Illustration: Rae Pozdro for NPR Best Music Of 2020 The 100 Best Songs Of 2020 (Nos. 80-61) December 3, 2020 • Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 80-61 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.
Review Music Reviews Renaissance Music With A Serious Groove December 2, 2009 • On his new album, Diminuito, Rolf Lislevand and his lute spin the traditions of the Italian Renaissance in surprisingly fresh directions. He and his group of musicians sound, at times, more like a jazz combo than an early-music ensemble. Hear Tom Manoff's Review Of 'Diminuito' Listen · 4:40 4:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120751547/121030746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Chopin At 200 Rossini, Riley And Remixes: New Classical CDs November 22, 2009 • From sensuous-sounding Chopin to a radical remix of Terry Riley's IN C, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin a wide assortment of new classical CDs. Rossini, Riley And Remixes: New Classical CDs Listen · 9:38 9:38 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120614464/120668834" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Director's Cuts Grammy's Hidden Surprises February 11, 2007 • Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake and the Dixie Chicks are just a few of the big names in contention at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. But this year's list of nominees also offers plenty of gems beyond the obvious blockbusters. Grammy's Hidden Surprises Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7334739/7343131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Best CDs of 2006 2006's Top 10 Classical-Music Discoveries, from WGUC December 12, 2006 • Cincinnati-based WGUC plays classical music 24 hours a day, reaching out to the genre's newcomers and longtime aficionados alike. WGUC music director Kent Teeters compiled this list of the 10 best classical CD discoveries of 2006.
Studio Sessions Rolf Lislevand: Gentle Music on Baroque Guitar October 6, 2006 • Rolf Lislevand plays 17th-century music, but in an open, improvisatory style. He joins Fred Child in NPR's Studio 4A to play a set of gentle music on baroque guitar, and to talk about his conviction that improvisation lies at the heart of this music. Rolf Lislevand: Gentle Music on Baroque Guitar Audio will be available later today.
In Performance Rolf Lislevand, Improvising with 'Nuove Musiche' March 26, 2006 • Norwegian baroque guitarist Rolf Lislevand offers a 21st-century take on music written around 1600. He drops by NPR's Studio 4A to perform with instruments exotic to modern ears, and tell Liane Hansen about the CD Nuove Musiche. Rolf Lislevand, Improvising with 'Nuove Musiche' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5301786/5301968" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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