“We live in a time I think not of mainstream, but of many streams, or even, if you insist upon a river of time, that we have come to a delta, maybe even beyond delta to an ocean which is going back to the skies.” -John Cage This quote, I believe, truly embodies the idea of music today. Yet, this quote is even more applicable to world of “classical” music. There are so many different avenues of new classical music, that one must ask oneself, “That’s classical?” That is the idea that we try an ...
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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library
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This podcast aims to explore classical music through entertaining discussions about composers, musical works and various readings. Please visit www.unexaminedpartial.com
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Two W*nkers: discuss Stravinsky, dissonance and recently un-earthed rare Cutting Crew demoes.
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big hit in Russia, complicating an already harrowing adoption journey. Then there are the two handsome princes, one Russian, one American, and all the ...
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History is most compelling when it twists and turns like an Agatha Christie novel. A writer of historical fiction dives down rabbit holes of history in search of plot twisted stories and tells them to you in service of the surprise.
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Exclusive insights into the world of string playing, teaching and instrument making from The Strad magazine: Essential reading for the string music world since 1890
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You’ll love Open Rehearsal in London! This exciting programme of events, running from Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October '06, will enable you to sample the world-class music, theatre and dance that London offers - for free. If you’ve never set foot inside a concert hall, or you’d like a bit of inspiration about what to do, here’s a cut-out-and-keep A to Z guide to classical music and the Open Rehearsal weekend. For more information, visit www.openrehearsal.co.uk
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Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music. For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything. NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophono ...
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Artists, musicians and composers introduce fifty key pieces of classical music composed between 1950 and 2000. As featured in the BBC Radio 3 programme, Hear & Now.
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Get closer to the Edinburgh International Festival with FestivalSoundBites from sinfinimusic.com. Explore the music with introductions, interviews and clips from the artists involved.
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Cantata Profana is a fearless vocal and instrumental chamber ensemble with visionary programming, a flair for theater, and a gluttonous appetite for every century of music.
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Dutch National Opera & Ballet creates, produces and presents both traditional and innovative opera and ballet productions of the highest quality.
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Join Bruce Adolphe, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Resident Lecturer, for investigations and insights into chamber music masterworks. Beloved by regulars and a revelation to first-timers for their depth, accessibility, and brilliance, we dig into the ICM lecture recording archive to share our favorite lectures with you.
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Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. In collaboration with the best conductors and guest artists on the international music scene, the CSO performs well over one hundred concerts each year at its downtown home, Symphony Center, and at the Ravinia Festival on Chicago’s North Shore, where it is in residency each summer. Music lovers outside Chicago enjoy the sounds of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through best-s ...
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What happens when real history becomes fake history that in turn influences real history? When the ballet The Rite of Spring debuted in Paris in 1913, the result was horrifyingly unexpected, and the event influenced a century of brain science. Or did it? This episode tells the story of what happens when the truth can’t get in the way of a good stor…
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How to practise effectively with violinist Ray Chen
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Our guest in this episode is none other than our September 2024 cover star, Ray Chen. If you’re one of his many followers on social media, you’ll know that the violinist has his own community-based practice app, Tonic, which aims to make practising a little less lonely and more collaborative. In this episode, Ray and online editor Davina chat about…
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In the dying hours of World War II in the west, the United States fought one of the strangest battles in its military history. In a scenario too bizarre to be invented, American soldiers teamed up with sworn enemies to hold a medieval castle against Hitler fanatics to save some of the most famous Frenchmen alive - all against terrifying odds. Buckl…
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Playlist: Dominick DiOrio, VoNo - The Visible World Margot George, Paramorph Collective - Fruiting Bodies Francisco Mignone, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra - Guitar Concerto Katie Madonna Lee, Cecily Turhune, Carly Hood - Boon Bestowed Eric Nathan, Adam Zinatelli, Aaron Hodgson - 4 Sculptures Kinan Azmeh, Brooklyn Rider, Mathias Kunzli - In the Eleme…
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ReJoyce: Philip Kitcher on James Joyce’s “Amazingly Lyrical” and “Startlingly” Original Prose
