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August 1, 2025

Edward Elgar: An Outsider Triumphs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvgl_2JRIUs Things sometimes work out in a strange way. Sir Edward Elgar -- composer of the…

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Georges Bizet and “Carmen”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQI5LtRtrb0 French composer Georges Bizet hit an unfortunate daily double: He died young and his…

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August 1, 2025

Andrés Segovia, a Virtuoso, Makes the Guitar a Classical Instrument

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQfHJA2Lng Andrés Segovia – formally, Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña – was one of…

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Philip Glass Does the Minimum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JthxVHkRT9Y Philip Glass is a leading member of the minimalist school of music. Wikipedia defines…

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Podcast: Howard Pollack on the Brilliance of George and Ira Gershwin

The Gershwins – composer George and lyricist Ira – are among the most important…

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August 1, 2025

Gustav Mahler “Expanded the Orchestra to its Breaking Point”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAQQSs4P2Rs Gustav Mahler was born in 1860 in what is now the Czech Republic. Wikipedia…

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August 1, 2025

This Day In Music: In 1922, The New York Philharmonic is on the Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr0ixoV8mtc Classicalalmanac.com reports that on this day in 1922 a The New York Philharmonic concert…

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August 1, 2025

Hector Berlioz: Few Friends and Big, Big Orchestras

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYqItMmwwKE The point of this website is to present music of all types, across the…

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August 1, 2025

Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra: Handel’s “Da Tempeste”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xzcgWOod-U A couple of the folks in Apollo Fire, which is headquartered in Cleveland Heights,…

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August 1, 2025

Frédéric Chopin: “The Most Idiomatic Composer for the Piano Who Ever Lived”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3P7JZ-EGmg Frédéric François Chopin didn't seem to have much fun. His story is reminiscent of Franz…

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Edward Elgar: An Outsider Triumphs

Georges Bizet and “Carmen”

Andrés Segovia, a Virtuoso, Makes the Guitar a Classical Instrument

Philip Glass Does the Minimum

Podcast: Howard Pollack on the Brilliance of George and Ira Gershwin

Gustav Mahler “Expanded the Orchestra to its Breaking Point”

This Day In Music: In 1922, The New York Philharmonic is on the Air

Hector Berlioz: Few Friends and Big, Big Orchestras

Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra: Handel’s “Da Tempeste”

Frédéric Chopin: “The Most Idiomatic Composer for the Piano Who Ever Lived”

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