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André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89

André Previn in London in 1979. Previn died Thursday in Manhattan, at the age of 89. Keystone/Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89

André Previn died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a composer of Oscar-winning film music, conductor, pianist and music director of major orchestras.

André Previn, Musical Polymath, Has Died At Age 89

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André Previn On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

André Previn On Piano Jazz

The conductor, composer and pianist plays a special treatment of "Stormy Weather" in a 1990 session.

André Previn On Piano Jazz

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Spring For Music: Toledo Symphony

The Toledo Symphony Orchestra makes its long-awaited Carnegie Hall debut Saturday night. The orchestra will be joined by 1,400 of its hometown fans. Toledo Symphony Orchestra hide caption

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Classics in Concert

Spring For Music: Toledo Symphony

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The Ohio orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut with 1,400 of its fans in tow. The music includes a rarely heard symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich and a theatre piece by Andre Previn and Tom Stoppard.

Fred Child Talks With Andre Previn

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Anne-Sophie Mutter's Immortal Mendelssohn

For her new recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Mutter traveled to the composer's old stomping ground in Leipzig, Germany, to the site where the concerto had its premiere in 1845.

Anne-Sophie Mutter's Immortal Mendelssohn

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'Andre's Blues' and the Sounds of Contentment

For two minutes and 21 seconds, Sir Andre Previn improvises in the studio and comes up with "Andre's Blues," one of the cuts on his new solo piano album. At the start, Previn's 78-year-old fingers take off in a lighthearted reverie and then segue into the business of the blues.

'Andre's Blues' by Andre Previn

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Music Interviews

Andre Previn: Musical Polymath Goes Solo

After decades conducting symphony orchestras and composing classical music, Andre Previn records a solo jazz album. The musical polymath has written scores for hit musicals like Gigi and Kiss Me Kate.

Andre Previn: Musical Polymath Goes Solo

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