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Robert Craft
1923 Oct, 20

Robert Craft

Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (d. 2015)
Robert Lawson Craft (October 20, 1923 – November 10, 2015) was an American conductor and writer. He is best known for his intimate professional relationship with Igor Stravinsky, on which Craft drew in producing numerous recordings and books.

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