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Glenn Gould plays Mozart - Piano Sonata No:12 in F. K 332 - 2. Adagio B flat major.

“They were once believed to have been written in the late 1770s in Paris, but it is now thought more likely that they date from 1783. Vienna has been suggested as a possible place of composition, with others believing the sonatas were written during a visit to Salzburg where Mozart introduced his wife, Constanze, to his father, Leopold. All three sonatas were published in Vienna in 1784.”

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It’s been a long, long time since a performance has given me chills, let alone continual chills. Don Giovanni was phenomenal!

I find I can’t truly understand something unless I experience it live. The difference between watching a DVD of an opera and being at The Met is night and day.

Bryn Terfel was Leporello (who is obviously the best character) but watching it live, I discovered how beautiful Don Ottavio’s arias are (performed by Matthew Polenzani).

Poor Don Ottavio. He’s the most honorable/devoted man in the entire opera but he just can’t get laid. If only he got injured like Masetto.

I love the subtlety of Don Giovanni.