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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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Soprano Lisa Della Casa, Strauss And Mozart Specialist, Dies At 93

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Musicians Remember Elliott Carter

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Outspoken Russian Diva And Muse Galina Vishnevskaya Dies At 86

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Celebrating The (Increasingly Rare) Classical Christmas Album

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When A Thoughtful Cellist Meets An Imaginative Composer

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Fond Farewells: Classical Musicians We Lost in 2012

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In January's Drought, Three Albums Worth Waiting For

In high season, as many as two dozen albums appear in my mail bin each week. But in the first weeks of any new year, new releases are a rarity. That means patiently waiting for 2013's first intriguing...

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Echoes Of 2012: A Classical Music Quiz

While the new year is still fresh, let's take a look in the rearview mirror at some of the noteworthy happenings in the classical music world. Were you listening last year? See if you remember the big,...

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Symphonic Resolutions: What's On Your Classical Music Wish List?

Are you the type to make New Year's resolutions? They're easy to make, but tough to keep — at least when it comes to your own. So how about brainstorming a few resolutions that are a little less...

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Who Needs Drugs When You've Got Music?

It happened again last Saturday. And boy, when it hit me it felt great — though it left me a little shaken.Comfortably ensconced in row Q at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, I was enjoying a...

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Obama's 'Hope And Virtue' Distilled In A Song

On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the first African-American president of the United States. And Monday, President Obama will be sworn in again — this time on a most auspicious day, the...

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Musical Google Earth: Composer Paul Moravec's Sense of Place

"Location, location, location" is the mantra of real estate, but for centuries geographical locales have also been a boon to the imagination of many a composer. Think of Tchaikovsky, who mimicked the...

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Live Jan. 27: Reneé Fleming And Susan Graham At Carnegie Hall

No one would mistake Carnegie Hall's grand 2,800-seat Isaac Stern Auditorium for a cozy Parisian salon. But soprano Reneé Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham will do their best to conjure such an...

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A Little Part Of Poulenc In All Of Us

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Cantus: Tiny Desk Concert

Is there some kind of weird vocal vortex in Minnesota? The state turns out so many excellent choral groups — at the school, church and professional levels — that it can arguably be dubbed the choral...

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Max Richter In Concert: Reimagining Vivaldi

Can't take another moment of Vivaldi's ubiquitous Four Seasons? Neither could Max Richter, a London-based composer who deftly blurs the lines between the classical and electronic worlds.

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Subterranean Notes, The New Baroque And A Nod To Minnesota: Music We Love Now

From Christopher Purves' bottomless bass voice and the soaring Sibelius Fifth to a violist's new take on the Baroque, it's this week's list of albums we can't stop listening to. Got a favorite album...

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Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

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Nordic Symphonies And A $100 Guitar: Music We Love Now

Turn your ears toward three albums now tickling ours: clever Nielsen, glowing Finland and one battered electric guitar.

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