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Hitting the Right Notes: Jeffrey Kallberg Tunes Into Frédéric Chopin’s

Hitting the Right Notes: Jeffrey Kallberg Tunes Into Frédéric Chopin’s "Compositional Complexities"

Frédéric Chopin Interview Music
Fryderyk (Frédéric) Chopin (1810–1849) was a Polish-born French pianist who composed and performed some of the greatest piano music of the Romantic era. Professor of Music History at the University of Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Kallberg has published widely on the music of Chopin and its cultural contexts. Simply Charly:...
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Deutschland über Alles: Thomas Grey on Richard Wagner’s Musical Genius, Nationalism, and Controversial Legacy

Deutschland über Alles: Thomas Grey on Richard Wagner’s Musical Genius, Nationalism, and Controversial Legacy

Interview Music Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was a German composer known for his mostly complex and lengthy dramatic operas. Though a controversial figure due to his nationalist beliefs and anti-Semitism, he is still considered to be one of the best composers in modern history. Thomas Grey is Professor of Music at Stanford University. He is the...
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Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Effect Is Not All In The Brain (It Is Also Soulfood)

Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Effect Is Not All In The Brain (It Is Also Soulfood)

Interview Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Considered by many to be the greatest composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) composed hundreds of pieces of music. Among his most famous works are Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music, 1787) and the operas Don Giovanni (1787) and Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute, 1791). He died of a mysterious...
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John Coltrane

John Coltrane

John Coltrane Music
JOHN COLTRANE (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) American jazz saxophonist and composer who was a pioneer in the development of modal jazz and hard bop. Main accomplishments: 1957: Album “Blue Train” released 1960: Album “Giant Steps” released 1964: Album “A Love Supreme” released...
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Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Miles Davis Music
Widely considered as one of the top musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis (1926–1991) was a major force in jazz. He was not only a gifted trumpeter and composer, but also an innovator who created a nine-member band called the “nonet,” in which unconventional...
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