Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, October 1, 2024Not just a "one-hit wonder" with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, we celebrate Paul Dukas's birthday today with his Symphony in C from 1896 as our Midday Masterpiece at 2pm.
Student Pianists Take The Stage In A 10-Piano ConcertAugust 7, 2014 | Jackson Levin20 Hands Play Musical Works of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart in a Unison Performance.
Beethoven's 'Eroica,' A Bizarre Revelation Of PersonalityAugust 4, 2014Born in a moment of despair, as its creator was staring down hearing loss, Beethoven's Third Symphony is as odd as it is transcendent.
The NPR Classical 50: Recordings Any Fanatic Or First-Timer Should Not Be WithoutAugust 1, 2014Critic Ted Libbey and radio host Fred Child recommend 50 recordings any fanatic or first-timer should not be without.
Bookspan: Romance, Religion And Symphonic RepertoireJuly 29, 2014 | Kent TeetersThe August 2014 edition of Looking Back to Bookspan’s “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” features a famous romantic piano concerto, religious and secular music from the Baroque period, and three works from the “Father of the Symphony.”
Crocker Classical Concert Giveaway: Tien HsiehJuly 28, 2014Enter to win tickets to the Crocker Art Museum's Classical Concert featuring Tien Hsieh.
Labor Conflict May Lock Out Met Opera WorkersJuly 27, 2014The clock is ticking for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The world's largest opera company may be headed for a shutdown. Most of the union contracts for the Met expire in less than a week.
Strauss Festival Brings A Taste Of Vienna To Elk GroveJuly 23, 2014 | Jackson LevinThe Strauss Festival waltzes into Elk Grove Regional Park this weekend.
Composers At War: Ralph Vaughan Williams, pt. 2July 22, 2014 | Cale WigginsPart two in our series looking at composers and how WW1 impacted their lives and work. We continue with Ralph Vaughan Williams and look at his time spent on the Eastern Front.
Bear Valley Music Festival: Preview And GiveawayJuly 18, 2014 | Cale WigginsClassical host, Cale Wiggins, brings us highlights from the Bear Valley Music Festival - and we're giving away tickets.
How The 3 Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The GameJuly 16, 2014José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti packed a ballpark and created an industry.