Today is the birthday of Antonio Salieri, one of the most unjustly maligned composers in history.
The successful stage play and movie "Amadeus" have helped to repeat the notorious charge that the jealous 18th-century Italian composer Antonio Salieri was directly or indirectly responsible for...Episode details...
On today's date in 1928, the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York announced that the Symphony No. 6 by the Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg was the winner of its $10,000 Schubert Memorial Prize.
The Competition was intended to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Schubert's death, and...Episode details...
Composer Joel Puckett had a dear grandfather-in-law, who always had the right line of poetry for any situation. Including his own poignant final words just before his death. On this episode of Performance Today, hear music inspired by the final words of a loved one: It Perched for Vespers Nine, by Joel Puckett.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who says she was uncomfortable with aggressive advances made by revered opera star Placido Domingo.
This week on the Daily Download, we're featuring music by British composers. Get a free MP3 of Frederick Delius - Fantastic Dance. And don't forget to sign up for the new Daily Download newsletter so you never miss a free MP3!
On today's date, Elvis left the building — permanently.
On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died in Memphis, Tennessee. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935, Elvis first earned his living as a mechanic and furniture repairman who occasionally played cowboy ballads on the guitar at parties. But...Episode details...
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