Today we most often encounter Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) as the celebrated “father” of the string quartet and composer of over...
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A comparative appraisal of the in-house audiophile reissues from Blue Note and ECM For some years now, audiophile vinyl reissues...
He came to Europe in 1976 and studied in Berlin and Freiburg. Ever since, Toshio Hosokawa has maintained close ties...
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