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Carl's Morning Quiz
Carl's Morning Quiz: Composer Miklos Rozsa was born in Budapest on this date in 1907. Although best known for his film scores, Rozsa's contract with MGM stipulated that he could devote three months a year to composing classical music. Among his many compositions, he wrote a violin concerto for Jascha Heifetz and a cello concerto for Janos Starker. His third and final Academy Award was for his score for a 1959 epic starring Charlton Heston. What was that film? Answer >>
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Web Exclusive: Anne Akiko Meyers on the Mason Bates Concerto
Composer Mason Bates loves to tell a story—this time it's prehistoric creatures emerging from the primordial ooze in the form of a violin concerto. The genesis of the Concerto evolved over many years between two friends: the composer and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers more...
Vermeer Quartet: A Bittersweet Reunion
The four members of the Vermeer Quartet decided to hang it up in 2007, but annually return for their Holy Week tradition of performing Joseph Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ. Sadly, this year's reunion is incomplete more...
Bach on The New York Philharmonic This Week
When someone mentions Bach's Mass in B Minor, musicians tend to straighten or catch their breath; almost as if a great man has entered the room. There are so many puzzles that draw one deeper into the layers of this piece, without ever really giving up its secrets. The music is beautiful and humbling. One wonders why he wrote it more...
Music in an Arty Oasis
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival returns to the airwaves with variety and bravura, covering 300 years of repertoire from four different continents. The artists include some of the world's most prestigious performers like Garrick Ohlsson, Daniel Hope, and Lawrence Foster. Top chamber music players like Ida Kavafian, Steve Tenenbom, and William Preucil make up the backbone more...
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Bar and Bathroom Lines, Molto Adagio
Concert-hall intermissions were not always what they are today, and some people would like to see them reconsidered.
In a series called Collected Stories, the composer David Lang curates an alluring set of programs that explore the idea of storytelling in music.
In the City, a Fresh, Crisp Breath of Summer From the Mountains
Graduates, faculty and performers from the Aspen Music Festival brought a taste of the summer program there to SubCulture on Wednesday.
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