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Read Jailhouse Bach
February 15, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Watch Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters
February 14, 2013 – For ages composers have written love letters, but not with words on paper. Their language is music.

Listen The New Baroque And A Nod To Minnesota
February 12, 2013 – A bottomless bass sings Handel and a soaring symphony by Sibelius are among this week's picks.

Read Remembering American Conductor James DePreist
February 8, 2013 – The African-American conductor flourished at a time when few black men led major orchestras.

Read Psy Opera
February 8, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Watch Max Richter In Concert: Reimagining Vivaldi Q2
February 7, 2013 – The inventive composer performs a Four Seasons makeover with violinist Daniel Hope. Q2

Watch Pianist Daniil Trifonov: Disappearing Into Chopin WGBH
February 6, 2013 – After winning two major competitions, the 21-year-old Russian is reaching for piano perfection. WGBH

Read Lean But Seen: The Joy Of Smaller Opera
February 5, 2013 – An intense yet modestly scaled opera Sumeia's Song by composer Mohammed Fairouz offers a model.
Read Does Classical Music Have A Transgender Problem?
February 4, 2013 – A moving essay in the New York Times by pianist Sara Davis Buechner poses many questions.

Watch Cantus: Tiny Desk Concert
February 4, 2013 – The a cappella ensemble sings widely divergent songs from American, European and Sufi traditions.

Listen From A Land Where Music Was Banned — To Carnegie Hall
February 3, 2013 – Young Afghans will be performing at some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S.

Watch Treasures In The Attic: Finding A Jazz Master's Lost Orchestral Music
February 2, 2013 – Conductor Marin Alsop retraces her steps in uncovering symphonic work of James P. Johnson.

Listen Carnegie Hall Live: Daniel Barenboim Leads The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra WQXR
February 1, 2013 – The orchestra drawn from across the Middle East play Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 2 and 9. WQXR

Read I'm OK, You're Slightly Flat
February 1, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
February 1, 2013 – The FAA changes its tune re instruments on planes and the passing of innovator Butch Morris.