Naxos Classical Spotlight
Naxos Classical Spotlight explores the world of classical music. Along the way host Raymond Bisha shares the stories about the music, and the musicians who make it.Podcasts
The Valencia Baryton Project plays Haydn
Published: Jan. 12, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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Leopold Godowsky Complete Piano Works with Konstantin Scherbakov finally finished!
Published: Dec. 22, 2023, 3:23 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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VOX Audiophile Edition: Stanisaw Skrowaczewski and the Minnesota Orchestra
Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 2:14 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Music of Brazil Villa-Lobos Works for Cello and Orchestra
Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 1:12 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Celebrating Delos Productions and pianist Carol Rosenberger
Published: Oct. 29, 2023, 6:38 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
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United at Last, 2 Operas by James P Johnson.
Published: Oct. 22, 2023, 8:37 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 32 seconds
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VOX The Legacy of Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony
Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 11:27 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds
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Jennifer Higdon. 2 Spectacular Concertos 1 Sizzling Recording
Published: Sept. 17, 2023, 7:15 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 8 seconds
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VOX Recording, Restoring a Unique Voice
Published: Aug. 26, 2023, 5:53 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 56 seconds
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Claudio Santoro: Orchestral Explorations of the 1960's
Published: July 20, 2023, 7:24 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 1 second
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Jonathan Leshnoff - Recent Orchestral Works
Published: July 2, 2023, 11:56 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A polymath in Paris.
Published: June 10, 2023, 8:08 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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One genius through the eyes of another, an interview with Marin Alsop
Published: June 10, 2023, 8:06 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 39 seconds
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John Corigliano's complete works for solo piano
Published: June 10, 2023, 8:05 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 36 seconds
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A forgotten treasure. Marin Alsop discusses Hindemith.
Published: Nov. 12, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 28 minutes 59 seconds
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Paired to perfection. Tianwa Yang plays Prokofievs violin concertos.
Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 2:57 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Malcolm Arnold: Complete Symphonies and Symphonic Dances
Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 8:38 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 1 second
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Mapping a musical monument. Giltburgs Beethoven 32.
Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds
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Versatilite sans frontieres. Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de SaintGeorges (17451799).
Published: Sept. 10, 2021, 7:05 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 41 seconds
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String Quartets from Jurgis Karnavicius
Published: Aug. 27, 2021, 5 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 11 seconds
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Jazz idioms, classical structures. Symphonic works by Nikolai Kapustin (19372020).
Published: Aug. 13, 2021, 8:21 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Music of Brazil. The Villa-Lobos violin sonatas.
Published: July 23, 2021, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Camille Saint-Saens. A symphonic collection.
Published: July 16, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 21 seconds
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The Power of Tower
Published: July 9, 2021, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds
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Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy (1744-1824). Piano sonata premieres.
Published: June 18, 2021, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Dancing elegance, melodic flow. Overtures by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber.
Published: May 28, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Introducing guitarist Mabel Millan. From lyrical beauty to dramatic virtuosity.
Published: May 14, 2021, 5:32 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Music networking on the Inca Trails.
Published: April 23, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Archivo de Guatemala. Where indigenous styles meet courtly life.
Published: April 9, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 39 seconds
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Colour-contrast-surprise. The symphonies of John Abraham Fisher (1744-1806)
Published: March 26, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Piano music by Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (1903-1978), mouthpiece of the entire Soviet Orient.
Published: March 12, 2021, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Villa-Lobos and the art of choral transcription.
Published: Feb. 26, 2021, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Orchestral works by Ziboukle Martinaityte a textural magician.
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, 10 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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Hit and bliss. Dame Evelyn Glennie performs mallet percussion concertos.
Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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The art and craft of John Adams.
Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Bruckners Latin motets. Devotions of distinction.
Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Vitezslav Novak. Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 7:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 2 seconds
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Bernard Herrmann in the round
Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds
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Simply unmissable
Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 4:17 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds
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From elegance to wild abandon. Corelli & Co.
Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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New medium. Same magic. Bachs cello suites transcribed.
Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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Found in Translation.
Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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Music by Hans Rott (1858-1884). A legacy of powerful potential.
Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 4:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Peter Breiners Slovak Dances, Naughty and Sad
Published: Sept. 11, 2020, 4:30 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Music for wind band by Kenneth Fuchs.
Published: Sept. 4, 2020, 6 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds
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Kastalskys Requiem for Fallen Brothers receives a poignant Resurrection.
Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 2:52 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Ludwig van Beethoven. Works for chamber ensemble.
Published: July 24, 2020, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Orchestral works by Christopher Rouse. Intensely active. Wonderfully lyrical.
Published: July 10, 2020, 5:07 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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Johan Smith performs his dream guitar recital program
Published: June 12, 2020, 5:14 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Ludwig van Beethoven. Works for solo piano.
Published: May 29, 2020, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Unpacking the unusual, unfamiliar and unknown. French piano rarities.
Published: May 22, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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A 20th-century troubadour. A 21st-century tribute.
Published: May 8, 2020, 9 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds
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Ludwig van Beethoven. Music from his late compositional period.
