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Frédéric Chopin played rarely. […] Franz Liszt, on the other hand, was always playing, well or not. On a May Evening, between eleven and midnight, the society was held in the grand salon. […] Liszt was playing a Chopin’s Nocturne and, as he was used to, was playing it in his own way, mingling trills, [...]

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In 1994, under the leadership of James Lavelle, label Mo’Wax’s boss, and Tim Goldsworthy, accompanied by Kudo, from the Japanese collective Major Force, U.N.K.L.E. was born. In 1995, divergent musical directions push Goldsworthy, who wants to produce House music pieces, to leave the group. Lavelle, who is aiming to work with singers, hip-hop and rock [...]

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