Mr. Masur, during his tenure as music director, often spoke of the Philharmonic's profound obligation to the great musical masterworks.

The great masterworks of the past were written for performers who would now be considered new-music agitators.

He formed himself chiefly through the study of nature and of great masterworks.

He was a cherished friend who unselfishly shared his unique gift for communicating the wonder and majesty of great choral masterworks with our community.

"It's one of his great masterworks."

He showed the Serena clone great masterworks of art.

He spared no expense in acquiring great past masterworks, such as those of Dürer and Brueghel.

We're starting a six-year program to produce great choral masterworks, and we have a new organ series, too.

His great masterwork of pleasantry, the Scanlon affair, must be narrated in its place.

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