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Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I wanted to be out and about, and he wanted me to play classical music on the piano.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

She describes one of her missions in life as getting young people involved with classical music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The instant and worldwide acclaim that greeted the birth of Der Rosenkavalier in 1911 seemed to underline the two-hundred-year Austro-German dominance of classical music that had begun with J. S. Bach.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall



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