Best Music of 2007 APM Highlights Great Classical Voices of 2007 American Public Media December 21, 2007 • Minnesota's Twin Cities area is a hotbed of excellent classical music. It's also home to American Public Media, where classical music thrives. APM's Brian Newhouse thinks these 10 new classical recordings rise to the top of the year's offerings.
Music Stripping Away Words: Arvo Part's Summa June 19, 2006 • When Arvo Part wrote his choral piece "Summa," he considered it a liturgical work. Then he stripped away the words and rewrote it for instruments, but it maintained its liturgical character. Europa Galante plays "Summa" in Speyer, Germany. Stripping Away Words: Arvo Part's Summa Audio will be available later today.
Katia Pellegrino performs the grueling role of Norma in this concert production of Bellini's opera. Wojciech Grzedzinski hide caption toggle caption Wojciech Grzedzinski Concerts Bel Canto with Balance: Bellini's 'Norma' October 8, 2010 • Perhaps the ultimate bel canto classic, Bellini's masterpiece features a powerful story and one of the most challenging soprano roles in opera. This production is a rare chance to hear selections from Norma the opera performed on original instruments, by the excellent orchestra Europa Galante. Norma Listen · 3:51 3:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/130411026/130411135" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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