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Tempesta di Mare presents music from the court of Louis XIV
In the chambers of Versailles
Tempesta di Mare showcases an impressive tenor and eavesdrops on the private artistic world of Louis XIV and his courtiers.
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The Curtis Symphony Orchestra at the Kimmel Center
Report from a besieged city
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra is top-notch by any standard, as it proved again in a winter concert featuring Glinka, Bartók, and Shostakovich’s massive Seventh Symphony.
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How I learned to improvise
In music, as in life, there's nothing worse than someone who talks all the time but never says anything.
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What makes a composer great?
What Beethoven knew (and Muti and Charles de Gaulle, too)
Musicologists have long known that certain combinations of notes move our emotions in certain ways. So what, exactly, did Beethoven and Mozart bring to the table that, say, the purveyors of Muzak didn’t?
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Philadelphia Singers perform Randall Thompson's 'Requiem'
A great requiem has its day
A difficult, neglected masterpiece by American composer Randall Thompson is brought to life in a magnificent performance. From the swirling, anguished tones of the opening "Lamentations," the music is utterly hypnotic, especially so when rendered with the focused passion of this wonderful band of choristers.
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Orchestra 2001's Martin Luther King concert
New music for an old struggle
Orchestra 2001 observes our youngest national holiday with a new music program packed with unspoken statements.
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When Vic Morrow meets Vaughan Williams
How Do I Love Thee?
The sounds of a composer's youth are still there, but transformed, as he tries again.
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Jupiter and Jasper quartets at the Perelman
The family that plays together….
Why do writers’ families seem so dysfunctional and musicians’ families seem so harmonious?
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David Kim and Juliette Kang at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Romancing the violin
Strengthened by the clarity, coordination, and virtuosity of their playing, Kim and Kang's mature sense of emotionality and musical dialogue made for an enriching evening of music from the violin repertoire.
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The secret behind Beethoven’s Ninth
What Beethoven dreamed in his inner ear
From Berlin to Beijing, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a universal symbol of hope. It’s also recognized as the ideal fusion of music and poetry. How on Earth did a composer who was deaf and dying manage such an awesome achievement?
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