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Classical Music Couples Throughout History

Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya with her husband, Russian cellist, conductor and composer Mstislav Rostropovich in 1959. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Classical Music's Greatest Love Stories, On And Offstage

Just in time for Valentine's Day, commentator Miles Hoffman highlights the most notable of classical music couples.

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Forest On The Sun Thrupence
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Rinse Repeat Thrupence
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Hotel The Antlers
How Metro Atlanta Became A 'Pioneer' Of Immigration Enforcement

Brenda Lopez at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Lopez is an immigration lawyer, and the first Latina ever elected to the Georgia legislature. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR hide caption

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How Metro Atlanta Became A 'Pioneer' Of Immigration Enforcement

How Metro Atlanta Became A 'Pioneer' Of Immigration Enforcement

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Rings of Saturn Klimeks
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Creamfields Klimeks
Who Should Warn The Public Of Nuclear War?

Honolulu attorney Michael Green, right, sits with his client, the former Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent a false missile alert to residents and visitors in Hawaii, left, during an interview with reporters on Feb. 2, 2018 in Honolulu. The ex-state employee says he's devastated about causing panic, but he believed it was a real attack at the time. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP hide caption

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Who Should Warn The Public Of Nuclear War?

Who Should Warn The Public Of Nuclear War?

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The Sky the Mountains the Land The Gothenburg Address
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Kill This Haunting Process The Gothenburg Address
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True North You. May. Die. In. The. Desert
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All The Stars Kendrick Lamar and SZA
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This Sixteen (Street Trap Instrumental Mix) Thai Beats
Classical Music Couples Throughout History

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Deceptive Cadence

Classical Music Couples Throughout History

Classical Music's Greatest Love Stories, On And Offstage

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Cello Concerto in B minor, B. 191 (Op. 104) Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
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Romantic Pieces (4) for violin & piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (rev. of Miniatures, B. 149) [1. Allegro moderato] Renaud Capuçon
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Chappak Hadouk Quartet
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Intravenous Pete Robbins
Behind The Obama Portraits: Artists Put Their Own Spin On A Presidential Tradition

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Behind The Obama Portraits: Artists Put Their Own Spin On A Presidential Tradition

Behind The Obama Portraits: Artists Put Their Own Spin On A Presidential Tradition

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No Escape from Bliss Theo Croker
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It's Gonna be Alright Theo Croker
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Tonitro Brontide
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Knives Brontide
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Yaruse Nakio No Beat Number Girl
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Beyond Dialogue Portico Quartet
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Rushing Portico Quartet
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Mike Mills Air
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