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Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog. Music and writing in London, UK.
Friday, December 05, 2008
Happy Birthday, Krystian!
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It's Krystian Zimerman's birthday. To celebrate, here's something astounding I found on YouTube: footage from the 1975 Chopin Co...
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Bravo, Alex!!
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Three cheers for Alex Ross , whose masterpiece about 20th-century music, The Rest is Noise , has scooped The Guardian's First Book Award...
Heil Carmina...
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I have never been able to stand Carmina Burana . I loathe every bloody note. Call it schadenfreude if you like, but when Tony Palmer invit...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
The curious case of Andre Tchaikowsky's skull
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The past week or so, various newspapers have carried one of the most startling you-couldn't-make-this-up stories of the season: that t...
Monday, December 01, 2008
CLAUDIO ABBADO IS GREATEST CONDUCTOR
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The JDCMB Poll of the World's Greatest Conductors has ended with a clear vote giving CLAUDIO ABBADO the laurel wreath, streets ahead of ...
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