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Weekly SpinOn: The Unfinished

Track 1: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished” – II. Andante con moto – Franz Schubert For a playlist dedicated to The Unfinished, there could hardly be a more fitting opening than Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor, later nicknamed the “Unfinished”. Had it been…

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Spotlight Mozart: The Requiem

This is really a farewell piece. The Requiem was Mozart’s last work (completed by his pupil Süßmayr) and it was performed at Karajan’s memorial service...

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Spotlight Ravel: “Boléro”

Many quotes by himself and many reports by his contemporaries and biographers suggest that Karajan was obsessed with rhythm. It is also well-known that...

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