Glass of water to the coffee
What stories are not entwined around the glass of water to the coffee. The most widespread is...
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Dvořák Cello Concerto
The cello has such a beautiful, human-like voice and such a wide range of timbres that it...
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Summa Summarum! (Sum of my life)
A small profession, a small medal (I almost became a privy councillor once), A little name, a...
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The Cossacks
Today the Cossacks are regarded as the archetype of the Russian being. But the history show us a...
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The great African explorer David Livingstone
Only an Englishman can come up with the idea of greeting a lost (and after a long search...
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Coffee House London
By 1700 there were already more than 2000 coffee houses in London. They were also known as...
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Chopin’s Mazurkas
During his short life F. Chopin has written more than fifty mazurkas. He composed the first as a...
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Coffee Stain
Maria Theresa (1717-1780) is one of the most influential figures in Austrian history. It is only...
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On the beautiful blue Danube
The Danube Waltz is probably one of the most famous works of orchestral literature. One of the...
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Coffee City Bremen
In 2004 the Bremer Marketplace was awarded the title “World Cultural Heritage”....
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Moonlight Sonata
“This change has brought forth a dear, magical girl who loves me and whom I love; it is a...
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Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1
When the 35-year-old Pjotr Tchaikovsky wanted to dedicate his first piano concerto to Nikolai...
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Foreword
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse, the misunderstood dreamer, who always started a new journey.
