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Composer and Saxophonist Marty Ehrlich

The jazz musician is an in-demand sideman, and is also known for his composed pieces. In discussing his career, Ehrlich says that improvisation and composition are part of the same musical gesture. His new quartet album is called The Traveller's Tale.

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RCA Celebrates Arturo Toscanini

The label has reissued the complete recordings of the maestro, which include over 80 releases. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews three boxed sets featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Verdi.

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Deborah Tannen on the Different Languages of Men and Women

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the scholars's new book, You Just Don't Understand, which examines what the distinct speech patterns adopted by men and women say about gender roles and expectations. Corrigan says Tannen is insightful, and avoids any attempt to account for this difference.

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