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The Bee's Knees: Music With A Definite Buzz

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Deceptive Cadence

The Bee's Knees: Music With A Definite Buzz

Catch the buzz: Commentator Miles Hoffman finds gorgeous musical evocations of the lowly bumblebee.

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Rapturous Poetry — And An Unintended Elegy

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Deceptive Cadence

Rapturous Poetry — And An Unintended Elegy

A lovely new recording by violinist Julia Fischer contains an unexpected emotional resonance, due to her conductor's premature death.

Hear Julia Fischer Perform The Beginning Of Josef Suk's 'Fantasy'

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Classical Teens: Making Music in Maryland

From the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Md., an award-winning teen quartet plays Debussy, a young baritone sings Vaughn Williams and a 15-year-old violinist plays music from a Saint-Saëns concerto. This show originally aired on October 3, 2007.

Classical Teens: Making Music in Maryland

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Musicians in Their Own Words

Musicians in Their Own Words: Hilary Hahn

Hilary Hahn has already recorded landmark violin concertos with the world's great orchestras. She describes the meditative experience of playing Bach alone — and of trying to sound like a bird.

Musicians in Their Own Words: Hilary Hahn

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