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Ten Greatest Women Pianists of All Time
Trace the evolution of women pianists from 1751 to today

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Bringing Music to Life: An Interview with Bjarte Eike
Although their name, Barokksolistene, seems to ring of sombre concert settings with players in suits and seated on chairs, the reality couldn’t be more different. Violinist Bjarte Eike set up the ensemble in 2005 and launched a free-flowing ensemble that
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All Kinds of Elfen Kings: Schubert’s Erlkönig Transformed
The story is brief and mysterious. A father on an urgent mission, riding through the night with his ailing child in his arms to get help. We open in medias res; the piano tells us before the words enter that
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Musicians and Artists: Saariaho and Unicorns
Inspirations Behind Kaija Saariaho: D’OM LE VRAI SENS The six Unicorn tapestries held at the Cluny Museum in Paris are an allegory of the five senses, through a meditation on earthly pleasures and courtly culture. Framed around the idea of
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The Violin Concerto No. 5 was part of Mozart's final series of works for his original instrument before switching to fortepiano. Rediscover a 1952 Soviet recording of his 'Turkish' Violin Concerto with Marina Kozulupova as soloist and Nikolaï Anossov conducting.

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30 Pieces of Classical Music About Birds
Classical music composers have always been inspired by birds, for obvious reasons! Today, we’re looking at thirty of the best pieces of classical music about birds ever written, dating from the 1500s to the present day. Let’s stretch our wings
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