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Vladimir Putin Plays "Imperial March" From Star Wars With a Little Help [WATCH]
EXCLUSIVE: Lang Lang Debuts 'In Paris' Chopin-Tchaikovksy LP, Talks Hall of Mirrors and More
The classical crossover smash, Lang Lang, has released his most recent disc to date, Lang Lang in Paris. The LP is heavily rooted in the pianist's affinity for Chopin and Tchaikovsky. In the package is an exclusive performance from Lang Lang in the Hall of Mirros at the Chateau de Versailles in Paris, also--where he feels the music is most authentic and where he felt the pieces were presented most accurately. David Amram's 'This Land' (Newport Classic Recordings) is a Melting Pot of Cultures [REVIEW]
'This Land' (Newport Classic Recordings), subtitled "Symphonic Variations On A Song By Woody Guthrie," is by the living legend known as David Amram, who, now 85 years-old, has conducted 75 of the world's greatest orchestras. A friend to Kerouac, Ginsburg, Dylan, Seeger and, yes, Guthrie...composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic since 1966...pioneer of the French Horn in jazz since the 1950s...a world music, folk, classical and jazz icon.
