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From Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums

What's the saying — the more things change, the more they stay the same? It seems that's how it goes in the ways we make music. MIT futurologist Tod Machover rethinks traditional instruments, coming up...

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Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums

Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to...

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A Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music

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Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums

Some people are intimidated by the vastness of classical music. And while the prospect of more than 1,000 years of hits to consider may be daunting, just think instead of how many musical journeys of...

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Elliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stGn4NA-tUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwbPwq3-PAs

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A Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012

From mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli's ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin,...

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What Ever Happened To The Classical Christmas Album?

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Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

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Vespers, Habaneras And Early Morning Walks: New Classical Albums

Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken" begins with the line: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." Frost's traveler must choose between them. But slide that metaphor over to the world of...

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The Conductor Who Gained Power By Giving It Up

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Moms In Opera: Women On The Edge

We love mothers for all the Hallmark reasons: for their compassion and patience, not to mention giving birth. But some moms aren't exactly greeting card friendly — and none less so than those who live...

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Leonard Bernstein's 'Rite of Spring' Thrill Ride

If you think all the twitchy rhythms and random shards of melody flashing through Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring sound complicated, consider the poor musicians who have to learn it.

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Revved-up Vivaldi, Persian Bamboo And Soaring Spirituals: New Classical Albums

It's a brave new musical world. Between downloads, iPods, music sharing websites and the good old CD, we have more easy access to the songs and symphonies we love than ever before. In this visit to All...

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Julia Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer For 'Anthracite Fields'

Julia Wolfe, a composer associated with the New York music collective Bang on a Can, has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for Anthracite Fields.

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British Composer Peter Maxwell Davies Dies At 81

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From Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums

What's the saying — the more things change, the more they stay the same? It seems that's how it goes in the ways we make music. MIT futurologist Tod Machover rethinks traditional instruments, coming up...

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Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums

Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to...

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A Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IizWc4cJwbw In case you've been hiding under a rock, a friendly little assortment of international games called the Olympics begins in London Friday. That means...

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Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums

Some people are intimidated by the vastness of classical music. And while the prospect of more than 1,000 years of hits to consider may be daunting, just think instead of how many musical journeys of...

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Elliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stGn4NA-tU Tom Cole's appreciation of Elliott Carter's life, which includes interviews with Carter and musicians Charles Rosen and Ursula Oppens, airs Tuesday on All...

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