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Clara’s 16th

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
CHOPIN LISZT MENDELSSOHN CLARA After dinner on Clara Schumann's 16th birthday [September 13, 1835], Felix...
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Mendelssohn

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
More than Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn is the wunderkind among composers. His Octet in E flat,...
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Franz Liszt

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
This about LISZT: 1811, he was born not far from the Esterhazy estate where his...
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Clara Schumann

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
CLARA Julie, with whom Brahms was in love though he never declared himself. Left to...
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Elvis Costello: North

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
NORTH w/Diana Krall Just about all songwriters have written songs for their sweethearts-but has any...
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Beethoven

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
When conducting, Beethoven rose on his toes to mark a fortissimo, sweeping his arms wide-and...
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Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
War and Peace is a large enough book to hold like a hamster in your...
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Hugo, Victor: Les Miserables

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
In 1804, a French priest, Monsieur Myriel, visited Paris to see the Cardinal about his...
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Cheng, Nien: Life and Death in Shanghai

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
Life and Death in Shanghai is the astonishing story of Nien Cheng, a cosmopolitan Chinese...
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Crane, Stephen: The Open Boat

By pwsbuilder | January 5, 2023
STEPHEN CRANE When I read, I look for takeaway. What does this story or article...
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