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Ligeti: musical master of otherworldly atmospheres

A uniquely modern voice
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Franz Liszt: the visionary piano superstar who had women swooning in the aisles

The composer Franz Liszt was a brilliant but enigmatic piano virtuoso, writes Jessica Duchen
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Franz Lehár: meet the composer behind one of the most popular operas ever, The Merry Widow

George Hall looks at the life and music of Franz Lehár, a composer who brought both huge popularity and a new respect to the world of operetta - and gave the world The Merry Widow
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Edouard Lalo: meet the French composer who gave Romanticism a Spanish tang

Lalo’s best works for the opera stage and concert hall reveal a distinctive composer who by no means deserves his present neglect, says Roger Nichols
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Lauridsen, Morten

Meet Morten Lauridsen, California-based Danish composer of O Magnum Mysterium, Lux Aeterna, and other choral staples
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: giant of musical theatre

Meet the musical theatre mogul responsible for some of our most smash-hit tunes who is also one of 12 composers writing music for King Charles's coronation
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Leoncavallo, Ruggero

A widely-travelled Italian opera composer, Leoncavallo is best known for one big hit: 1892's Pagliacci, a tale of adultery and murder
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: architect of French Baroque music

Employment within the court of Louis XIV allowed Lully to lavish his talents on creating spectacular works for the stage, as Jan Smaczny explains
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William Lloyd Webber: discover Andrew Lloyd Webber's father and his music

His fame may have been eclipsed by his sons Andrew and Julian but William Lloyd Webber is a composer we should celebrate, says Andrew Green
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Lyadov, Anatoly

History may regard him as a wasted talent, but the small amount that Lyadov did achieve had a significant impact, as Daniel Jaffé explains
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Lutosławski, Witold

Discover more about the great Polish composer
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