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Classical 101Mozart鈥檚 Symphony No. 41 鈥淛upiter鈥 鈥 This symphony is what you might call high on life: no angst, no melodrama, no sharp edges, no pointy elbows. Just鈥
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Classical 101Un bel d铆, from Puccini鈥檚 Madama ButterflyA few years ago, the Metropolitan Opera presented Madama Butterfly on its Live In HD series. Familiar with the鈥
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Classical 101Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth SymphonyI can think of no other piece of classical music that towers in the collective soul as mightily as does Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth鈥
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Classical 101Wotan鈥檚 Farewell (鈥淒er Augen leuchtendes Paar鈥) from Wagner鈥檚 Die Walk眉re There are moments in Richard Wagner鈥檚 music that bring tears to the eyes. This鈥
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Classical 101The Adagio from Mozart鈥檚 Clarinet ConcertoWhile we鈥檙e all dreamy with Mozart鈥檚 music, let鈥檚 just stay here a while and bask in the second movement of his鈥
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Classical 101The Andante from Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 21The second movement of Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 21 is just one of those inspired works of art. This鈥
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Classical 101The Adagietto from Mahler鈥檚 Fifth SymphonyIf it is true that music is a language, then it is also true that music can communicate things that no words鈥
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Classical 101Schubert鈥檚 Symphony No. 8 鈥淯nfinished鈥漌hen stuff goes wrong all over the place and everything鈥檚 hitting the fan, it鈥檚 sometimes good to resist the鈥
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Classical 101Bach鈥檚 Brandenburg Concertos 鈥 take your pick Bach composed six so-called Brandenburg Concertos, concerti grossi in an all-new style and dedicated to the鈥