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7 Classical Piano Works Inspired by Winter
Chopin’s gales, Liszt’s blizzard, Debussy’s footsteps in snow

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When Memories Become Music: Bonnie Milne’s Glimpses
Canadian composer and songwriter Bonnie Milne’s new single Glimpses grows out of memories that are both ordinary and strongly personal: watching her sons play outside as children, joyful gatherings with her parents, the taste of her mother’s baking, and walks holding her
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7 Classical Piano Works Inspired by Winter
Winter has inspired some of the most evocative music in the solo piano repertoire. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, composers often turned to the piano to capture winter’s many moods: biting wind, falling snow, frozen landscapes, and the
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Musicians and Artists: Forte and 6 Impressionists
Aldo Forte created Impressionist Prints: Six Masters in Two Galleries, using artworks by 6 of the greatest impressionists. Each painting captures a particular idea within Impressionism. He opens with Monet’s work in London. Monet’s 1872 painting Impression, Sunrise, was the
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Quatuor Hermès' Echoes of Vienna traces the city's musical soul from Mozart through Webern to Korngold, whose 1933 quartet acknowledged "the twilight of the once-great city of music." Have a listen!

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The Best Violin Concerto of Each Decade of the 1800s
Ten decades, ten concertos – and one long argument about what a violin concerto should be. Today we’re looking back at the musical history of the nineteenth century and deciding which Romantic-era violin concertos best represent their respective decades. In
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