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Composers Are Familiar, but Not the Compositions

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/arts/music/quartet-variations-at-the-chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=allankozinn&adxnnlx=1332293992-5ELTUXp3TnDS6aFiIyXGlw In the article “Composers Are Familiar, but Not the Compositions,” Allan Kozinn writes about Mozart’s String Quartet in C Minor (K. 406) as being a”dark, tumultuous score” after hearing it being performed live by the Chamber Music Society of … Continue reading

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To Be in an Orchestra…

This past Monday, I had attended a concert that was a part of the InterSchool Orchestras of New York Spring Concerts series. It was at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre and the concert was performed by a few different orchestras. … Continue reading

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Tom Huizenga: “Who Says Classical Music Can’t Be Sexy?”

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/02/10/146687324/who-says-classical-music-cant-be-sexy?sc=fb&cc=fp The traits usually associated with classical music are those of intelligence, relaxation, form composition, or European cultures. But one characteristic that people may never think of immediately when considering classical music is eroticism. Tom Huizenga, a blogger at NPR … Continue reading

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