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Fall/Winter 2014 Event Tickets Available September 3 at 10am EDT

Posted by: David Plylar

It’s that time–time to reserve your tickets to attend a spectacular array of free events presented by Concerts from the Library of Congress! We start on September 5 with a month-long film series featuring the idiomatic biopics of Ken Russell, and continue with the great concerts, talks and films you expect to see at the …

Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Musical Theater, Musicians

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Remembering Argos: Life and Loss in the Funeral Odes of Franz Liszt

Posted by: David Plylar

The magnificent collection of Liszt manuscripts held at the Library of Congress includes a number of rarely heard works, including two of the three Funeral Odes (Trois odes funèbres). Liszt composed some fifteen versions of the Funeral Odes, even desiring one of them to be performed at his funeral service (Spoiler Alert: none of Liszt’s …

Posted in: Composers, Curators, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Staff