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Why Bruckner Matters: A Listener's Guide With Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in the symphonies of Anton Bruckner. Holger Kettner hide caption

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Why Bruckner Matters: A Listener's Guide With Daniel Barenboim

Need to brush up on your Bruckner? Or discover his symphonies for the first time? Let conductor Daniel Barenboim guide you through all nine symphonies in this audio primer.

Listen to Barenboim on Bruckner

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Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White

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Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White

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Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions

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Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions

Karajan shot to the top of the classical music scene in the 1950s, remaining supremely powerful until he died in 1989. He left a legacy of gorgeous recordings, as well as a fair amount of controversy.

Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions

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Welser-Möst's Beloved Bruckner

Conductor Franz Welser-Most hails from the same region in Upper Austria as composer Anton Bruckner, and as a child soaked up his music. Our Cleveland Orchestra week continues with Welser-Most paying tribute to Bruckner, leading the orchestra in the scherzo to Bruckner's massive Symphony No. 7.

Hear Franz Welser-Möst discuss Bruckner

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