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Mahler, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Mahler, GustavMahler, Gustavg&oobreve;sˈtäf mäˈlər [key], 1860–1911, composer and conductor, born in Austrian Bohemia of Jewish parentage. Mahler studied at the Univ. of Vienna and…Tanglewood Music Festival
(Encyclopedia) Tanglewood Music Festival, formerly the Berkshire Festival (until 1984), summer music festival held since 1937 at “Tanglewood,” a former estate in the adjoining towns of Stockbridge…Midori Biography
MidoriviolinistBorn: 1971Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Midori's mother, Setsu Goto, began teaching her daughter the violin at age three. When she was 11 Zubin Mehta invited her to be guest soloist…Klaus Tennstedt Biography
Klaus TennstedtconductorBorn: 6/6/1926Birthplace: Merseburg, Germany A consummate interpreter of Romantic music, Tennstedt conducted the works of Mahler, Beethoven, and Bruckner with special…1973 Grammy Awards
Roberta FlackArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Killing Me Softly With His Song,” Roberta FlackAlbum of the YearInnervisions, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“Killing Me Softly With…Claudio Abbado Biography
Claudio AbbadoconductorBorn: 6/26/1933Birthplace: Milan, Italy Born into a family of musicians, Abbado began his musical training at an early age. In 1958, he won the Koussevitzky conducting…Dave Brubeck
Name at birth: David Warren BrubeckDave Brubeck was a jazz pianist and composer who's 1959 record Time Out became the first million-selling jazz record in the United States. A year after the album's…1959–1960 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of DramaPlayhouse 90 (CBS)Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)Robert Stack, The UntouchablesOutstanding Performance…Toscanini, Arturo
(Encyclopedia) Toscanini, ArturoToscanini, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō tōskänēˈnē [key], 1867–1957, Italian conductor, internationally recognized as one of the world's great conductors. He studied cello…National Recording Registry
In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…Trending
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