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New Thu 20 Dec 12 09:18 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Ambo

www.telegraph.co.uk/Ivans50/

First instalment today of an introduction to 50 great composers, begining with a jolly romp. Bright, instructive and educational, right up my street. (It needs Spotify for the sound tracks.)
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New Thu 20 Dec 12 09:33 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Focusless
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classical-music-guide/
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New Thu 20 Dec 12 09:36 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Focusless
"I should say straight off that there’s anything wrong with popular classics" (2nd para). Don't expect that from the DT :o
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New Thu 20 Dec 12 09:48 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Focusless
You can probably find the pieces on youtube too (I stopped using spotify when they not unreasonably put restrictions on free plays) eg. No.1: Stravinsky - Scherzo à la Russe
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOcNp4lQPYE
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New Thu 20 Dec 12 11:41 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Ambo
There are numerous other sources for the music (and I expect to find that I have a number of them on CD) but they don't supply the useful background and commentary given by Gavin Hewett.
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New Thu 20 Dec 12 13:33 
 Just what I wanted for Christmas - Ambo
"I should say straight off that there’s anything wrong with popular classics" (2nd para). Don't expect that from the DT :o

Unfortunately, it's getting as sloppy as the rest, although the print version is correct. Still, the series is a welcome cultural lightening in an otherwise rather philistine paper.
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