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This Aug. 1, 2009 photo provided by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, shows Erich Kunzel, center, the award-winning conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. A spokesman for the Cincinnati Pops says Kunzel died Tuesday morning Sept. 1, 2009 at a hospital near his home in Swan's Island, Maine, where he was receiving treatment. He was 74. (AP Photo/Cincinnati Pops) NO SALES

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cheWu, September 2
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Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10 million recordings, has died. Erich Kunzel, a giant in the symphony world, has passed away at the age of 74 from cancer. He had been the director of the Cincinnati Pops, an offshoot of the Cincinnati Philharmonic, since 1977. He was instrumental in the creation of the Cincinnati Pops, and upon it’s creation was named director. He also conducted other symphony orchestras, such as the National Symphony Orchestra, especially the National on Memorial Day and Fourth of July broadcast performances. He also made numerous recordings of classical works, and even recorded jazz with Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck. Erich Kunzel will be sorely missed, and recordings he worked on are well worth a cash advance. Visit this site http://personalmoneystore.com/Ca... for further informations.

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