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The author of such literary classics as Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, James Joyce (1882–1941) was one of Ireland's most celebrated novelists known for his avant-garde and often experimental style of writing.Philip Kitcher has taught at several American Universities and is currently John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia. He is the author of o…
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Playlist: Harriett Claiborne Dixon, Alexandra MacKenzie, Ingrid Sawers - Andante Religioso Land's End Chamber Ensemble/ Vincent Ho - Gryphon Realms Caroline Shaw, Belinfante Quartet - Plan & Elevation Carmen Braden, Gillian Smith - Tree Talk Milica Djordjevic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Quicksilver Louis Wayne Ballard, John Jeter and Fort …
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Playlist: Kevin Lau, Afiara Quartet & Skratch Bastid - Second Wind Mason Bates, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Resurrexit Simon Parkin, Josephine Knight, The Gesualdo Six - Wo? (After Schubert's D.956) Robert Saxton, English String Orchestra - The Resurrection of the Soldiers Harry Stafylakis, Van Tilburg - Of Beauty/Of Brutality Gabriella Smith, …
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Economy Class: Nicholas Wapshott Explains Why John Maynard Keynes Was “Ahead of His Time”
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John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was an influential British economist whose ideas on government intervention in the economy were considered to be both revolutionary and controversial.Nicholas Wapshott, author of Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics, shares his insight on why John Maynard Keynes Was “Ahead of His Time.”He joins us on…
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The Riddle of Hume’s Treatise: Paul Russell on the Life and Work of David Hume
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Scotland’s greatest philosopher, David Hume (1711–1776) was a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is generally considered one of the three main figureheads, along with John Locke and Bishop George Berkley of the influential British Empiricism movement. Although not well-received in his own time, his A Treatise on Human Nature, published in…
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Playlist: Louise Campbell - Swirl Christopher Hussey, Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble - Dreamtide Zbigniew Seifert, Chopin University Chamber Orchestra - Jazz Concerto Anne Cawrse, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Musaic Derek Charke, Luminos Ensemble - In the Crystalline Vault of Heaven Elliot Leung, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphony No. …
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155. Pitting man against nature: Haydn, Symphony No.51
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A subtle extremist, in his Symphony no.51 Haydn throws down some extraordinary challenges to his horn players - can they beat the ‘immutable forces of nature’? Listening time 30 mins (podcast 9′, music 21′) Music here on YouTube, Spotify and [with links to first movement only] on Apple and Amazon played by The English Concert, conducted by Trevor P…
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Sir Isaac Newton identified a scientific door to the future, but left it mostly locked and bolted. It took a nearly forgotten French noblewoman to kick it open that the world might enter. This episode tells the astonishing story of the mostly forgotten polymath Emilie du Chatelet.By David Nix
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“Revealing Intimacy”: Michael Patrick Gillespie on James Joyce’s “Profound Sense of the Human Condition”
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The author of such literary classics as Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, James Joyce (1882 – 1941) was one of Ireland's most celebrated novelists known for his avant-garde and often experimental style of writing.Michael Patrick Gillespie is Professor of English at Florida International University and the Director of the Center for the Humanities in an U…
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John Heiss Sounds Out Igor Stravinsky’s Birds, Puppets and Other Musical Tales
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The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. His career spanned from the early twentieth century, when he composed ballets inspired by Russian myth and the era's revived interest in distinctly Russian culture, to the experimentation in compositional styles that followed the Sec…
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Playlist: Leanna Primiani, Dzintra Erliha - Loss for Solo Piano Lou Bennett, Speak Percussion, Erkki Veltheim - Imilang Yinya Yu Kuwabara - Figure & Ground, Image & Margin, Obverse & Reverse for Solo Shamisen & 7 Musicians Robert Muller-Hartmann, ARC Ensemble - String Quartet No. 2 Emily Hall, Rakhi Singh - Outshifts James Ross, Maxwell Quartet - L…
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Scotland is a romantic land of culture and tradition so unique that millions of people around the world claim to be Scottish despite never having visited the place. So, when did the Scotland as we know it become the Scotland as we know it? This episode tells the story of precisely when that happened – and it is not what you might expect.…
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Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.By BBC Radio 3
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The Mathematical Artistry of Paul Dirac: Michael Atiyah on the Life and Work of Quantum Genius
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Paul Dirac (1902–1984) was an English theoretical physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. In 1933, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger.Sir Michael Atiyah is one of the world's greatest living mathematicians and is well known…
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The Inventing Machine: Paul Israel on the Life and Work of Thomas Edison
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One of the most influential American inventors of all time, Thomas Edison (1847–1931) is responsible for the creation of several devices that shaped the face of modern technology. Most famous for his invention of the first practical light bulb, Edison was also a shrewd businessman who bridged the gap between invention and large-scale manufacturing.…
