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Stravinsky's Use of Folk Songs Underlined by New Album.

Classical Music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new recording of a major Stravinsky score, "Les Noces and Village Wedding Songs" performed by the Pokrovsky Ensemble on the Elektra label. This recording presents the pieces in the style of folk singing, rather than the usual concert style.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 30, 1994: Interview with David Levy; Review of the Pokrovsky Ensemble's album "Les Noces and Village Wedding Songs."
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What Will Happen When a Comet Strikes a Planet?

David Levy is an amateur astronomer. He's discovered 21 comets, both as an amateur and as part of a professional team. He recently discovered the comet that will crash into Jupiter on July 16th, and the comet is named after him. In a Smithsonian magazine article, he called this comet "the most cataclysmic event observed in our solar system since the dawn of civilization." Levy is a contributor to many astronomical magazines, and is the author of numerous books on astronomy.

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