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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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Arts & Life
Beethoven, Book Review, classical music, Debussy, May 2015, music, Schoenberg
August 31, 2013

Music’s restless avant garde: Still a ‘wonderful adventure’

August 31, 2013/ Michael Johnson

Many composers and musicians believe we are in a golden age of experimental creativity in composition. So why does the general concert-going public hate the results?

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August 31, 2013/ Michael Johnson/
Arts & Life
Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, John Adams, John Cage, Michael Johnson, Mozart, music, Philip Glass, Schoenberg, September 2013
December 11, 2012

Norman Lebrecht's Album of the Year

December 11, 2012/ Norman Lebrecht

It's been a bumper year for vocal recitals, but Norman Lebrecht has selected the best of the bunch--and the best album of 2012

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December 11, 2012/ Norman Lebrecht/
CD of the Week
Debussy, December 2012
February 21, 2012

CD of the Week - Debussy's Clair de Lune

February 21, 2012/ Norman Lebrecht

The great Natalie Dessay is at her best in this recording of Claude Debussy's early piano suites

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February 21, 2012/ Norman Lebrecht/
CD of the Week
Debussy, February 2012, Norman Lebrecht
December 31, 2011

Sentimental Education

December 31, 2011/ Greg Waldmann

Though most people don't understand musical notation or the theory underlying it, nearly all classical music writing relies on it. Today, the initiate has a better option: YouTube.

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December 31, 2011/ Greg Waldmann/
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Bach, Beethoven, Book Review, Chopin, Debussy, greg waldmann, January 2012, Mozart, Schoenberg
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