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Best Classical Releases of the Year 2011 — With Podcast

December 13, 2011 Gene Gaudette

You knew I’d weigh in.

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The full list of my picks for best classical CDs and downloads of 2011 is below the break.

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Political Wonky Goodness Is Just a Click Away…

March 17, 2010 Gene Gaudette

… now that C-SPAN has put its entire, massive archive of video online. Here are five must-see clips as picked by Salon.com‘s resident Beltway junkie Steve Kornacki.

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Classical Music, Recorded

Ten (+2) Best Recordings of 2009

December 11, 2009 Gene Gaudette

I know that this goes against my soft-spoken, diffident nature, but for some reason I’m in the mood to opine about my ten favorite releases of 2009. So here they are, in no particular order:

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Gene Gaudette on classical music, cultural politics, political culture, media, and his record labels.