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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti. Patrick Long/Warner Classics hide caption

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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

June 24, 2019 • Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner.

Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

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Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on 'c.1300-c.2000'

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Jeremy Denk Maps Centuries of Music History on 'c.1300-c.2000'

January 31, 2019 • Hear the resourceful pianist trace 700 years of Western music, from the delicate medieval counterpoint of Guillaume de Machaut to the minimalism of Philip Glass.

NPR Music's Top 10 Classical Albums Of 2017

Víkingur Ólafsson's album was a fitting tribute to the 80th birthday of composer Philip Glass. Ari Magg/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption

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NPR Music's Top 10 Classical Albums Of 2017

December 19, 2017 • From tributes to Philip Glass and French opera to the roaring silences of Morton Feldman and virtuosic choral singing, 2017 proved to be another vibrant year in classical music.

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Brazilian Pianist Nelson Freire Brings An Uncannily Delicate Touch To 'Brahms'

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November 6, 2017 • Freire plays tribute to the noted German composer on his new album. Music critic Lloyd Schwartz doesn't always love Brahms, but he loves this recording.

Brazilian Pianist Nelson Freire Brings An Uncannily Delicate Touch To 'Brahms'

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Arcadi Volodos Explores The Wistful Side Of Brahms

Arcadi Volodos devotes his new album to the music of Brahms. Marco Borggreve/Sony Classical hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Arcadi Volodos Explores The Wistful Side Of Brahms

June 16, 2017 • The Russian pianist, known for his fiery technique, scales back to let his instrument sing sweetly in an autumnal miniature from late in the career of Johannes Brahms.

Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk: Tiny Desk Concert

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Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk: Tiny Desk Concert

September 30, 2016 • Two A-list classical artists work up a sweat as they revel in the tender and turbulent music of Brahms and Schumann.

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Alessio Bax: Tiny Desk Concert

June 17, 2016 • In time for Father's Day, watch the celebrated pianist play lullabies by Bach and Brahms for his 22-month-old daughter, who nearly steals the show.

Fiddle In A Pickle: Jonathan Carney's Concertmaster Quiz

Jonathan Carney is the concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. James Bartolomeo/Baltimore Symphony Orchestra hide caption

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Fiddle In A Pickle: Jonathan Carney's Concertmaster Quiz

April 8, 2014 • What is a concertmaster? The orchestra's lead violinist who plays all those tricky solos. Test your knowledge of fiddling against Jonathan Carney, concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony.

Music We Love Now: New Albums Of Bach, Beethoven And Brahms

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Music We Love Now: New Albums Of Bach, Beethoven And Brahms

March 19, 2013 • New albums of music by the "Three Bs" prove that going back to the basics has its advantages. Hear a sweet-toned violin concerto, an audacious piano sonata and a solo cello suite caressed by a lute.

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Top Music Picks for 2005

Tom Moon's Top 10 CDs of 2005

December 16, 2005 • NPR reviewer Tom Moon shares his picks for the year's best CDs, from the lo-fi, indie folk of Iron and Wine to a newly discovered live recording by Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.

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Top Music Picks for 2005

Meredith Ochs' Top 10 CDs of 2005

December 17, 2005 • NPR music reviewer Meredith Ochs shares her picks for the year's best CDs, from the "sacred-meets-profane" rock of the White Stripes to outlaw country singer Merle Haggard.

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Top Music Picks for 2005

Will Hermes' Top 10 CDs of 2005

December 17, 2005 • All Things Considered music reviewer Will Hermes shares his picks for the 10 best CDs of 2005, from the "wonderfully strange" world of Animal Collective to the "gorgeous hymn rock" of Sigur Ros.

Glenn Gould: Beyond Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'

Glenn Gould would have turned 80 years old on Sept. 25. His legacy includes much more than the music of J.S. Bach. Don Hunstein/Sony Classical hide caption

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Glenn Gould: Beyond Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'

September 25, 2012 • Hear the iconic pianist play a wide range of music, from Brahms and Gibbons to Schoenberg and Strauss.

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How Slow Can You Go?

August 20, 2012 • It's good to take it easy during the dog days of summer. But how slow is too slow in classical music?

Carnegie Hall Live: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Brahms And Shostakovich

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Carnegie Hall Live: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Brahms And Shostakovich

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May 23, 2012 • Violinist Gil Shaham joined conductor Franz Welser-Möst and the orchestra for Brahms' Violin Concerto plus the Shostakovich Sixth and the New York premiere of Kaija Saariaho's 'Laterna Magica.'

Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums

The new album by The Knights, A Second of Silence, celebrates Schubert and more modern but like-minded composers. Ancalagon Records hide caption

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Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums

May 5, 2012 • NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Fireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums

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In Classical Music, Every Day's A Holiday

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Deceptive Cadence

In Classical Music, Every Day's A Holiday

February 10, 2012 • Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Appealing To The Masses: Brahms' Requiem

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Appealing To The Masses: Brahms' Requiem

September 8, 2009 • With its German text and emphasis on consoling the living, Brahms' decidedly non-Latin Requiem was unlike anything that had come before it. Hear conductor Otto Klemperer's soulful rendering of Brahms' personal and rapturous music.

Ted Libbey And Fred Child Recommend Brahms' 'German Requiem'

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Jonathan Biss Uncovers A Brahms Blind Spot

Vocal duets by Brahms took pianist Jonathan Biss by surprise. J. Katz hide caption

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Jonathan Biss Uncovers A Brahms Blind Spot

February 7, 2012 • The pianist thought he knew his Brahms, but then he heard something completely unfamiliar.

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Brahms' Best: The Violin Concerto

March 31, 2009 • Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter bares her soul in a searing, sometimes angry, beautiful performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto, recorded live and dedicated to her late husband.

Ted Libbey And Lisa Simeone Recommend Brahms' Violin Concerto

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Brahms' 4th Symphony At Full Strength

August 11, 2009 • Whenever the reclusive Carlos Kleiber conducted an orchestra, it was a major event. Hear him bring out all the pent-up emotions in Brahms' final symphony, with the help of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Ted Libbey And Fred Child Recommend Brahms' Fourth Symphony

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The Poetry And Power Of Pianist Alessio Bax

Pianist Alessio Bax has a passion for Bach and Rachmaninoff. Lisa-Marie Mazzucco hide caption

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The Poetry And Power Of Pianist Alessio Bax

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November 10, 2011 • From delicate Bach to thundering Rachmaninoff, hear the young pianist perform in the APM studio.

The Poetry And Power Of Pianist Alessio Bax

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