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19 iconic pop songs you didn’t know were directly inspired by classical music
From Billy Joel’s inability to resist a good Beethoven melody to Lady Gaga’s sampling of rhapsodic violin solos ... its verses in Russian giant Rachmaninov’s most famous piano concerto – pop-classical ...
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1714 Stradivari violin sells for $11.3 million at auction
A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari sold for $11.3 million at an auction in New York on Friday, ...
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Stradivarius violin crafted at ‘pinnacle’ of maker's career over 300 years ago sells for eye-popping price
"This extraordinary violin represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship and classical music history ... Stradivarius gets its name from its two most famous owners: Joseph Joachim of Hungary, who ...