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Playing Beethoven

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Thursday, October 12, 2006

Actor Ed Harris talks about his role in the upcoming film "Copying Beethoven," in which he unleashes his trademark intensity in playing the ailing, deaf, and defiantly productive musical genius. Also: the bare-footed Brazilian singer and guitarist Badi Assad, performs live. And: Rock songs that boost SAT test scores.

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Badi Assad, Brazilian Guitarist

Tom Jobim once said that Brazilians are born with a guitar in their arms. Badi Assad was born to a family the nurtured music and arts of all kinds: she is a musician, dancer and composer, who started playing guitar when she was 14. Her latest album includes unusual covers ...

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Playing Beethoven

Ed Harris, the actor who took on astronaut John Glenn and artist Jackson Pollack, is starring as Ludwig Von Beethoven in an upcoming film called Copying Beethoven. He shares how he captures the spirit and the music of the tortured genius.

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