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Here is a day-by-day guide to all of our special holiday programming for the 2023 season, from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve.

To accompany Bradley Cooper’s new film, ‘Maestro,’ in which he embodies the legendary Leonard Bernstein, we offer 10 of the composer/conductor’s great recordings.

André 3000’s ‘New Black Sun,’ released 17 years after his previous album, has no lyrics — but it does have plenty of jazzy flute. He’s not the first popular artist to incorporate the instrument. Here are 10 more great flute champions in pop and rock music, besides André 3000.

We asked listeners to tell us their favorite chamber music pieces. Here are the top 20 vote-getters.

What's the difference between violin playing and fiddling? Daniel Johnson explains.

Concert band is a large part of classical music, yet many composers don't get the recognition they deserve for contributing to the genre. Here are 10 band composers you should know — besides the March King, John Philip Sousa.

We asked listeners to share poems inspired by Ludovico Einaudi's 'Golden Butterflies.' Read their submissions while you listen to the piece.

Verdi imagined each of his operas painted with a different tincture. Conductor Riccardo Chailly puts together an exciting new album of Verdi's choruses, from his best known to his most obscure.

Jon Kimura Parker shares his passion for Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' with YourClassical MPR host Melissa Ousley. Find out what makes this well-loved classical piece tick.

We asked listeners to tell us their favorite film scores. Dim the lights, grab some popcorn and read on for their top 25 selections in movie music.