Classical Music Features

• Slideshow: Rossini's Barber of Seville from the Met
  This weekend, the Metropolitan Opera notes the holiday weekend with a special performance of Rossini's Barber of Seville. Enjoy a slideshow from the production and tune into Classical MPR at noon on Saturday, December 22nd to hear it.December 22, 2012
• Top Score: The South American Sounds of Papo & Yo
  Papo & Yo turned out to be one of the most emotional experiences I've had as a gamer. While I feel as though I say that more and more, it's a trend I wholeheartedly embrace.December 21, 2012
• Light in the Darkness: Abbie Betinis writes a new Christmas Carol for troubled times
  Composer Abbie Betinis and Friends perform a new carol for 2012December 21, 2012
• Handel's Messiah performed by the Minnesota Orchestra
  If you've heard Handel's Messiah a hundred times - or perhaps never - you're in for something special Friday, December 21 at 8 p.m. This is a Messiah for those who've heard it countless times, or who want to discover for the first time why this piece is so beloved.December 21, 2012
• Regional Spotlight: Holiday Concerts
  Steve Staruch presents regional holiday music from recent performances.December 20, 2012
• New Classical Tracks: From Heavenly Harmony
  A new disc by the ensemble Ludus Baroque -- their name means "play" -- revels in Handel's Song for St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music.December 18, 2012
• Childhood of Christ by Hector Berlioz
  Berlioz's gentle, sublime oratorio tells the story of Christ's birth and the holy family's journey across Egypt. It is a rarely performed masterpiece, one of only a handful of Berlioz works written for chamber orchestra.December 17, 2012
• On Beethoven's Birthday, The Three Periods
  It was not long after Beethoven's death that people began to talk about "three periods" in his music. Despite the obvious simplifications involved, this division continues to be used and discussed today.December 16, 2012
• Flicks in Five: Polar Express
  Alan Silvestri's music to a Tom Hanks extravaganza with Hanks giving voice to at least four characters. Based on Chris van Allsburg's award winning kids' book.December 15, 2012
• Jesper Kyd and Darksiders II on Top Score
  Jesper Kyd explains how he scored the afterlife, light and darkness for Darksiders II on Top Score from Classical MPR.December 14, 2012
• Aida from the Met
  The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts Aida this weekend at 12 noon Central, on radio and HD.December 14, 2012
• Regional Spotlight: Holiday Concerts
  Steve Staruch features several regional choirs from recent concert performances in this week's Regional Spotlight.December 13, 2012
• Minnesota Varsity: Where Are They Now? - Briana Moynihan
  We recently caught up with former Minnesota Varsity Featured and Showcase Artists, including singer Briana Moynihan: "Before Varsity, I had only thought of myself as a student studying music."December 13, 2012
• Cantus Live at Westminster Presbyterian Church
  The nine-voice male vocal ensemble has put together something slightly different this year: there are carols new and old, as usual, but they're interspersing the music with brief, evocative readings that reflect a wide view of the season. Live at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.December 13, 2012
• Candles Burning Brightly™
  In the days of the Second Temple, the religious life of the Jews was almost halted by the ancient Greeks. But a band of Jews returned and rededicated the Temple. Their courageous act is the focus of Chanukah.December 12, 2012

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