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Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax Emanuel Ax (born 1949), American pianist, winner of the first Artur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, became a major contemporary intetpreter of the traditional piano literature who was also willing to explore serious new compositions for the piano. Emanuel Ax was born... Read more |
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quadratic
quadratic mathematical expression of the second degree in one or more unknowns (see polynomial ). The general quadratic in one unknown has the form ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, and c are constants and x is the variable. A quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c =0 always has two roots , not... Read more |
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Qeshm
Qeshm, Iran Queixome, Kishm, Jazīrat aṭ‐Ṭawīla The largest island in the Persian Gulf and the main town on it. The Arabic name, Jazīrat aṭ‐Ṭawīla, means ‘Long Island’. The present name has evolved from the Portuguese... Read more |
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ALelia Walker
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Lizzie Andrew Borden
Lizzie Andrew Borden 1860-1927, American woman accused of killing her father and her step-mother, b. Fall River, Mass. The elder Bordens were hacked to death with an ax on Aug. 4, 1892. Although Lizzie Borden claimed that she was out in the barn at the time, she was accused of the murders and... Read more |
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A∴A∴ A secret society founded by Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) comprised of three orders: the Silver Star, the Rosy Cross, and the Golden Dawn. This society is also described as the Great White Brotherhood, although that is a term more properly applied by Theosophists. The initials... Read more |
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Edward Loomis Davenport
Davenport, E[dward] L[oomis] (1815–77), actor. The son of a Boston innkeeper, Davenport made his debut in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1837, billed simply as Mr. E. Dee and playing opposite Junius Brutus Booth in A New Way to Pay Old Debts. His first New York appearance was as Frederick... Read more |
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analytic geometry
analytic geometry branch of geometry in which points are represented with respect to a coordinate system, such as Cartesian coordinates , and in which the approach to geometric problems is primarily algebraic. Its most common application is in the representation of equations involving two or... Read more |
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Logarithms
Logarithms The logarithm of a positive real number xto the base- ais the number ythat satisfies the equation ay= x.In symbols, the logarithm of xto the base- ais log ax,and, if ay= x,then y= log ... Read more |
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Ax's Veritable Variations
...recital, most pianists wander aimlessly...Bartok. Not Emanuel Ax, who performed...Education. Ax, in whose luxuriant...right word, for Ax donated his...Impromptu in B-flat, D...variations, Liszt's ... |
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Competition CDs are a winner
...works by Liszt, Scriabin...prizewinners since Emanuel Ax won the first...of three sonatas. The most powerful is Liszt's B minor Sonata played by...cherish. Ax ... |
 "The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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BEST CHOPIN IS NOT FROM 'THE PIANIST'.(RHYTHM)(CLASSICAL)(Column)
...winning movie "The Pianist" -- which has...performances of the Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, the...repertoire (a Liszt CD is next...concertos, try Emanuel Ax's budget disc...soundtrack from "The ... |
 "The Independent on Sunday (London, England)")
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Tune in to the world's biggest music festival
...year-old pianist Benjamin Grosvenor...Stephen Hough, Emanuel Ax and Maria...focus is on pianists, with three...does with Liszt's herculean Sonata in B minor should galvanise...when I play ... |
 "Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)")
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Area events honor Mozart's 250th birthday Find concerts, film, family...
...Principal Pianist Recital...Fantasy in c minor, K. 475; and Sonata in F Major...Beethoven's Sonata in c minor...Three Church Sonatas for Organ...Mozart's Sonata Keyboard Duet...448; plus ... |
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Festival reaches fever pitch
...Jian and Emanuel Ax, never fear...are "No 2 Sonata for Cello...Piano in D minor" and "No 1 Piano Trio in B major...musicians "Ax once received...Although it is Ax's first...the gourmet ... |
 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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CROWD TURNS OUT TO SEE HELFGOTT SHINE.(L.A. LIFE)(Review)
...undiscovered pianist, but because...G-sharp minor Prelude...pieces by Liszt, the Rachmaninoff...Appassionata'' Sonata - is old...showpieces such as Liszt's ``La...phrases in Liszt's B-minor ... |
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PIANIST VISITS ON WAY TO LINCOLN CENTER.(Rhythm)
Czech pianist Martin Kasik...Rachmaninoff's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor and Leos Janacek...Nocturne in B major, the...such names as Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma...don't like Liszt discs. ... |
 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Pianists Abroad and at Home, Alone with the Black Beast.(Culture)
...s leading pianists. The event...array of jazz pianists in bars all...young Russian pianist of his generation...early Schubert sonatas (the E-flat and F Minor) with an...elegance four of Liszt's most richly...all Russian ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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HOUGH PLEASES AT TANGLEWOOD.(CAPITAL REGION)
...Tanglewood. Pianists from the...5-8. Pianist Stephen Hough...regulars like Emanuel Ax and Peter...with three sonatas by baroque...demands. The Sonata in D, K...in D Minor, Op. 54...inspiration. Franz ... |
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