Classical Music Features

• Regional Spotlight: Dmitry Kouzov
  Haydn's Concerto in D is the perfect vehicle for Dmitry Kouzov's virtuosity and sensitivity to the work's melodic playfulness. His performance from 2011 with the Minnesota Sinfonia led by Jay Fishman is in this week's Regional Spotlight.February 7, 2013
• Daniel Licht's Music for "Dishonored"
  Steampunk meets Charles Dickens's London in the game Dishonored, scored by composer Daniel Licht.February 7, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Quatuor Ebene
  On their fifth recording, The Ebene Quartet introduces you to the many facets of Felix Mendelssohn. Enjoy a free download from the disc!February 6, 2013
• Young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov conquers Twin Cities
  Daniil Trifonov's Twin Cities debut on Sunday for the Chopin Society proved him a compelling advocate for the grand romantic repertoire, and a virtuoso of the highest order.February 5, 2013
• Morning Glories: More New Releases!
  Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a stand-out work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories. This week, we hear recordings from five spectacular new releases!February 4, 2013
• Flicks in Five: Danny Elfman
  Four time Oscar nominee, Danny Elfman is known for his collaborations with Tim Burton, music for the Batman movies and The Simpsons theme song.February 2, 2013
• Le Comte Ory - Live from the Met
  Here's the Opera Quiz question for today: In what comedy by Rossini does a count appear in disguise, not once but twice? Tune into hear the answer on the Met Opera broadcast, February 2, 2013 at noon.February 1, 2013
• Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
  The FAA changes its tune regarding instruments on planes, the passing of "conduction" innovator Butch Morris, the stats on coughing at concerts and what the New Jersey Symphony board wasn't told about Richard Dare. Plus: violinist vs. composer and a music retailer's staff retaliates on Twitter.February 1, 2013
• Carnegie Hall Live: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
  Hear the beauty that is Barenboim conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 9 with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.February 1, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: The Highwayman
  Alfred Noyes' poem about a bandit falling in love with an innkeeper's daughter, The Highwayman, was set for orchestra and chorus by Sister Martina Hughes. Last October, Shelly Gruskin led a performance of this full and romantic sounding piece.January 31, 2013
• Inon Zur and Rift on Top Score
  Composer Inon Zur and the new music for Rift: Storm Legion on the latest episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.January 31, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Bartley Stratton
  Musical theatre enthusiast Bartley Stratton owns a social media company called Yodel by day, but is 'The Playbill Collector' by night. Her playlist will make us want to sing and dance ourselves!January 30, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Piano Variations
  According to Emanuel Ax, writing variations on a theme is a way for composers to show off what they can do. On his new disc, he lets us hear how Haydn, Beethoven, and Robert Schumann flex their muscles.January 29, 2013
• Seasonal Affective Composers on Morning Glories
  It's been cold, and now it's wet... and we're officially entering the time of winter where the weather's ups and downs can, well... get you down. So we collected a few thematic pieces you can hear each weekday morning at 10 a.m.January 28, 2013
• Flicks in Five - Sunset Boulevard
  Franz Waxman gave the same chilling effect as his score to "The Bride of Frankenstein" in the score of "Sunset Boulevard," the story of the mental disintegration of a silent film star.January 26, 2013

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