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Elliott Carter

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Classical composer Elliott Carter turned 100 last December - and he's still writing music. When Kurt visited him at his home in the West Village, he found Carter to be plain-spoken, funny, and energetic. And he didn't look a day over 80.

Music Playlist

  1. Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpiscord (1952)

    Artist: Elliott Carter
    Album: A Nonesuch Retrospective
    Label: Nonesuch
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  2. String Quartet No. 3 Duo I Giocoso

    Artist: Elliott Carter
    Album: Carter: Chamber Music (5th String Quartet, 90+, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Figment for Cello Alone, Duo for Violin and Piano, Fragment for String Quartet)
    Label: Disques Montaigne
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  3. Rite of Spring

    Artist: Performed by Leonard Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic
    Album: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; The Firebird Suite (1919)
    Label: Sony
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