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Behind the Song: Leonore Overture, ‘Farewell Amanda’, ‘One Night’

Behind the Song
Ludwig van Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138 The Leonore Overture No. 1 is the last of Beethoven’s compositions by opus number, one of three pieces published and given an opus number posthumously. Despite the title of the piece, it was in fact the third overture composed by Beethoven for his only opera, Fidelio, Op. 72, which premiered in...

Twin Peaks: Major Briggs’ Vision

Movies
The return of Twin Peaks - which originally aired for two seasons and thirty episodes between 1990 and 1991 - was confirmed on Monday, by means of two identical tweets posted simultaneously by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, closely followed by a tweeted announcement courtesy of the Showtime network, on which the new episodes will air. A new series...

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

American Cinema
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - starring James Stewart and John Wayne - is often considered the last great film John Ford directed, in a career that comprised around 140 films over a period of fifty years. Released in 1962, Ford would direct only four more feature-length pictures; including one more with his friend and longtime collaborator Wayne,...