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July 31, 2016

“Just Call Her ‘Tailleferre’”

July 31, 2016/ Michael Johnson

Even today, women composers still struggle for recognition. Michael Johnson explores the life and work of the unjustly forgotten Germaine Tailleferre.

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July 31, 2016/ Michael Johnson/
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August 2016, classical music, Michael Johnson, music
April 30, 2015

A Cycle of Horrifying Songs

April 30, 2015/ Greg Waldmann

Schubert's bleak, tumultuous song cycle, Winterreise, is the subject of tenor Ian Bostridge's passionate new book. Greg Waldmann examines Schubert's Winter Journey, and the trouble with hard-to-love classical music.

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April 30, 2015/ Greg Waldmann/
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Beethoven, Book Review, classical music, Debussy, May 2015, music, Schoenberg
January 11, 2015

Book Review: Schubert's Winter Journey

January 11, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

Schubert's haunting song-cycle "Winterreise," composed while he was mortally ill, was a mystery to his friends upon its first hearing. He assured them they'd grow to love it, and, in his latest book, Ian Bostridge certainly has

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January 11, 2015/ Steve Donoghue/
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classical music, January 2015
November 29, 2013

Book Review: Musorgsky & His Circle

November 29, 2013/ Steve Donoghue

Five remarkable men came together in 19th century St. Petersburg to challenge each other, compete with each other, inspire each other, and encourage each other - and some quite remarkable music resulted

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November 29, 2013/ Steve Donoghue/
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biography, classical music, music, November 2013
November 05, 2013

Book Review - Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven

November 05, 2013/ Steve Donoghue

A great conductor writes a great biography about a great composer!

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November 05, 2013/ Steve Donoghue/
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Bach, classical music, November 2013
August 07, 2013

Book Review: Benjamin Britten - A Life For Music

August 07, 2013/ Steve Donoghue

The great - and problematic - 20th century composer gets a broad-minded and intensely sensitive new biography

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August 07, 2013/ Steve Donoghue/
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August 2013, biography, classical music, music
December 15, 2012

Charles Rosen, 1927-2012

December 15, 2012/ Greg Waldmann

Open Letters mourns the loss of Charles Rosen, pianist, scholar, teacher and critic.

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December 15, 2012/ Greg Waldmann/
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Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, classical music, December 2012, elliott carter, greg waldmann, music
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