Kathleen Ferrier: A Voice Not Forgotten
One hundred years ago, a musical marvel was born. She grew up in a tiny hamlet in the North of England, but made a huge impression on the world of classical music. "Unique" is an overused word, yet it...
View ArticleHeadbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums
Some people are intimidated by the vastness of classical music. And while the prospect of more than 1,000 years of hits to consider may be daunting, just think instead of how many musical journeys of...
View ArticleCecilia Bartoli's Latest 'Mission' Rediscovers Agostino Steffani
Cecilia Bartoli has a passion for musical archaeology: "I am the Indiana Jones of classical," she says jokingly to All Things Considered host Robert Siegel. Bartoli rummages through music history to...
View ArticleA Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012
From mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli's ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin,...
View ArticleWhat Ever Happened To The Classical Christmas Album?
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View ArticleMeasures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters
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View ArticleVespers, Habaneras And Early Morning Walks: New Classical Albums
Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken" begins with the line: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." Frost's traveler must choose between them. But slide that metaphor over to the world of...
View ArticleRevved-up Vivaldi, Persian Bamboo And Soaring Spirituals: New Classical Albums
It's a brave new musical world. Between downloads, iPods, music sharing websites and the good old CD, we have more easy access to the songs and symphonies we love than ever before. In this visit to All...
View ArticleBanjos, Bartók And La Belle Époque: New Classical Albums
People ask why I thrive on classical music, and I tell them it's all about discovery. The possibilities for finding incredible music, both old and new, are endless as the oceans.
View ArticleJoyce El Khoury And Brian Jagde: Tiny Desk Concert
Here at NPR Music, we don't impose an awful lot of limits when it comes to hosting musicians and their instruments behind (and occasionally on top of) Bob Boilen's desk. We've shoehorned in concert...
View ArticleLara Downes' New Viewpoints On Old Variations
All week, we're exploring J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations.Pianist Lara Downes has had Bach's Goldberg Variations on her mind for quite some time. The music soothed her to sleep as a kid, it fascinated...
View ArticleStick Your Head Into A High Performance Harpsichord
All week, we're exploring J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations.If the period instrument movement of the last half century has taught us anything, it's how to quibble earnestly about questions like: Should...
View ArticleBeethoven's 10th Symphony: For Real?
Everyone knows Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, right? Or did he? Undiscovered manuscripts keep popping up all the time. Uncovering a lost 10th symphony by Beethoven would surely give the classical...
View ArticleChamber Music Intimacy At The 2012 Savannah Music Festival
Think of Savannah, Ga. and an image of the definitive old Southern city comes to mind — Spanish moss-draped parks, Victorian buildings and a lifestyle of elegant repose. Yet for a couple of weeks each...
View ArticleBang On A Concerto: A New Percussion Piece By Rautavaara
Pity the poor percussionist in Mozart's day. He didn't have much to do in the orchestra, save for the occasional punctuating roll of the kettledrum (usually supporting a burst of brass) or the rare...
View ArticleFireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums
Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to...
View ArticleKathleen Ferrier: A Voice Not Forgotten
One hundred years ago, a musical marvel was born. She grew up in a tiny hamlet in the North of England, but made a huge impression on the world of classical music."Unique" is an overused word, yet it...
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