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Today: Berio 85, Crumb 81, Kalman 128
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Hatches, Matches & Despatches
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Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches
Shirley Verrett RIP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Verrett
Just listened to her terrific Liebestod.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Verrett
Just listened to her terrific Liebestod.
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Rudolf Barshai left us on November 2nd. Great conductor and arranger, most notably of (at least) four of Shostakovich's String Quartets and a completion of Mahler's Tenth Symphony.
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-m ... remembered
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-m ... remembered
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Re: Polish Composers
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki is dead (1933-2010) 
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Allan
Re: Polish Composers
His 4th symphony won't be completed.Alkan81 wrote:Henryk Mikołaj Górecki is dead (1933-2010)
http://www.metafilter.com/97533/RIP-Henryk-Grecki
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Timtin
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Tenor Peter Hofmann (1944-2010).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... fmann.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... fmann.html
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Tenor Hugues Cuenod (1902-2010).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... uenod.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... uenod.html
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Russian & Soviet Composers - Part 3
Very sad to say this. We have just lost one of the most ingenious composers of the 20th century, Boris Tishchenko , whom just passed away on dec.9th.
All best,
Tony
All best,
Tony
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Beethoven is 240 years old today!
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Re: Hatches, Matches & Despatches
He must have been a good boy and eating his yoghurt erveryday since then.Timtin wrote:Beethoven is 240 years old today!
Listen, die die Welt bedeuten.