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The 2013 Classic 100: Music in the Movies was one of the most popular countdowns. We're rescreening the complete top 100 over the Australia Day long weekend. ab.co/2tooBax
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Artists from the Sydney classical community including Elena Kats-Chernin, Tamara-Anna Cislowska and William Barton are coming together for a bushfire relief concert on 30 January. We will be broadcasting the concert live from 7pm.
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"Even the smallest of actions, taken on mass, makes a difference." Musicians across the country are finding ways to contribute to those affected by the Australian bushfires. Here are some of their stories.
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“The sound of young voices is the embodiment of hope”. Lyn Williams on @ABCClassic this morning with @GondwanaChoirs
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From Chopin to Nina Simone, find out some of the important music in actor Sir Ian McKellen's life.
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The @MelbSymphony is dedicating its free outdoor concert on 5 February to people affected by the Australian bushfires. The concert will raise funds for the Australian Red Cross and ABC Classic will broadcast the concert live.
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I want to learn piano. Is it too late? I turn 33 in March which is, coincidentally, the same age Jesus was when he died. He didn’t know piano either.
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It's never too late to learn piano! @vanessachughes whipped up a great Bach prelude in six weeks. invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=xr8OqxhO…
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Carl Orff brought the Middle Ages into the modern era with Carmina Burana, one of the best-loved choral works of the 20th century.
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Ed Ayres reflects on the power of music. What does music mean for you?
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@ABCClassic good morning there seems to be a gap in your music listings for yesterday afternoon. Any chance this can be remedied as i heard 2 pieces on my drive home from work that i want to get. Thanks for your wonderful music always!
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Between 4.30 and 5.30pm i think. One was a Beethoven piece and the other a french composer i think first name was Melanie. Sorry i just usually recognise them when i see them 😉
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“He's one of the great virtuosos. It's a sound I had heard before, but never with that sort of technique. The possibilities are extraordinary. This is a great man. He radiates." – Sir Simon Rattle on William Barton.
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Some food for thought as the new year gets going.
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@ProfBrianCox on @ABCClassic again all this week, talking about #music and #science. Here's the video of him talking abc.net.au/classic/read-and-…
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Ed Ayres shares his story of falling in love with Baroque music. ab.co/35xa3Cv
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“I love almost every overture because they tell you the story of the music. It’s a mystery, the beginnings, the end, the middle.” Mirka Mora talked to Margaret Throsby about life, art and music.
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