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Standing on Aristotle’s Shoulders: David Roochnik on the Life and Work of Aristotle
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The third and final member of a chain of Athenian philosophers who would shape the foundation of Western philosophy, Aristotle (384 B.C.E.–322 B.C.E.) was a student of Plato, who would eventually go on to mentor Alexander the Great. Nicknamed “The Reader” by Plato, Aristotle’s writings on science, ethics, and politics dominated Western society for …
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William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.By BBC Radio 3
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Welcome to the debut episode of Plot Twisted History. As the saying goes, "well behaved women rarely make history." However, sometimes they are sidelined or erased. This episode features the stories of three forgotten women who broke ironclad rules during the age of sail to avert disaster and save themselves in the process.…
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‘Round Miles: Quincy Troupe on the Life and Music of Miles Davis
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Widely considered as one of the top musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis (1926–1991) was a major force in jazz. He was not only a gifted trumpeter and composer, but also an innovator who created a nine-member band called the “nonet,” in which unconventional (in jazz) instruments like French horn and tuba were used. He also invented a style kn…
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Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.By BBC Radio 3
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Churchill’s Rock: Sonia Purnell on The Life and Times of Clementine Churchill
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Best known as the wife of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill served as one of her husband's closest confidantes, aiding him during his brightest moments as well as his darkest hours. During World War II, she led the Young Women's Christian Association's wartime efforts and also assisted in the Red Cross's …
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Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach ZarathustraBy BBC Radio 3
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CSO Program Notes: Tchaikovsky Pathétique & Trifonov
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Lahav Shani conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, a symphony that the composer premiered less than a week before his death and was later nicknamed for the passion and suffering it expresses. Daniil Trifonov takes the spotlight in a piano concerto composed for him by former CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates, which “shows off the pianist’s virt…
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Stravinsky Sprookjes - Het Nationale Ballet
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De volgende fragmenten van opnames zijn gebruikt voor het samenstellen van deze podcast:L'oiseau de Feu - Stravinsky - Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg o.l.v. Gustavo GimenoThe Fairy’s Kiss - Stravinsky - Scottish Symphony Orchestra o.l.v. Ilan VolkovLe Sacre du printemps - Stravinsky - The Philadelphia Orchestra o.l.v. Riccardo MutiSongs for…
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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A modern Russian fairytale about an American actress who adopts a little Russian girl in St. Petersburg in 1994. The actress, Molly McKay, finds herself alone in a Russia that is trying, for the first time in its history, to become a free market democracy. She also discovers that the TV show she starred in back in the ‘80s in the U.S. is now a big …
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CSO Program Notes: The Elements with Joshua Bell
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Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell presents The Elements, a suite of five works for violin and orchestra, commissioned by Bell and written by leading American composers Kevin Puts (Earth), Edgar Meyer (Water), Jake Heggie (Fire), Jennifer Higdon (Air), and CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery (Space). Conductor Juraj Valčuha fra…
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Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A majorBy BBC Radio 3
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Fidelio - De Nationale Opera by Nationale Opera & BalletBy Nationale Opera & Ballet
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Einstein’s Dreams: Alan Lightman on the Life and Work of Albert Einstein
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Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and understanding of the universe. He developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric eff…
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Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his customary joie de vivre to Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Concerto, inspired by a trip down the Nile in 1896. Conductor Stéphane Denève unpacks the French fascination with Spanish culture in Debussy’s sultry Ibéria and Ravel’s ever-popular Boléro, with its sensuously hypnotic theme building to a volcanic climax.Learn m…
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Mark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.By BBC Radio 3
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CSO Program Notes: Montgomery & Bruckner 7
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Conductor Manfred Honeck leads the CSO in two captivating works. Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh takes the spotlight in the premiere of a new concerto by Jessie Montgomery, the CSO’s Mead Composer-in-Residence. Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony awes with its breadth, drama and rapturous intensity. This enthralling score includes a radiant tribute to Bru…
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