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    Composers' outrageous backstage demands: see their tour riders

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    It's not just the rock 'n' roll world that makes outrageous backstage demands - the great composers are as diva-ish as they come. We 'stumbled across' some backstage riders from the likes of Mozart, Bach and Beethoven: bet you can't guess who wanted his coffee beans individually crushed...

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      1. Johann Sebastian Bach

      Composer backstage riders: Johann Sebastian Bach

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      2. Ludwig Van Beethoven

      Composer backstage riders: Ludwig Van Beethoven

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      Composer backstage riders: George Frideric Handel

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      Composer backstage riders: Robert Schumann

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      Composer backstage riders: Arnold Schoenberg

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      7. Franz Liszt

      Composer backstage riders: Franz Liszt

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      Composer backstage riders: Hector Berlioz

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      9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Composer backstage riders: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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      10. Philip Glass

      Composer backstage riders: Philip Glass

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      11. John Cage

      Composer backstage riders: John Cage

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