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RICHARD WAGNER

Wagner

RICHARD WAGNER BAYREUTH AUDITORIUM Grandfather of contemporary anti-semitism, mother of all anti-semites, Richard Wagner is...
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Billie Holiday

I mentioned my friend, Manek Daver, in one of my "Writer's Journey" blogposts, among other...
CHOPIN

Clara’s 16th

CHOPIN LISZT MENDELSSOHN CLARA After dinner on Clara Schumann's 16th birthday [September 13, 1835], Felix...
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Mendelssohn

More than Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn is the wunderkind among composers. His Octet in E flat,...
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Franz Liszt

This about LISZT: 1811, he was born not far from the Esterhazy estate where his...
CLARA

Clara Schumann

CLARA Julie, with whom Brahms was in love though he never declared himself. Left to...
NORTH

Elvis Costello: North

NORTH w/Diana Krall Just about all songwriters have written songs for their sweethearts-but has any...
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Beethoven

When conducting, Beethoven rose on his toes to mark a fortissimo, sweeping his arms wide-and...

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