Michalis Kaloumenos
@mkaloumenos.bsky.social
Computer engineer, musician, audiophile, photographer, book lover, writer; 1st novel to be published. Daily posts of spotify links from my record collection, a painting and maybe a movie or a book or a photo.
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#otd 1749, Domenico Cimarosa was born in Aversa, a town near Naples. #NowSpinning his #opera 'Il matrmonio segreto' in this acclaimed 1956 recording. Coro e orchestra del Teatro alla Scala is conducted by Nino Sanzogno.
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
Carlo Badioli, Graziella Sciutti, Nino Sanzogno, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala - Il Matrimonio Segreto
Listen to Il Matrimonio Segreto on TIDAL
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December 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
#otd 1749, Domenico Cimarosa was born in Aversa, a town near Naples. #NowSpinning his #opera 'Il matrmonio segreto' in this acclaimed 1956 recording. Coro e orchestra del Teatro alla Scala is conducted by Nino Sanzogno.
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
December 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#otd 1882 Zoltán Kodály was born in Kecskemét. #NowSpinning a collection of his orchestral works. Philharmonia Hungarica is conducted by Antal Doráti.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
Philharmonia Hungarica & Antal Doráti - Kodály: Háry János Suite/Dances of Galánta/Peacock Variations, etc.
Listen to Kodály: Háry János Suite/Dances of Galánta/Peacock Variations, etc. on TIDAL
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December 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#otd 1882 Zoltán Kodály was born in Kecskemét. #NowSpinning a collection of his orchestral works. Philharmonia Hungarica is conducted by Antal Doráti.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#otd Joseph Martin Kraus (aka the Swedish Mozart) died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. #NowSpinning some of his surviving symphonies. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment is conducted by Anthony Halstead.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
Anthony Halstead - Kraus: Symfonier / Symphonies
Listen to Kraus: Symfonier / Symphonies on TIDAL
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December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
#otd Joseph Martin Kraus (aka the Swedish Mozart) died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. #NowSpinning some of his surviving symphonies. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment is conducted by Anthony Halstead.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
December 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#otd 1788, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 5th child and 2nd surviving son of JS Bach and Maria Barbara, died in Hamburg. #NowSpinning his Württemberg Sonatas which he published with dedication to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg in 1744. Keith Jarrett is the soloist.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
Keith Jarrett - C.P.E. Bach: The Württemberg Sonatas
Listen to C.P.E. Bach: The Württemberg Sonatas on TIDAL
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December 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#otd 1788, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 5th child and 2nd surviving son of JS Bach and Maria Barbara, died in Hamburg. #NowSpinning his Württemberg Sonatas which he published with dedication to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg in 1744. Keith Jarrett is the soloist.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#otd 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. #NowSpinning his greatest hits remastered.
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
Frank Sinatra - Nothing But The Best (2008 Remastered)
Listen to Nothing But The Best (2008 Remastered) on TIDAL
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December 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
#otd 1915, Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. #NowSpinning his greatest hits remastered.
#music #musicsky
#music #musicsky
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#otd 1876, Polish composer and conductor Mieczysław Karłowicz was born. #NowSpinning his orchestral works 'Eternal Songs' op.10, 'Stanislaw and Anna of Oświecim' op.12 and 'Lithuanian Rhapsody' op.11.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
Mieczysław Karłowicz, Yan Pascal Tortelier & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Karłowicz: Stanislaw Anna Oswiecim, Lithuanian Rhapsody & Eternal Songs
Listen to Karłowicz: Stanislaw Anna Oswiecim, Lithuanian Rhapsody & Eternal Songs on TIDAL
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December 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#otd 1876, Polish composer and conductor Mieczysław Karłowicz was born. #NowSpinning his orchestral works 'Eternal Songs' op.10, 'Stanislaw and Anna of Oświecim' op.12 and 'Lithuanian Rhapsody' op.11.
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#music #musicsky #classicalmusic
#otd 1980, Korean American classical violinist Sarah Chang was born. #NowSpinning the 1st violin concertos by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker.
#music #musicsky #violin #concerto
#music #musicsky #violin #concerto
Sarah Chang & Berliner Philharmoniker - Shostakovich & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
Listen to Shostakovich & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos on TIDAL
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December 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#otd 1915, German-born Austro-British lyric soprano Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was born. #NowSpinning her signature role, The Marschallin, from 'Der Rosenkavalier' by Richard Strauss. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in this 1956 recording.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
Herbert von Karajan - R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Listen to R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier on TIDAL
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December 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#otd 1915, German-born Austro-British lyric soprano Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf was born. #NowSpinning her signature role, The Marschallin, from 'Der Rosenkavalier' by Richard Strauss. Herbert von Karajan conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in this 1956 recording.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
#otd, the day that John Lennon died, two composers were born. Jean Sibelius (1865) and Bohuslav Martinů on 1890. #NowSpinning Martinů's last opera 'The Greek Passion', after the novel 'Christ Recrucified' by Nikos Kazantzakis, which premiered after his death in 1961.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
Jaroslav Horáček, Vilém Přibyl, Richard Novák, Eva Děpoltová, Libor Pešek, Bohuslav Martinů & Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra - Martinů: The Greek Passion
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December 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#otd, the day that John Lennon died, two composers were born. Jean Sibelius (1865) and Bohuslav Martinů on 1890. #NowSpinning Martinů's last opera 'The Greek Passion', after the novel 'Christ Recrucified' by Nikos Kazantzakis, which premiered after his death in 1961.
#music #musicsky #opera
#music #musicsky #opera
Daily Piece of Art
🎨 Louis Tauzin 🇫🇷 (1842 - 1915)
🖼️ Chemin de fer du Midi. Route des Pyrénées (c.1900-1910) - poster
(the formula 1 season is soon over. Let's go on holidays!)
#art
🎨 Louis Tauzin 🇫🇷 (1842 - 1915)
🖼️ Chemin de fer du Midi. Route des Pyrénées (c.1900-1910) - poster
(the formula 1 season is soon over. Let's go on holidays!)
#art
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Daily Piece of Art
🎨 Louis Tauzin 🇫🇷 (1842 - 1915)
🖼️ Chemin de fer du Midi. Route des Pyrénées (c.1900-1910) - poster
(the formula 1 season is soon over. Let's go on holidays!)
#art
🎨 Louis Tauzin 🇫🇷 (1842 - 1915)
🖼️ Chemin de fer du Midi. Route des Pyrénées (c.1900-1910) - poster
(the formula 1 season is soon over. Let's go on holidays!)
#art
#otd, Pietro Mascagni was born in Livorno. #NowSpinning his masterpiece 'Cavalleria rusticana' completed in 1890. Maria Callas and the 'usual' suspects from 'Teatro alla Scala'. Callas also performs the desperate cry at the end: Hanno ammazzato compare Turiddu!
#music #musicsky #opera #Callas
#music #musicsky #opera #Callas
Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano & Tullio Serafin - Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Listen to Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana on TIDAL
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December 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM