Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' picks for must-hear recordings, from the chilling 'Music for Joan the Mad' to the sobering 'Considering Matthew Shepard.' This month, we checked in with friends in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and California, as well as American Public Media.
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays a duet with the cutest partner ever: her 7-year-old daughter, Sylvia! Watch now as they perform a work by Gonzaga for Performance Today in our studios.
With Halloween creeping up on us, you might be inclined to cue up a chilling orchestral work such as 'Danse Macabre.' But how well do you know the scary music that we always hear at this time of year? Take our fun quiz to find out whom you should be for Halloween based on your results.
There are close to 100 CD recordings of 'The Planets,' and the website Peter's Planets exhaustively reviews and ranks them all. Find out why the site's purveyor is obsessed with the work and why he won't change his top pick no matter how controversial it is. Listen to 'The Planets' all weekend long on YourClassical Favorites for its 100th anniversary.
Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' picks for this month's must-hear recordings, from Elgar to Beethoven, with some modern takes in between. This month, we checked in with friends in Minnesota, Ohio and New York, plus the host of 'Performance Today.'
Looking for new and recommended music? Here are classical music experts' picks for must-hear recordings based on what's happening at classical stations and programs around the country. This month, we checked in with friends in Ohio, Tennessee and Vermont, as well as the new overnight host of Classical 24.
As classical music videos go, making sure everyone looks their best while being doused with water from filled balloons is probably not a primary concern. But that's how the latest promotional clip by the Diderot String Quartet plays out. And we can't stop watching.
Welcome to Major Themes, a monthly feature in which classical music experts recommend a must-hear recording based on what's happening at classical stations and programs around the country. For July's installment, we checked in with friends in North Carolina, Ohio and New York, as well as the host of SymphonyCast. Here are their top picks, with a modern summer twist.
Welcome to Major Themes, a monthly feature in which classical music experts recommend a must-hear recording based on what's happening at classical stations and programs around the country. For this month's installment, we checked in with friends in Ohio, Vermont and Minnesota, as well as the host of Pipedreams.
