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Feb. 16, 2009
Entertainment & Arts
Henry Purcell--”the matchless man, alas too soon retir’d,” to quote from the funeral ode by his friend John Dryden--lived only to the age of 35, from 1659 to 1695.
Jan. 7, 1996
The works of Gershwin blend surprisingly well with two such disparate composers as Purcell and Schoenberg.
Jan. 29, 2002
The 15th annual Corona del Mar Baroque Festival--which will begin June 4 at 4 p.m. at St.
March 31, 1995
When the 200th anniversary of Mozart’s death was marked in 1991, there was a recording and marketing blitz the likes of which had never been seen before.
June 1, 1995
Amid the flurry of round-numbered commemorations this year, Henry Purcell -- born 350 years ago -- finally had his day in the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday night.
Nov. 13, 2009
Henry Purcell, for better and for worse
Feb. 17, 2009
It was nasty in Long Beach on Sunday.
Jan. 23, 2017
March 28, 1995
Restoring the work of past masters, be it Michelangelo, Schubert or Howard Hawks, is cutting edge these days.
Oct. 9, 1995