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World Cafe
Strand of Oaks' newest folk track is one of 10 songs on this month's <em>Heavy Rotation</em>.

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Feb 02, 2019
A new collaboration from Karen O and Danger Mouse, a fresh new beat from French producer FKJ and a new single from Jack White's The Raconteurs are among this month's favorites.
Classical
Deceptive Cadence
Baritone Sanford Sylvan led a singular career of his own devising.

Sanford Sylvan, A Baritone On His Own Terms, Dies At 65

Jan 31, 2019
The warm-voiced, and much admired, singer eschewed the glitzy life of an opera star to concentrate on the art of vocal communication.
Classical
First Listen
Jeremy Denk's <em>c.1300-c.2000</em> comes out Feb. 8 on Nonesuch.

First Listen: Jeremy Denk, 'c.1300–c.2000'

Jan 31, 2019
Hear the resourceful pianist trace 700 years of Western music, from the delicate medieval counterpoint of Guillaume de Machaut to the minimalism of Philip Glass.
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Music News
David Daniels, performing in New York during a Metropolitan Opera press conference in 2011.

Opera Star David Daniels And Husband Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges

Jan 30, 2019
The two were arrested Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and are awaiting extradition to Texas. A young singer has accused the pair of drugging and raping him in 2010.
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Music Reviews
Florence Price was the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra.

Revisiting The Pioneering Composer Florence Price

Jan 21, 2019
A new recording spotlights the tenacious composer, who was the first African-American woman to have her work performed by a major symphony orchestra.
Classical
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First Listen
Leyla McCalla's <em>The Capitalist Blues </em>comes out Jan. 25.

First Listen: Leyla McCalla, 'The Capitalist Blues'

Jan 17, 2019
On her bustling third album, the former Carolina Chocolate Drops member maps her vision of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora while gently taking Anglocentricism (and capitalism) down a notch.
Classical
Deceptive Cadence
Composer Olivier Messiaen in 1983, at the organ at the Trinité church in Paris where he held the post of organist for over 60 years.

Finding God, Love And The Meaning Of Life In Messiaen's 'Turangalîla-Symphonie'

Jan 12, 2019
Baltimore Symphony music director Marin Alsop traces her discovery of the rollicking 75-minute symphony and the man behind the music.
Classical
Tiny Desk
Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Dec. 3, 2018 (Cameron Pollack/NPR)/

Carolina Eyck and Clarice Jensen: Tiny Desk Concert

Jan 11, 2019
Carolina Eyck, the first artist to bring a theremin to the Tiny Desk, plays the air with the kind of lyrical phrasing and "fingered" articulation that takes a special kind of virtuosity.
Classical
Deceptive Cadence
The exterior of Casa Verdi, founded by famed Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in the late 1890s.

For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

Jan 10, 2019
Founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi and funded by royalties from his popular operas, Casa Verdi in Milan opened a century ago as a home for opera musicians in their golden years.
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Music Interviews
Andrea Bocelli (center) and his son, Matteo, attend the U.K. premiere of Disney's <em>The Nutcracker And The Four Realms</em> on Nov. 1, 2018, in London.

Andrea Bocelli Passes The Art Of Expressive Singing To His Son

Jan 02, 2019
Superstar Andrea Bocelli has sung with just about everyone, from Celine Dion to Ariana Grande. On his latest album, Sì, Bocelli tries something new — singing with his son.
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Music News
Rachel Barton Pine's <em>Blues Dialogues</em> album and Music by Black Composers educational project are part of a mission that stretches back more than 20 years.

For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

Jan 01, 2019
Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.
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Best Music Of 2018
The debut album by the Aizuri Quartet is called <em>Blueprinting</em>.

NPR Music's Best Classical Albums Of 2018

Dec 18, 2018
The music on our list takes you to Tsarist Russia, the New Mexico desert, 18th century Spain, the austere landscapes of Iceland and Vienna, at the dawn of the 20th century. Happy travelling.
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Music Interviews
"The continuous impromptus of performing after car bombs, I believe that it is an empowering element of solidarity...," Karim Wasfi says.

