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Music

New Classical Tracks: Mozart piano concertos

New Classical Tracks: Mozart piano concertos

Great technical skill is crucial to communicate Mozart's intentions, skill that pianist Piotr Anderszewski has in great abundance. With his simple, personal approach, the playing on his new Mozart CD is clear and clean, but not without passion, matching the character of the music.
by Julie Amacher

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Hopewell - live in studio

Hopewell - live in studio

Descriptions of Hopewell's music has been an exercise in contraditions: delicate/visceral, sublime/stabbing, crushing/romantic, immense/fragile.

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Holy hip hop hits town

Holy hip hop hits town

Does this seem familiar? A music style that captivates young people, but is condemned by the larger society. Once it was rock and roll. Now it's hip hop.
by Toni Randolph

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Opera fights crime on Block E

Opera fights crime on Block E

A business in downtown Minneapolis is trying to deter crime in its immediate area by piping opera music out onto the street corner.
by Chris Roberts

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Tom Russell - live in studio

Tom Russell - live in studio

Tom Russell has recorded over 20 albums of original material. Artists such as Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, and Dave Alvin have recorded his music.

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Hip hop nation

Hip hop nation

One scholar describes hip hop as a vehicle for the youth and civil rights movement.

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New Classical Tracks: Dvorak trios

New Classical Tracks: Dvorak trios

The members of the Weilerstein Trio are a close-knit family, making the musical expression on this new CD particularly personal. That's just right for the intimate feelings Dvorak put into these chamber pieces.
by Julie Amacher

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Arab Strap - live in studio

Arab Strap - live in studio

The Scottish duo Arab Strap have a reputation for having rather bitter, lovelorn songs.

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Chris Koza - live from Gluek's

Chris Koza - live from Gluek's

The winner of the 2005 Minnesota Music Award for Best New Artist has a new album out. Chris Koza's follow up to "Exit Pesce" is called "Patterns."

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