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The Great American Symphony
Years ago, before I knew a thing about classical music, word was that new symphonies were no longer being composed. That, of course, was...
Mar 9, 20223 min read


Million Dollar Trio
It started as a rumor. It seemed hard to believe that three such musical giants as Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Jascha Heifetz (violin) and...
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Toscanini Conducts Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in D Major
Beethoven was on a roll. He'd been through a fallow patch in which he hadn't composed much, but that was behind him now. His creative...
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Book Review: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals and the search for a Baroque Masterpiece
Pablo Casals was about 12-years old when he and his father– while rummaging through stacks of sheet music in a second-hand shop in...
Feb 10, 20224 min read
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