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Top Five Summer Music Festivals in Historic Settings
With stages in Roman amphitheaters, 17th century palaces, and churches where Mozart played, these five festivals should delight both history buffs and classical music fans.
May 14, 2013
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Top Five Mascots in Classical Music
Googly eyed fuzzy figures aren’t just for sports fans and Comic Con attendees. Symphonies, opera companies and record stores have cute mascots to help win over admirers, especially the young ones.
May 10, 2013
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Top Five WPA-Commissioned Works You Should Know
A new piece by composer Gabriel Kahane honors the legacy of the Works Progress Administration. Here are five works the WPA funded in its heyday.
Apr 24, 2013
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Top Five Actors who Crossed Over to Classical Music
Here are our five favorite examples of the multitalented people who’ve made that jump between the world of acting and that of classical music.
Apr 10, 2013
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Top Five Epic Cycles in Classical Music
There’s something at least mildly obsessive about presenting a composer’s complete set of works. Here are the top five ambitious cycles, from Haydn to Mahler.
Apr 4, 2013
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The Philadelphia Orchestra's Carol Jantsch Names Her Top 5 Tuba Pieces
Philadelphia Orchestra tubist Carol Jantsch names her five favorite pieces for the instrument and there’s not an “oom-pah” among them.
Apr 3, 2013
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Five Great Bach Guitar Shredding Videos
In bedrooms and living rooms around the world there are amateur rock guitarists who cut their teeth on classical music. Bach's music stands as a favorite for young guitar nerds.
Mar 27, 2013
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Top Five Deployments of the B-A-C-H Motif
Hundreds of composers have paid the father of classical music homage by incorporating the B-A-C-H motif in their music. We’ve gathered our favorite five.
Mar 22, 2013
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Top Five Reasons Why Stockhausen's Music is Hot
For much of his life, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen was at best considered a cult figure in the realm of contemporary music. Here are five reasons why Stockhausen is so popular right now.
Mar 14, 2013
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Top Five TED Talks By Classical Musicians
TED Talks, those brief lecture-style reports of groundbreaking ideas in fields from medicine to technology, have also included a number of classical musicians. Here are our top five.
Mar 10, 2013