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Feeling a bit A flat minor today?
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After more than 40 years together, America's nine-time GRAMMY Award winners the @EmersonQuartet know a thing or two about great relationships. ab.co/2ZTGOee

Lessons in great relationships from a string quartet - ABC Classic

How do you build a successful relationship over more than 40 years? For America's Emerson String Quartet, the recipe includes humour, taking criticism well, and daring to be different.

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Peer inside the life of legendary pianist Murray Perahia, and hear some of his most famous recordings. ab.co/2AbeDJe
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Next year @The_ASO will perform all nine of Beethoven's Symphonies in just 10 days, under conductor Mark Wigglesworth. ab.co/2ZSMKnV
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What's something beautiful that you make the time to enjoy?
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Discover the music of the Elizabethan era, when English drama was thriving, and William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were the most popular playwrights. ab.co/2Q3PgE5

Elizabethan music and the story of Queen Elizabeth I - ABC Classic

Queen of England and Ireland for 44 years, Elizabeth I is remembered for bringing stability to the monarchy after the tumultuous years of her father Henry VIII.

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Would you like a piano in the back seat of your car?
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Find out how Clara Schumann fought her domineering father so she could marry Robert Schumann, and also smuggled her family to safety across battle-lines. Twice. ab.co/2HX8yVf
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Love #podcasts? Tell us when you listen, what you love and what you don’t in this short survey. Help shape the future of the #podcasts in Australia! #OzPod2019 abcyourspace.net.au/c/a/6E6a…
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More ways to listen: ABC Classic is now available on your TV. ab.co/2zZX66H
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Listening to music has a lot of great benefits. Recent research has even shown it can help deadlift more safely. ab.co/30ZPnle
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Environmentalist Bob Brown is also a classical music fan. Find out some of his favourite music, from Mozart to some nature-inspired Australian tracks. ab.co/34vxInF

Environmentalist Bob Brown's favourite classical music - ABC Classic

He spends most of his time listening to the sounds of the environment, but Bob Brown is also a lover of classical music.

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Hear the lyrical influence of Mozart and the sparkling pianism of Haydn in Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 2. ab.co/2ZQYovA
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Ed Ayres inherited a furry four-legged companion this week - and discovered that joy is, if not actually at home, at least close to it. ab.co/311hW1q
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What music could you hear in 1800s Australia? An exhibition by Sydney Living Museums (@sydlivmus) uncovers some musical history. ab.co/2LvvGv1

A 'musical jolt' in early colonial Sydney - ABC Classic

What did colonial Australia sound like? Curator Matthew Stephens explores the music that emerged in the 1800s, featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney.

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Are you a fan of music from films like Star Wars and Harry Potter? Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has released a new album playing some of the most famous music by John Williams. ab.co/34nn8ir

Anne-Sophie Mutter plays film music by John Williams in new album - ABC Classic

A new album features music from popular John Williams films including Star Wars and Harry Potter, arranged and adapted especially for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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Think you're busy? Musical parents balance travel and late nights with family life. Here are some tips from the masters. ab.co/2PEUxln
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Congratulations to Classic Breakfast presenter Russell Torrance on the birth of his first child. Russell shares the music he's excited to play for his son. ab.co/2PGkT6y
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For 65 years Bernard Haitink has been one of the hardest-working and most inspirational conductors in the business. ab.co/34kixNO
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Deep, restorative sleep is essential for children (and their caregivers!) Classical music can help. ab.co/34gt50s

Making musical children: Sleep - ABC Classic

Classical music can help children and parents achieve deep, restorative sleep. Here's when and what to play to experience the benefits of this proven stress reliever.

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