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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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Chopin and His Circle of Friends II

Richard Strauss and his Leading Ladies

Sound and Imagery: Victory at Sea

At the Center of the Musical Universe
Franz Joseph Haydn II

Charismatic Composer Chen Yi

Avian Influenza H5N1
The Virulent Chicken

Composers of the Zodiac
The Tropic of Leo

Ludwig van Beethoven and His Fellow Musicians II

Composers of the Zodiac
Tropic of Sagittarius

Finding Comfort Through Music
Channeling Grief

Mozartwoche Salzburg 2017
Vienna Philharmonic: Yannick Nézet-Séguin/Rolando Villazón

Anton Webern and Wilhelmine Mörtl

Monteverdi’s Toccata and Its Interpretations

Dancing in Bach’s Chains

Jean Sibelius: The Dances of Courtship

Minors of the Majors
Jean Sibelius: Ödlan (The Lizard)

Destination Cairo

Primavera and the Seasons: How Nature Influences Music

Composers in the Court Room
Lichnowsky versus Mozart

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