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My first love has always been classical music. Maybe cats. But probably classical music. A runner-up would be video games. I feel like I got pretty lucky once games started recording orchestral soundtracks. I remember the first time I heard...
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Highlights from May 14 to 21 Wednesday, noon hour: Music with Minnesotans: Jim Waldo, a founding member of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Thursday, 3 pm hour: Regional Spotlight: The Brasil Guitar Duo. Friday, 8 pm: Minnesota Orchestra: Osmo Vänskä leads...
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Highlights from May 7 to 14 Tuesday, 8 pm: Minnesota Varsity Showcase Artists Concert. Wednesday, noon hour: Music with Minnesotans: Hennepin County Judge Elizabeth Cutter. Thursday, 3 pm hour: Regional Spotlight: The Minnesota Sinfonia and pianist Inna Faliks play Mendelssohn....
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Need some creative inspiration? Take Ludwig's advice and splash some cold water on your face.
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A listener writes with a question: Any recommendations for South American solo piano works? Here are just a few names, to start exploring. Among composers, there are Alberto Ginastera (American Preludes and Argentine Dances), and Ernesto Nazareth, who wrote many...
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On his 60th birthday today, maybe you could buy conductor Valery Gergiev a new baton. But probably better to spend your money on something else. Gergiev prefers conducting with a toothpick!...
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What does Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring look like? Watch the music unfold in this new video from innovative composer and inventor, Stephen Malinowski.
18 days ago | |
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Almost! Reading her obituary today, I'm reminded that Deanna Durbin was such a gifted singer that her career was being followed by the Metropolitan Opera. But Hollywood got her first. The Met would never have allowed a soprano to sing...
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Highlights from April 30 to May 7 Tuesday, 8 pm: Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, with the St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Chapel Choir, Magnum Chorum, Anima and soloists. Wednesday, noon hour: Music with Minnesotans: Grace Tangjerd Schmitt of Guild Incorporated....
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So, what does it really mean to be an exile? That's a question pianist Lara Downes tries to answer with her latest recording. Exiles' Café is a collection of 19th and 20th century solo piano works written by composers in...
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