Karim Wasfi's 'Spontaneous Compositions' Aid Stability In Iraq

Dec 15, 2018
Renowned Iraqi conductor and cellist Karim Wasfi tells NPR's Scott Simon about his music, the challenges of his work and his commitment to his country.
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Music Interviews
Jacob Collier describes his new project,<em> Djesse (Vol. 1),</em> as "maximalism in the name of minimalism."

Jacob Collier Makes Staggering, Complex Music Feel Effortless

Dec 12, 2018
Host Ari Shapiro speaks with singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier about his latest project, a four-album odyssey called Djesse, the first volume of which is out now.
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Deceptive Cadence
The Cleveland Orchestra, with its music director Franz Welser-Möst, at Severance Hall, the orchestra's home since 1931.

Cleveland Orchestra At 100: The Heartland Band With The World Class Sound

Dec 11, 2018
Who knew that a little orchestra in America's Midwest, born in 1918, could grow up to be one of the world's best? Through a century of trials and triumphs, the Cleveland Orchestra still shines.
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Music News
The Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.

San Francisco Symphony Names Esa-Pekka Salonen As Its Music Director

Dec 05, 2018
In a surprise move, the orchestra announced Wednesday that it is bringing composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen aboard as its music director, beginning in September 2020.
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Music Interviews
Professor Patricia Hall and graduate student Joshua DeVries discuss the music manuscript for "The Most Beautiful Time Of Life" at University of Michigan.

University Of Michigan Ensemble 'Gives A Voice' To Nazi Prisoners Through Unearthed Music

Dec 02, 2018
While conducting research at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a music theory professor discovered manuscripts of music that haven't been heard since World War II.
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Music News
Students of the Westminster Choir College perform with the Vienna Philharmonic at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2015.

Why Is The Chinese Government Trying To Buy A School In New Jersey?

Nov 29, 2018
An elite music college in Princeton, N.J., is up for sale. Its prospective buyer is a for-profit Chinese company — which is partially owned by the Beijing municipal government.
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All Songs Considered
28 trombonists perform Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."

28 Trombonists Play 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Nov 29, 2018
Recorded during the 2018 International Trombone Festival, this brass choir elevates the cover game.
Desert Companion
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All out

Never Boring

Nov 27, 2018

Jack Gaughan will direct the live musical accompaniment to Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker for the sixth time. But his experience with the classic Tchaikovsky score goes back further than that — much further, to age 7, when he performed it at a piano recital. Is it still special? Yes.

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Deceptive Cadence
U.S. Navy CPO Graham Jackson, with tears of grief, plays "Goin' Home," from Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's body is carried from Warm Springs, Ga., where he died.

How The 'New World' Symphony Introduced American Music To Itself

Nov 24, 2018
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a culture clearly. Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Ninth Symphony was an ode to what American music could become.
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Music News
While your holiday meal might consist of turkey that's deep-fried, braised or roasted, the turkeys who've been featured in music through the years have inspired pop culture crazes.

'Let's Turkey Trot': Festive Music About Fowl

Nov 22, 2018
From bourgeois turkeys to Mother Goose, music commentator Miles Hoffman introduces us to classical music about fowls.
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Turning The Tables
Missy Mazzoli performing in New York City in 2012.

Missy Mazzoli Is The 21st Century's Gatecrasher Of New Classical Music

Nov 16, 2018
Classical music has a gatekeeping problem. Through her label-defying music and commitment to mentorship, Mazzoli is fighting to correct that.
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Deceptive Cadence
A hologram of the legendary soprano Maria Callas is currently touring North America and Europe.

Raising The Dead — And A Few Questions — With Maria Callas' Hologram

Nov 06, 2018
The legendary opera diva is on tour, as a hologram, with a live orchestra. But behind the dramatic music, truth and fiction are blurred.
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Slingshot
Who is your favorite new musician of 2018?

Vote For Your Favorite New Musician Of 2018

Nov 01, 2018

Slingshot, NPR Music's emerging artist series, spotlighted 40 artists over the course of the past 10 months. Now it's time for you to tell us your favorite.

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