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A Tale of Two Fortepianos

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: November 16, 2012
A beautiful fortepiano c. 1805-10 was prepared for last week's performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Emanuel Ax at the keyboard. But, as often happens with period instruments, complications ensued.
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Goldberg Variations: Ralph

By Scott Foglesong | Published: November 16, 2010
Shortly after arriving at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1975 as a piano major, I fell under the...
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See Jupiter tonight, hear it Friday!

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 20, 2010
We wish we could claim we planned it this way, but sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence – even...
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Speaking of jokes…

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: July 13, 2010
Alex Ross posted (and Scott thankfully forwarded) this hilarious spoof radio commercial from 1977 that ever so gently jibes the more...
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