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The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Everything you always wanted to know about classical music but were afraid to ask. Ted Libbey, author of the 1000-page "The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music" answers it all. Also: Cassandra Wilson is one of today's most-respected jazz vocalists but is known for blurring the lines between jazz, folk and blues. She joins us from Mississippi to talk about her new album, "Thunderbird," and about life in the south after Katrina. (This is an encore broadcast)
Classical CD Buying 101
Ted Libbey, formerly of NPR's Performance Today, moves beyond the arcane language and insidery talk and shares his secrets to buying and appreciating classical music, detailed his new book "The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music."
Cassandra Wilson
Jazz songstress Cassandra Wilson shares her new Blue Note release, "Thunderbird."
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