Violinist Shlomo Mintz.
Violinist Shlomo Mintz. Mintz was born in Moscow and emigrated with his family two years later to Israel. He made his concerto debut at age 11 with Zubin Mehta, and has continued to appear with Mehta each season since. Mintz is considered one of the foremost violinists of this generation.
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George Clinton On His Musical Inspirations, Barbershops, and Being Sampled by Rap Artists.
The master of funk, George Clinton. He began his musical career as a teenager when he formed The Parliaments. But in the early 70s, Clinton put together a second group, "Funkadelic," that became enormously influential on the pop music scene. Their 1970 album, "Osmium," set the tone for Clinton's wickedly ecclectic style; songs ranged from metaphysical gospel to country and acid rock. But their big hit came with the album "Mothership Connection." In songs like "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker," "Get Up on the Downstroke" and "Think!
Music with a "Backbeat So Strong Even White Folks Couldn't Lose It": The Philadelphia Sound.
Rock historian Ed Ward profiles Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, creators of the Philadelphia International label -- one of the great black pop record labels of the early '70's.
Frederic Morton Delves Into "Vienna As Spectacle."
Book critic John Leonard reviews "Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914" by Frederic Morton. It's a sequel to Morton's previous book about Vienna.
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