Classical%20Music
Listen Missy Mazzoli: A New Opera And New Attitude For Classical Music
November 23, 2012 – The young composer from Brooklyn battles the stereotypes in classical music.
Listen 'Don Giovanni' To 'Nixon In China': Holiday Feasts In Opera
November 22, 2012 – As you prepare to feast this Thanksgiving, there's also an operatic feast to be had.
Listen Max Richter Recomposes 'The Four Seasons'
November 21, 2012 – The composer has done a brave thing for any artist in any medium: He's messed with a classic.
Read Ode To Joy Of Cooking
November 21, 2012 – Thanksgiving prep is funnier with a cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
November 21, 2012 – The microcosmic movements that move us to a first-timer tweeting from a live classical concert.
Read Calculated Instability: The Pioneering Sonatas Of C.P.E. Bach
November 20, 2012 – The quirky music of J.S. Bach's most impressive son delights in an album by pianist Danny Driver.
Listen Beethoven's Famous 4 Notes: Truly Revolutionary Music
November 19, 2012 – A leading conductor and an author explain the resonances behind a famous phrase in music.
Watch Don't Forget The Music: A Well-Seasoned Thanksgiving Soundtrack
November 19, 2012 – Our suggestions for a Turkey Day playlist, brimming with American sounds.
Listen Gardiner Leads Beethoven's Missa Solemnis WQXR
November 17, 2012 – The celebrated English conductor leads a performance of one of Beethoven's most expansive works. WQXR
Read Harmonic. Phil Harmonic.
November 16, 2012 – Friday's are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
November 16, 2012 – Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG.
Listen Divinity From Dust: The Healing Power Of 'The Disintegration Loops'
November 15, 2012 – Ambient music composer William Basinski's masterpiece is the sound of audio tapes falling apart.
Listen From Schubert To Hendrix: Guest DJ Matt Haimovitz
November 15, 2012 – Hear an eclectic mix of music as the adventurous cellist spins his favorites in the studio.
Read Classical Lost And Found: The Versatile Sound Of Vivian Fung
November 13, 2012 – The young composer's recent works are played with precision and heart by the Metropolis Ensemble.
Read Daniel Barenboim Remembers Elliott Carter
November 12, 2012 – The world-renowned conductor and pianist reflects on his late friend and colleague Elliott Carter.