Classical Music Features

• The Flanders Recorder Quartet at St. Mary's Cathedral
  Flanders is a lively center for recorder playing and building, so (not unexpectedly) this ensemble represented the best of the best. With charming music and an engaging personal delivery, three guys blew on their little wooden sticks and made for magical moments.March 11, 2013
• Morning Glories: The "Other" Piece
  Next week on Morning Glories, we'll celebrate some of the other ones. We'll take five pieces that live in the shade of their celebrated siblings, and shine the spotlight on them, for once.March 11, 2013
• First Listen: Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt, 'Night'
  Opposites attract in Night, a genre-blurring album that pairs alt-country singer-songwriter Tift Merritt with classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein. There's a solemn intimacy to these songs, and how they're delivered, that speaks one-on-one.March 10, 2013
• 10 Essential Facts About Don Carlo
  Tune in to Classical MPR on Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m. CT to hear Verdi's Don Carlo, live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. In prep for that performance, here are 10 facts which you might not know about the opera.March 8, 2013
• Carnegie Hall Live: Golijov's 'St. Mark Passion'
  Tune in at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10th to hear one of the most exciting pieces of 21st-century music: a new retelling of Jesus' last days, from the Latin American and Jewish perspectives, courtesy of composer Osvaldo Golijov and his vibrant cast of collaborators.March 8, 2013
• Interview: Anne-Sophie Mutter
  Violin superstar Anne-Sophie Mutter performs with pianist Lambert Orkis Monday March 11 at the Ordway as part of the Schubert Club International Artist Series. She spoke with Steve Staruch.March 8, 2013
• The Parker Quartet perform at Classical MPR and discuss their upcoming concert
  Minnesota's own Parker Quartet are one of the most celebrated classical ensembles of their generation. Today, they returned to Minnesota Public Radio's studios for a performance and interview with Emily Reese.March 7, 2013
• Carnegie Hall Live: Ensemble Matheus
  Tune in to Classical MPR to hear Ensemble Matheus live on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. CT. The evening's concert features three composers who were rivals at the opera house: George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, and Nicola Antonio Porpora.March 5, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Prepare for Goose Bumps
  Violinist Joshua Bell, who is now also conductor Joshua Bell, talks about his new recording and the excitement of Beethoven's symphonies.March 5, 2013
• Morning Glories: Pianos and Sunshine
  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. The new month brings a week of new releases, this time focusing on some sparkling pianists playing sunshine-y repertoire.March 4, 2013
• Flicks in Five: Life of Pi - Mychael Danna
  The Oscar-winning score is the backdrop to the story of a young Hindu boy, Pi, in the summer of 1977, surviving a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger named after an Edgar Allen Poe character.March 2, 2013
• Slideshow: Parsifal Live from the Met
  Tune in to Classical MPR on March 2 at 11 a.m. to hear the Met Opera's performance of Richard Wagner's Parsifal, and enjoy a slideshow from the production.March 1, 2013
• MMEA All-State: Minnesota's finest symphonic band
  Since 1944, Minnesota Music Educators Association has been developing the finest musicians and leaders among Minnesota's most accomplished high school students. This year, Classical MPR is broadcasting and streaming highlights from the MMEA All-State ensembles.March 1, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: The Ancia Saxophone Quartet
  The Ancia Saxophone Quartet had a chance to shine in a concert performance of the Philip Glass Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra.February 28, 2013
• Werther from Minnesota Opera
  Tune into Classical MPR on Wednesday, February 27 at 8 p.m. to hear Minnesota Opera's staging of Massenet's Werther with the pairing of international opera stars James Valenti and Roxana Constantinescu.February 27, 2013

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