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Stephen Hough Puts His Experience Of A Miracle Into His Music

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Stephen Hough Puts His Experience Of A Miracle Into His Music

The polymath pianist and composer has released three new albums — including a recording of his own Mass, whose writing was interrupted by a disastrous car accident.

Stephen Hough Puts His Experience Of A Miracle Into His Music

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Leif Ove Andsnes: Pianist on the Precipice

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Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has traveled Europe to explore the life and music of his country's greatest composer, Edvard Grieg. The quest continues as Andsnes plays Grieg in the WGBH studio.

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Grieg's Piano Concerto, a Classical Workhorse

When he was a child, music critic Tom Manoff heard the music of Edvard Grieg, particularly his piano concerto in A-minor. This piece of music is known as a workhorse. In pop music, it would be referred to as a "greatest hit." Tom Manoff talks about the status of the warhorse in classical music and we hear Grieg's piano concerto performed here by Leif Ove Andsnes.

Grieg's Piano Concerto, a Classical Workhorse

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