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Photo: Beethoven’s Headphones

Street art seen in Bonn (Altstadt), Germany. [View after the jump.]

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Classical Music and TV Commercials

The art of selling phones, cars, and milk. [More after the jump.]

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Links: Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, Iberian Renaissance Polyphony, and Hildegard von Bingen “Vision”

New director at Yale Collection, Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance praised, and biopic about Hildegard to be released on DVD. [Read more after the jump.]

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Ensemble Links: La Stagione Frankfurt and Collegium Vocale Gent

Ensembles of note from Germany and Belgium. [Read more after the jump.]

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The Nazis and J.S. Bach

An exhibit at the Bachhaus in Eisenach, Germany, reveals the importance of J.S. Bach’s music during the Third Reich. [Read more after the jump.]

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J.S. Bach 326: Statues in Eisenach and Leipzig

Monuments created in his honor. [More after the jump.]

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J.S. Bach the Investor

A recent discovery brings to light a little-known fact about Bach’s financial investments in mining during the last decade of his life. [Read more after the jump.]

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Voices from the 18th Century: Mattheson attacks Handel

Two egos, a sword, and a music score. [Read more after the jump.]

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Links: Dresden Frauenkirche, Julian Watchner, and Hans Christian Andersen

A visit to Dresden, Germany and the Frauenkirche, director Julian Watchner appointed to the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and discovering the music critic inside Hans Christian Andersen. [Read more after the jump.]

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