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Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini is considered to be <i>the</i> greatest violinist of all time. Read more about this revolutionary character who started modern violin playing.
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Niccolo Paganini - Superstar
Life and works of Italian composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini, dubbed as the "first superstar."
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The Great Kat Shred Classical
Like any Julliard alum violinist, The Great Kat can play Beethoven, Paganini, Liszt and Sarasate. But how she plays them is an entirely different story.
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Composer Franz Liszt's Mistress
A brief look at the life and career of Franz Liszt, the Hungarian pianist and composer who, later in life, took holy orders in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Sergey Rachmaninoff
Brief biography of Russian born-American composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, his life and music. Famous for Piano Concerto No.2 and 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.'
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The Music of Franz Liszt
Music of Franz Liszt, including <I>The Little Bell</I>.
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Rachmaninoff in America
A brief look at the life and career as a concert pianist of the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, and his time in America.
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Giuseppe Tartini
Profile of Giuseppe Tartini, a late Baroque and early Classical composer. He was a foremost Italian instrumental musician.
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Deals with the Devil
So you want something you can't have? Just go down to the crossroads and wait for an ugly little guy who, for the price of your soul, will grant you any wish.
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French Composer Hector Berlioz
A brief biography of the life, career and works of Hector Berlioz - a major figure in the 19th century music Romantic movement and peer to Liszt and Wagner.
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (Part I)
This article explores another popular romantic period violin concerto by Felix Mendelssohn.
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British Composer Awards 2008 Shortlist
The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters has narrowed this year's nominations for British Composer Awards down to 33 works by a variety of British composers.
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Metal Chicks You Don't Bring Home To Mom
Some metal girls cross over to mainstream radio - like Joan and Lita - others, like Anne Boleyn and the Great Kat don't lighten their act for anyone.
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Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor (Part III)
This is the last part of the trilogy to Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto, the last romantic concerto.
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Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor (Part I)
Read this article to understand the Romantic period violin concerto.
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Christopher Reeve, Romantic Superhero
We knew him as Superman, but Christopher Reeve played one of the most romantic leading roles of all time in "Somewhere In Time."
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Eugene Delacroix
Brief biography of Eugéne Delacroix, known for swinging brush strokes and vivid colors. His subjects were historical, religious, literary, and portraits of friends.
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Franz Liszt Biography
Franz Liszt's life, influence and works. He is best remembered for orchestral symphonic poems, piano virtuosity, and "Dream of Love."
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Classical Music Treat for Halloween
Suggested collection of scary and horrifying halloween listening thrills, classical music aficionado or not.
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Notes on Rossini's Mose in Egitto
Mosè in Egitto (Moses in Egypt), an Italian tragic (seria) opera by Gioachino Rossini: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Rossini opera infor
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Romanticism in Music
Romanticism in Music and the changes that society had during the Romantic era, plus how it affected the arts, especially music.
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A Letter From A Student At Julliard
This article is about a letter that was forwarded to my e-mail. It was written by a freshman at Julliard about playing at the Amory in New York near ground zero.
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