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    Austrian double bassist and historian Alfred Planyavsky dies aged 89

    2013-07-21T00:00:00Z

    Austrian double bassist and historian Alfred Planyavsky died on 18 June at the age of 89. A long-serving musician in several Vienna-based ensembles, he wrote extensively on the history of the double bass and the music of his homeland. Born in Vienna in 1924, Planyavsky received ...