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Papen, Franz von
(Encyclopedia) Papen, Franz vonPapen, Franz vonfränts fən päˈpən [key], 1879–1969, German politician. Appointed (1913) military attaché to the German embassy in Washington, he was implicated in…Allende, Isabel
(Encyclopedia) Allende, Isabel, 1942–, Chilean novelist. Since the 1973 coup in which her cousin, President Salvador Allende Gossens, died, Isabel Allende, who is among the most notable contemporary…Boer
(Encyclopedia) BoerBoerb&oobreve;r, bôr [key] [Du.,=farmer], inhabitant of South Africa of Dutch or French Huguenot descent. Boers are also known as Afrikaners. They first settled (1652) near the…Waterloo campaign
(Encyclopedia) Waterloo campaign, last action of the Napoleonic Wars, ending with the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon I, who escaped from Elba in Feb., 1815, and entered Paris on Mar. 20, soon faced a…1984 Gramophone Awards
ChamberBeethoven, String Quartets nos. 12–16, Lindsay Quartet (ASV)ChoralMozart, Requiem, Peter Schreier conducting Staatskapelle Dresden (Philips)ConcertoMozart, Piano Concertos nos. 15 and…1985 Gramophone Awards
ChamberBeethoven, String Quartets nos. 12–16, Alban Berg Quartet (EMI)ChoralFauré, Requiem, John Rutter conducting Cambridge Singers and City of London Sinfonia members (Collegium)Concerto (…1962 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony BennettAlbum of the YearThe First Family, Vaughn Meader (Cadence)Song of the Year“What Kind of Fool Am I,” Leslie Bricusse and…November 2004 Disasters
Nov. 7, southern Philippines: Southern Philippines hit by tropical storm Lingling experienced flash floods and landslides that killed at least 115.Nov. 11, Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia: A 7.5…1992 Gramophone Awards
Baroque VocalHandel, Giulio Cesare, Rene Jacobs conducting Concerto Cologne (Harmonia Mundi)Baroque Non-VocalRameau, Harpsichord Works, Christophe Rousset (L'Oiseau-Lyre)ChamberSzymanowski,…1993 Gramophone Awards
Baroque VocalStradella, San Giovanni Battista, Marc Minkowski conducting Louvre Musiciens du Louvre (Erato)Baroque Non-VocalHeinichen, Dresden Concertos, Reinhard Goebel conducting Musica…Trending
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