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by Georg Predota March 7th, 2025 Tags: Ravel

Ravel at 150: A Legacy of Innovation 150 years ago, on 7 March 1875, the small village of Ciboure in the Basque region of France saw the birth of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Son of a Swiss engineer and a Basque

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All Of The Month Love Inspiration Anecdotes Interviews

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Food for Thought
Mealtime with Leopold Mozart

Rachmaninoff and the All-Night Vigil

Movers and Shakers of the Music World
Bartolomeo Merelli – Eagle of the Impresarios

The Lighter Side of Music
German Cabaret

Mozart and the Cairo Goose

The Nancy Storace Project

The makings of Insanity
Carlo Gesualdo and Donna Maria d’Avalos

Beethoven’s Lairs
“Probusgasse 6, Heiligenstadt”

The Puzzle Dance
Igor Markevitch’s Rebus

A Tour of the Galaxy
Leopold van der Pals’ Mönch Wanderer: Sphären-Musik

Mummy, Panties and a Princess called Leah
Richard Wagner and Leah David

The Supernatural in Music
IX. Witches Sabbath: The Symphonie Fantastique

Leonard Bernstein: The Spirit of New York

Carol of the Bells by Mykola Leontovych: History and Recordings

Esa-Pekka Salonen: Mania for Solo Cello and Ensemble

Haydn and the Merry Widow
Joseph Haydn and Rebecca Schroeter

Joan Tower: Paying Homage With a Unique Statement

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