. Paris Reborn is a must-read for anyone who ever wondered how Paris, the city universally admired as a standard of urban beauty, became what it is. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/013921/bk_adbl_013921_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Eugne Ysae: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo
Twenty-three-year-old Josef Špacek ranks among the foremost representatives of today's young Czech violin generation. A rising global virtuoso, Mr. Špacek has performed throughout the Czech Republic and abroad in Germany, France, Great Britain, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States. Additionally, he has won numerous national and international competitions, including the grand prize at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in June 2009 and third prize at the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in 2008. As a soloist, Mr. Špacek has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonia, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, the Czech Chamber Orchestra, the Brno Philharmonic, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, the Russian Chamber Philharmonic, and many others. He has soloed under numerous conductors, including Christoph Eschenbach, Asher Fisch, Jiri Belohlavek, Roy Goodman, Jakub Hrusa, Aleksandar Markovic, and Rossen Milanov. A regular at music festivals, Mr. Špacek has performed at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, Bohuslav Martinu Festival, and at the Moravian Autumn Music Festival. Mr. Špacek has also served as concertmaster of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra, and the New York String Orchestra performing in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall. As a chamber musician, Mr. Špacek has performed with various ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. Mr. Špacek released his debut CD featuring the complete Ysaye sonatas, op. 27, for solo violin in August 2006. His next recording, scheduled for release by Naxos in 2010, will feature the works of H.W. Ernst. Mr. Špacek studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Fritz Kreisler Award, which is periodically given to especially outstanding violinists. In addition, he has taken masterclasses with such distinguished artists as Ruggiero Ricci, Arnold Steinhardt, Sylvia Rosenberg, Dong Suk Kang, Steven Tenenbom, Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, Michael Tree, and Mark O'Connor. Currently, Mr. Špacek is studying at the Juilliard School with Itzhak Perlman.- Shop: odax
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