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A Trippy Composer
The composer writes, "Then he removed a dagger from his jacket and stabbed me through the heart." At that point the music stops abruptly. That's pretty intense, right? Never mind that it really happened. Claude Vivier was only 35 years old when a male prostitute stabbed him more...
Baroque&Before: Can You Read Medieval Music?
We know the Neandertals made flutes of bone some 43,000 years ago. More recent came hieroglyphs with harps, flutes, and lute-like instruments. The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans have similar images. Keeping that in mind, figures like the treble clef or the quarter note are newcomers to the human timeline. How those ancient musics sounded has been lost. It wasn't until medieval monks more...
A Conductor for the 21st Century
Mexican maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto is getting a lot of attention from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra's audience seems to love him, he's great with kids, and speaks Spanish—all important assets for the CSO, as the organization works to engage the greater Chicago community. When it comes to the importance of acknowledging a community's diverse population, Prieto not only gets it more...
The Many Lives of Shakespeare
People are always saying William Shakespeare is the greatest English language writer. Did you know he translates well, too? Giuseppe Verdi supposedly kept the complete Shakespeare (in Italian) beside his bed. This week on Exploring Music, Bill McGlaughlin explores the synergies between Shakespeare's words and different composers around the world more...
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What a Life: Bus Tables, Buss Prince
Among the many productions of the Cinderella tale in New York, the Juilliard School is staging Massenet’s “Cendrillon.”
Opera & Classical Music Listings for April 25-May 1
A critical guide to performances of classical music in the New York City area.
Minnesota Orchestra Board Rehires Vanska as Music Director
Osmo Vanska’s return now, with a new two-year contract, represents something of a musical revolution in Minneapolis.
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