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Death and Transcendence in Chopin, Rachmaninov Robert Siegel talks with French-born pianist Helene Grimaud about themes of death and transcendence in the work of Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov. Grimaud explores their work in a new recording.

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Robert Siegel talks with French-born pianist Helene Grimaud about themes of death and transcendence in the work of Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov. Grimaud explores their work in a new recording.

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