Get a free MP3 of Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Decorating the Christmas Tree. And don't forget to sign up for the new Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free MP3!
The Great Depression put many Americans out of work, and in 1935 the Roosevelt administration created the Works Progress Administration, putting some of the unemployed to work on various public projects. A Federal Music Project was also created for unemployed musicians, and thirty-four new...Episode details...
Trumpeter Charles Lazarus has been performing with the Minnesota Orchestra for nearly two decades. In that time, he has sought to bring as many musical styles as possible to his performances, including fresh renditions of holiday classics in his annual big band extravaganza, 'Merry and Bright.'
The Minnesota Orchestra is on a hunt for a new music director after Osmo Vanska announced last week that he'll step down in 2022. Listen as Classical MPR director Brian Newhouse and conductor Bill Eddins discuss the orchestra's search with MPR News' Angela Davis.
Some pieces of music just don't get played as often. Conductor Carlos Kalmar calls them "step-children." On this edition of Performance Today, we'll hear from a "step-child" by Gustav Mahler, his Symphony No. 7, from a concert by the Oregon Symphony.
Episode details...
Get a free MP3 of Peter Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Overture. And don't forget to sign up for the new Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free MP3!
The great American poet Emily Dickinson was born on today’s date in 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she lived until her death in 1886. The seemingly confined and rather mundane chronicle of her life stands in stark contrast to the breathtaking scope of her imagination, as expressed in the...Episode details...
In 1829, composer Felix Mendelssohn went on a walking tour of Scotland. He sent a musical sketch in a letter back to his family, and those notes turned out to be the beginnings of his "Scottish Symphony." On this edition of Performance Today, join us for a Nashville Symphony performance of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3.
Episode details...
It's big music from Houston! These back-to-back symphonies are the conclusion to the orchestra's three-season Beethoven symphony cycle.
Episode details...
