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Of Note: A Smile to Charlie Chaplin's Dichotomous Compositions

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A new recording from Philippe Quint and Marta Aznavoorian proves Charlie Chaplin is as relevant today as he was in his heyday. His legacy in visionary musical genius continues to be celebrated with "Chaplin's Smile," a collection of Chaplin's songs arranged for violin and piano.

"He has a very amazing spin on a melody," says Aznavoorian, who was inspired by Chaplin's emotional and character-driven compositional style. "There's an incredible dichotomy of happiness and sadness in his melodies, and that is mirrored by what's happening in his films."

Listen to the full interview between Quint, Aznavoorian and Of Note's Katy Henriksen with the streaming link above.

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