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Ben Folds visits the National Symphony Orchestra Music Library
National Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Ben Folds invites you to the NSO Music Library to explore some of his favorite pieces of concert music, including Leonard Bernstein's Overture to "Candide," Maurice Ravel's Quartet in F Major, George Frideric Handel's Zadok the Priest, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #3, Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5, Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta, and Gustav Mahler's Symphony #2.
Backstage: Ben Folds in the National Symphony Orchestra Music Library
Backstage: Ben Folds in the National Symphony Orchestra Music Library
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Producer
Kenny Neal
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Updated
January 13, 2020
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