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Spotlight. Denmark's Greatest Conductor? — Gerald Fenech delves into more volumes of Danacord's 'Thomas Jensen Legacy' series. 'Strongly recommended.'
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By the way ... — First Verse (published 20 May 1999)
Twenty years ago today
Moments of happiness — Alfred Brendel wins the International Ernst von Siemens Music Award 2004, reported by Tess Crebbin (published 20 May 2004)
Anniversaries
Verdi: Il Trovatore (1856); Clara Schumann (1896); Hephzibah Menuhin (1920); George Hurst (1926); María Luisa Ozaita (1939); Jean-Pierre Rampal (2000); Natalia Shakhovskaya (2017); Dieter Schnebel (2018)
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