The Operatic Potential Of DSK, A Modern Do... WDAV: Classical Sometimes real-life stories are so operatic you couldn't make them up. Could Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fall from grace make a compelling opera? 2 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Remembering Wolfgang Sawallisch, A Conduct... WDAV: Classical A conductor formed in the opera houses of postwar Germany had a surprising late-life renaissance in the U.S. The former Philadelphia Orchestra music director died Friday at 89. 2 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Music, The Food Of 'Amour' WDAV: Classical The Best Picture nominee about two musicians nearing the end of life uses music sparingly but crushingly. 2 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Nordic Symphonies And A $100 Guitar: Music... WDAV: Classical Turn your ears toward three albums now tickling ours: clever Nielsen, glowing Finland and one battered electric guitar. 2 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Can You Learn To Like Music You Hate? WDAV: Classical A new study from the University of Melbourne claims that when you don't understand music, you don't even really hear it. And the more you hear it ¿ and understand it ¿ the more you might love it. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Subterranean Notes, The New Baroque And A ... WDAV: Classical From Christopher Purves' bottomless bass voice and the soaring Sibelius Fifth to a violist's new take on the Baroque, it's this week's list of albums we can't stop listening to. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Remembering Pioneering American Conductor,... WDAV: Classical The nephew of African-American contralto Marian Anderson was a trailblazer in his own right, an acclaimed conductor in an age when few black men led major orchestras. His international performing, recording and teaching career blossomed despite significant physical challenges. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Max Richter In Concert: Reimagining Vivaldi WDAV: Classical Like some of us, Max Richter grew tired of Vivaldi's warhorse The Four Seasons. But instead of writing off the piece forever, Richter rewrote it. He blended Vivaldi's work with his own music, tucking in some light electronics for a modern makeover. Watch him perform it with violinist Daniel Hope. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Pianist Daniil Trifonov: Disappearing Into... WDAV: Classical After winning two major competitions, the 21-year-old Russian is reaching for piano perfection. Hear him play Chopin etudes, colorful Fairy Tales by Nikolai Medtner and an explosive arrangement of music from Stravinsky's Firebird at the WGBH studios in Boston. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Lean But Seen: The Joy Of Smaller Opera WDAV: Classical A intense but modestly scaled new opera called Sumeia's Song, written by rising young Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz, offers clues into how chamber-sized presentations can be successfully both financially and artistically. And Philip Glass' new Walt Disney opera streams for free Wednesday. 3 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story