Joseph Calleja: The Young Tenor With The Old-School Sound
Opera fanatics often trot out the tired old complaint about how "they don't make 'em like they used to" while pining for the great singers of the past. But as an unabashed opera nerd, I can tell you...
View ArticleClouds, Concertos And A Trip To Fiji: New Classical Albums
With all the chatter about the death of the compact disc, anxiety in the recording industry and the domination of downloads, the flood of CDs overflowing my mailbox never seems to recede. Need a new...
View ArticleFrom Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums
What's the saying — the more things change, the more they stay the same? It seems that's how it goes in the ways we make music. MIT futurologist Tod Machover rethinks traditional instruments, coming up...
View ArticleFireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums
Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to...
View ArticleA Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music
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View ArticleHeadbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums
Some people are intimidated by the vastness of classical music. And while the prospect of more than 1,000 years of hits to consider may be daunting, just think instead of how many musical journeys of...
View ArticleElliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103
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View ArticleA Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012
From mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli's ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin,...
View ArticleWhat Ever Happened To The Classical Christmas Album?
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View ArticleMeasures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters
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View ArticleVespers, Habaneras And Early Morning Walks: New Classical Albums
Robert Frost's famous poem "The Road Not Taken" begins with the line: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." Frost's traveler must choose between them. But slide that metaphor over to the world of...
View ArticleRevved-up Vivaldi, Persian Bamboo And Soaring Spirituals: New Classical Albums
It's a brave new musical world. Between downloads, iPods, music sharing websites and the good old CD, we have more easy access to the songs and symphonies we love than ever before. In this visit to All...
View ArticleJoseph Calleja: The Young Tenor With The Old-School Sound
Opera fanatics often trot out the tired old complaint about how "they don't make 'em like they used to" while pining for the great singers of the past. But as an unabashed opera nerd, I can tell you...
View ArticleClouds, Concertos And A Trip To Fiji: New Classical Albums
With all the chatter about the death of the compact disc, anxiety in the recording industry and the domination of downloads, the flood of CDs overflowing my mailbox never seems to recede. Need a new...
View ArticleFrom Hyperpianos To Harmonious Handel: New Classical Albums
What's the saying — the more things change, the more they stay the same? It seems that's how it goes in the ways we make music. MIT futurologist Tod Machover rethinks traditional instruments, coming up...
View ArticleFireworks From Cuba, And Schubert That Grooves: New Classical Albums
Although it always seems fashionable to forecast the downfall of classical music, enterprising musicians both young and not so young continue to make deeply satisfying recordings. For this visit to...
View ArticleA Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IizWc4cJwbw In case you've been hiding under a rock, a friendly little assortment of international games called the Olympics begins in London Friday. That means...
View ArticleHeadbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums
Some people are intimidated by the vastness of classical music. And while the prospect of more than 1,000 years of hits to consider may be daunting, just think instead of how many musical journeys of...
View ArticleElliott Carter, Giant Of American Music, Dies At 103
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stGn4NA-tU Tom Cole's appreciation of Elliott Carter's life, which includes interviews with Carter and musicians Charles Rosen and Ursula Oppens, airs Tuesday on All...
View ArticleA Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012
From mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli 's ambitious revival of the early Baroque composer Agostino Stefani (and yes, she's got another outrageous album cover) to three very different roles for the violin,...
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