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Hitting The Sweet Spot: Best Classical Of 2009

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Hear today's top classical musicians revisit the music they know and love best. ()  

 

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Composer Steve Reich

Reich On Reich: A Composer And His Music

Dec. 10, 2009

Steve Reich introduces key pieces in a 50-year career as one of America's most innovative composers. ()  

 
 

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The 72-track Neve console at Avatar Studios

Bands no longer need to book studio time, and can approximate a decent sound in the basement. ()  

 
 

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'Diminuito,' by Rolf Lislevand

On Diminuito, Rolf Lislevand and his lute put a new spin on music of the Italian Renaissance. ()  

 
 

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Monteverdi's set of Vespers illustrated a mastery of blending Renaissance and Baroque styles. ()  

 

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The Venice Baroque Orchestra

The Italian orchestra evangelizes for Vivaldi in a concert of his music at Boston's Emmanuel Church. ()  

 
 

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Pianist Till Fellner

Till Fellner's Journey With Beethoven

Nov. 25, 2009

Hear the young Viennese pianist play a pair of Beethoven sonatas at the WGBH studio, in Boston. ()  

 
 

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Pianist Christopher O'Riley

See the pianist play Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, an old favorite from his student days. ()  

 
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The classical guitarist plays with a clear, lyrical technique in music from the baroque and beyond. ()  

 
 

From the Archives

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"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" rings true in a modern climate of financial uncertainty.

 
Bartok in a village

A classical string quartet joins a Hungarian folk band to pay homage to Bela Bartok in concert.

 

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