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The mystery of Mozart’s C Minor Mass
The origin of Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor is somewhat of a mystery.
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By Karla Walker
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CPR Classical Presents: Mozart and Now with the Colorado Symphony
Light the candles and cue the birthday song. Mozart turns 268 on January 27! Celebrate Wolfgang’s birthday with CPR Classical and the Colorado Symphony January 26-28 at Boettcher Concert Hall.
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By Karla Walker
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CPR Classical Night at Camp Christmas!
Round up everybody on your Nice List and come get your spirit on! Join CPR Classical hosts on December 14 for Camp Christmas at Stanley Marketplace.
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By Karla Walker
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CPR Classical Presents Beethoven’s 5th: the Colorado Symphony’s opening weekend
The opening four notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 are the most iconic in all of music.
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By Karla Walker
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Back-to-school playlists for parents
Kids are headed back to school, and it seems like they’re either up at the crack of dawn or nothing short of a fire alarm will wake their sleepy heads.
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By Karla Walker
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CPR Classical Presents: Midori with the National Repertory Orchestra
Violinist Midori is making her only Denver appearance this Sunday with the National Repertory Orchestra at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts.
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By Karla Walker
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Win tickets to see Midori in Denver!
She was heralded as the girl who “conquered Tanglewood with 3 violins.”
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By Karla Walker
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CPR Classical Presents: Rachmaninoff in America with the Colorado Music Festival
Join CPR Classical on-air hosts at Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder on Friday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. to hear what is often referred to as the “Mt.
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By Karla Walker
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Rachmaninoff the romantic
April 1st is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th birth anniversary and his legacy is still up for discussion in some circles.
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By Karla Walker
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Mozart and the American Revolution: A timeline of Mozart’s life in history
Mozart died just shy of his 36th birthday in 1791. But in his short life, he wrote a remarkable amount of music that changed the course of music history.
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By Karla Walker
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What nationality was Mozart? Austrian? German? Actually, neither.
What was is like to walk the streets of Salzburg when Mozart was growing up there? In the old part of the city, it’s remarkably similar.
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By Karla Walker
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Where did Mozart’s musical talent come from?
Where did Mozart get his musical talent? History has long pointed to his father, Leopold. Leopold was a violinist and authored an authoritative textbook on violin playing.
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By Karla Walker
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The 12 Days of Carols: Stories about some of your favorite Christmas carols
You probably know all the words to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” but have you ever wondered why the same lyrics that “wish you a Merry Christmas” also demand “some figgy pudding”?
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By Karla Walker
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A party at the Mozart house included music and air rifles
Anyone with children living at home can relate to wanting more space as the family grows.
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By Karla Walker
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Mozart’s favorite (and only) form of transportation
Today you can travel from Salzburg to Vienna in under three hours. When the Mozart family undertook that trip, it took three weeks!
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