From December, 2001:

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Secret messages from Bach
The imaginary world of Bjork
Sublime harmonies from Music Boxes
Crossing the Nile with Patrick Hadley
A tragic love story from Paul Simon
Relax and dissolve with Leonard Cohen
A Sun Records tribute from Bob Dylan

Music scholar Helga Thoene believes she's discovered secret chorale melodies hidden in the violin harmonies of this well-known Bach score. Listen and see if you agree.

The Hilliard Ensemble

Watch: The Chaconne
from the CD Morimur (ECM)

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Listen to a review of Morimur from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit the official Web site for The Hilliard Ensemble.

Vespertine is Bjork's first release since winning a "Best Actress" award at the Cannes Film Festival for her staring role in the Lars Von Trier film "Dancer in the Dark."

Bjork

Watch: Aurora
from the CD Vespertine (Elektra)

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Listen to a review of Vespertine from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit Bjork's official Web site.

Sublime Harmonies is a compilation of different sorts of music boxes made popular in the 19th century.

Victorian Musical Boxes

Watch: Ave Maria
from the CD Sublime Harmonies (Say Disc)

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There is no purchase information for this CD. For more information contact the label: saydisc@aol.com.

Patrick Hadley's debut CD features the Array Mbira (sometimes called a "thumb piano") which produces sounds similar to a music box by plucking metal keys.

Patrick Hadley

Watch: Nile Crossing
from the CD Egypticat (Abracabra Records)

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You can send questions about the Mbira, the artist Patrick Hadley or the CD by e-mail.

Though Paul Simon will always be associated with Art Garfunkel, Simon's solo work of the past 30 years has led to his most inventive work, exploring a much broader range of styles and genres.

Paul Simon

Watch: Darling Lorraine
from the CD You're the One (Warner Brothers)

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Listen to a feature from the NPR 100 series on Paul Simon's Graceland.

Listen to an interview with Paul Simon from NPR's Fresh Air.

Visit the official Web site for Paul Simon.

Leonard Cohen's first studio album in nine years was shaped largely by his five-year stay at a Zen retreat atop Mount Baldy in Southern California.

Leonard Cohen

Watch: Love Itself
from the CD Ten New Songs (Columbia)

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Listen to a review of Ten New Songs from NPR's All Things Considered.

Listen to a 1985 interview with Leonard Cohen from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit the official Web site for Leonard Cohen.

This collection of cover tunes from the Sun Records collection, honors one of the most influential labels in music history.

Bob Dylan

Watch: Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache
from the CD Good Rockin' Tonight, The Legacy of Sun Records (Sire)

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Listen to an interview with Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.

Visit the official Bob Dylan Web site.

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