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Music NewsIn an Eclectic Concert Series, a Meeting of Rock and Classical Compose...2008-01-17 06:01 - On Wednesday and Thursday the innovative, genre-mixing Wordless Music series will present the first American performance of ?Popcorn Superhet Receiver,? by Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead’s lead guitarist. A Pianist Plays Middleman for Two Composers Who Spoke in Different Voi... 2008-01-17 06:01 - Listeners could forget about thematic unity at Radu Lupu’s Carnegie Hall recital on Monday night. Many Voices Chime In on Spain’s Anthem Lyrics 2008-01-17 06:01 - The Spanish Olympic Committee has announced the winner of a contest to pen the lyrics for the Spanish national anthem, but approval from Parliament might be hard to receive. Some Treasures Found Over Harburg’s Rainbow 2008-01-17 06:01 - In Karen Oberlin’s tribute show ?The Wizard of Words: Yip Harburg’s Songs of Wit and Wisdom,? at the Metropolitan Room, she skillfully balances the two sides of the lyricist E. Y. Harburg’s sensibility. 1,500 Job Cuts Expected at EMI 2008-01-17 05:40 - Terra Firma plans to dismiss about a third of the staff at EMI as it moves to streamline marketing operations and focus on the discovery of new artists. Reflections on Influence While Being Serenaded by Works Past and Prese... 2008-01-16 06:01 - A modest, good-natured example of new-from-old appeared in the middle of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Sunday program at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. A Passionate, Yet Light Voice for Icy Songs by Schubert 2008-01-16 06:01 - Christine Schäfer sang Schubert’s gripping song cycle ?Winterreise? on Sunday afternoon at the Rose Theater. Meditations Conjure Incense, Stained Glass and Devotion 2008-01-16 06:01 - A survey of Messiaen’s organ music performed by Gail Archer is sure to be among the year’s highlights, to judge by the initial installment on Sunday afternoon. To See (and Hear) the World in Five Hours: Unique Sounds Ripe for Impo... 2008-01-16 05:40 - The most striking group at Globalfest 2008 ? the five-hour, 12-band showcase of world music on Sunday night at Webster Hall ? was the one that traveled lightest: Lo Còr de la Plana, from Marseilles, France. For a Musical Polymath, Only the Wardrobe Color Stays the Same 2008-01-16 05:40 - Stephin Merritt, best known as the guiding light of the Magnetic Fields, is a man of broad tastes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 |
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