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In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher André Malraux posed at home for a photographer from the magazine Paris Match, surrounded by pages from hi
As illustrated in Goethe's famous novel of the same name, elective affinities are powerful relationships that crystallize under changing conditions. In this new
Like literature and art, music has ‘works’. But not every piece of music is called a work, and not every musical performance is made up of works. The comple
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