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Antonio Stradivari and the Violin Makers of Cremona (Yuletide Special) 36

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Hargrave, Roger. Multiple articles found here:

https://www.roger-hargrave.de/Seiten/english/Bibliothek/Bibliothek.htm

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  • “The Fruits of Brotherly Love?”
  • “Andrea Amati 1505-1577”
  • “Antonio Stradivari-‘Hellier’ 1679”
  • “Seeking Mrs. Guarneri”
  • “The failure of Brotherly love?”
  • “Guarnerius del Gesu 1733”
  • perhaps others for info…

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György Ligeti Episodes 19-21

-Louise Duchesneau, Wolfgang Marx, György Ligeti: of Foreign Lands and Strange Sounds. Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press, 2011

-Griffiths, Paul. The Contemporary Composers: György Ligeti. London: Robson Books, Ltd. 1983,

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Ludwig van Beethoven Episodes 8-18b

-Bowden, Sylvia. "Beethoven's 'Immortal Beloved': a passionate or compassionate relationship?" The Musical Times, Summer 2015.

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Fritz Kreisler Episodes 5-7

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JS Bach Episodes 0-4 and 24-31

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-Yearsly, David. "Death Everyday: The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 and the Art of Dying" Eighteenth-Century Music 2/2, 231–249 © 2005 Cambridge University Press

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