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Unveiling a Forgotten Masterpiece: Kashperova's Symphony in B Minor
Source: Boosey & Hawkes
This mini-documentary follows the New York Repertory Orchestra (NYRO) as it prepares to perform Leokadiya Kashperova's Symphony in B minor, a long-forgotten Romantic masterpiece by a celebrated composer whose glittering career at the turn of the 20th century was upended by political strife and whose legacy was lost over the decades.
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Source: Boosey & HawkesEpisode 1: Symphonic memories
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