Archive | October, 2009

Musical magician – The Birmingham Post

30. October 2009

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Musical magician The Birmingham Post Basically a classical guitarist who has possibly given more performances of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez than he would care to remember, Durrant's career ...

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Mystery star’s 24ct gold guitar – BBC News

30. October 2009

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BBC News Mystery star's 24ct gold guitar BBC News A mystery English celebrity living in Monaco has commissioned the ultimate in heavy metal - a classic electric guitar plated in 24 carat gold. ...

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Tasmin Little goes a long way – Belfast Telegraph

30. October 2009

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Tasmin Little goes a long way Belfast Telegraph Violinist Tasmin Little is on a mission to bring classical music to the masses.

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Review of the week – BBC Sport

30. October 2009

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BBC Sport Review of the week BBC Sport I've always thought his name sounded like a Viz character and to celebrate the comic's 30th birthday this week, here's a classic Top Tip for our dearly ...

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Top 100 defining cultural moments of the noughties – Telegraph.co.uk

30. October 2009

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Telegraph.co.uk Top 100 defining cultural moments of the noughties Telegraph.co.uk Beethoven Experience dominates the airwaves: Radio 3 broadcasts every note of Beethoven, and the symphony downloads break all classical records. ...

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Natalie Merchant, The Chieftains and Ry Cooder set for Celtic Connection 2010 – The List

30. October 2009

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The List Natalie Merchant, The Chieftains and Ry Cooder set for Celtic Connection 2010 The List Now in its 17th year, January's line-up will boast the usual array of folk, roots, traditional, world, classical , jazz and indie offerings. ...

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Music: Imogen Cooper and the Northern Sinfonia in Huddersfield – Huddersfield Examiner

30. October 2009

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Music : Imogen Cooper and the Northern Sinfonia in Huddersfield Huddersfield Examiner Imogen has a worldwide reputation as one of the finest interpreters of classical repertoire and two years ago was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List ...

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Bryn Terfel’s Bad Boys at St David’s Hall, Cardiff – Daily Post

30. October 2009

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Bryn Terfel's Bad Boys at St David's Hall, Cardiff Daily Post “I hate to categorise music .

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Kevin Jackson’s top 10 vampire novels – guardian.co.uk

30. October 2009

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guardian.co.uk Kevin Jackson's top 10 vampire novels guardian.co.uk Now widely considered a modern classic of the form, Martin's novel has been neatly described as an ingenious compound of Stephen King and Mark Twain. ...

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Tenor Of Our Times – Sonny Rollins – Jazzwise magazine

30. October 2009

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Tenor Of Our Times - Sonny Rollins Jazzwise magazine Right there when bebop was freshly minted and he was running around with Miles and the fast set, through his startling early flowering with stone classic ... and more

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