Classical%20Music

Read The Operatic Potential Of DSK, A Modern Don Giovanni
February 26, 2013 – Could Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fall from grace make a compelling opera?

Watch Remembering A Conductor Who Blossomed In Philadelphia
February 25, 2013 – A conductor formed in postwar Germany had a surprising late-life renaissance in the U.S.

Watch Music, The Food Of 'Amour'
February 23, 2013 – The Best Picture nominee about love at the end of life uses music sparingly but crushingly.

Read Wilkommen, Bienvenue ... Whatever
February 22, 2013 – Friday's are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Read History As Symphony: The African-American Experience In Jazz Suites WFIU
February 21, 2013 – Composers such as Duke Ellington have captured black history in long-form works. Hear five examples. WFIU

Listen Nordic Symphonies And A $100 Guitar: Music We Love Now
February 20, 2013 – Three albums in our ears: clever Nielsen, glowing Finland and a battered electric guitar.

Listen From Bow To Baton: Violinist Joshua Bell Conducts Beethoven
February 18, 2013 – The acclaimed soloist leads a venerable orchestra through two beloved pieces.

Listen Jonas Kaufmann On Wagner: 'It's Like A Drug Sometimes'
February 16, 2013 – The man called the greatest living Wagnerian tenor says he's bound by duty to honor the composer.

Read Can You Learn To Like Music You Hate?
February 15, 2013 – A new study says that when you don't understand music, you don't even really hear it.

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