Tag Archives: Early Music Day

The Strad man: Luigi Tarisio, a tale of rags (literally) to riches.

Posted on 25 March 2022 by sw508

How’s this for a great opening to a biography? “The man stood alone on the crest of the hill overlooking Paris. In his tattered clothing he looked like some farmer’s scarecrow outlined against the sky…The Scarecrow was thirty-five years old. … Continue reading →

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Ester

Posted on 18 March 2022 by mj263

An early celebration for Early Music Day as MusiCB3 uncovers the story of the library detective work that resulted in the finding of “Ester” – the world’s first Hebrew oratorio, unsung and believed lost for 200 years. @theULSpecColl @theUL @BBCRadio3@HGOpera Continue reading →

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