Published: April 24, 2020, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 45 seconds
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The resurrection of a requiem. Randall Thompsons choral masterpiece.
Published: April 10, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Ludwig van Beethoventhe concertos
Published: March 27, 2020, 4 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds
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Richard Danielpours oratorio The Passion of Yeshua.
Published: March 13, 2020, 5:30 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 1 second
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Ludwig van Beethoven. Works from his middle years.
Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 50 seconds
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Black History Month. Some musical notes.
Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 5:02 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 23 seconds
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The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 4:11 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds
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Nino Rotas works for solo piano. A magical melting pot.
Published: Jan. 17, 2020, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Write It - Reflections on Sanctuary Road
Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 2:53 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds
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A merry, musical Christmas buffet.
Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 2 seconds
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Cherished Christmas Classics
Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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The Music of Brazil Vol. 3. Villa-Lobos in full color.
Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 7 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Beethovens Harmoniemusik
Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Magna Sequentia II. A quick step through J. S. Bachs keyboard dances.
Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Beethovens Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 2:38 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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From movie house to concert hall. Music by Hanns Eisler.
Published: Sept. 20, 2019, 2:51 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Brazilian Violin Sonatas
Published: Sept. 4, 2019, 4:54 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Beethovens piano solo version of his ballet The Creatures of Prometheus.
Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Migration through a musical prism.
Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes
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Marching in true step: Sousa sounds through expert ears.
Published: July 22, 2019, 7:38 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 1 second
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Myaskovskys 27 symphonies: An introduction.
Published: July 12, 2019, 1:59 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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The notation is not the music.
Published: July 5, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 1 second
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A foundation for finesse.
Published: June 21, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Kabalevsky. A Soviet sparkler.
Published: June 7, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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A fervent expression of hope. Jonathan Leshnoffs Fourth Symphony.
Published: May 17, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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The musical alchemy of Manuel de Falla
Published: May 3, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 59 seconds
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From soundtrack to centre stage. Bjorks Vespertine.
Published: April 26, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 56 seconds
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Berlioz and the Shakespeare effect.
Published: April 5, 2019, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Copland's Grohg and other strange things...
Published: March 15, 2019, 9:53 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Respighis Roman Trilogy: A musical prism. Featuring JoAnn Falletta
Published: Feb. 8, 2019, 3:16 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 14 seconds
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Alberto Nepomuceno - A herald of Brazilian musical nationalism
Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Introducing the music of Florence Beatrice Price.
Published: Jan. 18, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Liszts Transcendental Studies.
Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Romuald Twardowski. A masterly blend of tradition and modernity.
Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Four centuries of music for guitar ensemble.
Published: Dec. 7, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds
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Rossinis Sins of Old Age.
Published: Nov. 30, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Chamber music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (18951968). World premiere recordings.
Published: Nov. 16, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Relishing the realism. Orchestral music by Alfred Bruneau.
Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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3 orchestral works by Franz Schreker (1878-1934)
Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Discover Tanya Ekanayaka's Piano Prisms
Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 3:13 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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The Lully effect. Going to the heart of the French Baroque orchestra.
Published: Sept. 7, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Contemporary Danish works for accordion.
Published: Aug. 17, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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A quartet of world premieres. Falletta conducts Fuchs.
Published: Aug. 3, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Orchestral music by Eugene Zádor (1894-1977)
Published: July 20, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Lindpaintner’s 4-act opera Il vespro siciliano (1843) enjoys a revival.
Published: July 6, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Three American Classics
Published: June 15, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cello Concerto. A radiant rediscovery.
Published: June 1, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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‘Rach 3’. The Mount Everest of piano concertos.
Published: May 18, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 2 seconds
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Robert Schumann’s works for cello
Published: May 4, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Airs of authority. Concertos for guitar duo.
Published: April 20, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Every step of the play. Prokofiev’s score for the ballet Romeo and Juliet.
Published: March 18, 2018, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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3 new concertos. 1 original composer. Michael Daugherty.
Published: March 2, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Burgess meets Bach.
Published: Feb. 23, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds
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All in the family. 3 concertos. 1 orchestra.
Published: Feb. 2, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Towering transcriptions. Stravinsky and Debussy orchestral works in one pianist’s two very safe hands.
Published: Jan. 19, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Hallmarks of Hungary. Kodály’s orchestral works.
Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 5 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
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Sounding singular. Onutė Narbutaitė’s orchestral works.
Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 5 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds
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Lalo Schifrin. An immense talent. A wide reach.
Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 5 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Symphonic music by Claude Baker
Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Saint-Saëns’ works for cello and orchestra
Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Sister Carrie. The opera of the novel.
Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto
Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds
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The voice of Russia. Music by Georgy Sviridov.
Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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3 concertos by George Tsontakis
Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Vincent Persichetti’s harpsichord sonatas
Published: July 14, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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Padre Antonio Soler. His keyboard sonatas.
Published: July 7, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Shining through the shadows of history. Chamber music by Mark Nowakowski.
Published: June 30, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Villa-Lobos: Symphonies 8, 9 and 11
Published: June 2, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals
Published: May 19, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 1 second
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Fusion and flowerpots. Music by Lou Harrison.
Published: April 21, 2017, 4 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes
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