Classical Music Features

• Flicks in Five: The Longest Day
  A very young Paul Anka, who had a part in the big-budget movie, wrote the theme song.May 17, 2013
• Wagner at 200: Listen to the Complete Ring Cycle
  Immerse yourself in over 14 hours of Richard Wagner's masterpiece, Der Ring des Nibelungen, courtesy of Allegro Music. Find out more about Wagner, the operas and enter our giveaway to win the complete Ring Cycle box set.May 16, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: Brasil Guitar Duo
  Their performances are golden as they play as one, and with rhythmic drive and a sensuous sound the Brasil Guitar Duo always have fans saying, "Wow!"May 16, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Jim Waldo
  Jim Waldo is a part time musician but it takes up much of his life. A founding member of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and regular singer with Dale Warland, he'll share his deep, rich radio voice and also his deep love of music.May 15, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Italian Journey
  Italian composers like Puccini and Verdi are often best known as opera composers. This new disc from the Quartteto di Cremono shows what they could do in the realm of chamber music.May 14, 2013
• A Wagner Bicentennial Celebration with Pipedreams
  Showcasing music by the foremost 19th century composer who did not write for the pipe organ, Richard Wagner (1813-1883).May 13, 2013
• Morning Glories: The clarinet takes center stage
  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.May 13, 2013
• Flicks in Five: A Place in the Sun
  A Place in the Sun was a 1951 black and white classic of intrigue, betrayal and murder based on Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel, An American Tragedy.May 11, 2013
• Lennie Moore and Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top Score
  With so many World War II games on the market, it can be difficult to come up with a unique sound for the score. Lennie Moore talks about his music for Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm on Top Score.May 10, 2013
• Live from the Met: Gotterdammerung
  Tune in at 10:00 a.m. on May 11 for a live broadcast of Wagner's Gotterdammerung from the Metropolitan Opera, and enjoy a slideshow from the production.May 10, 2013
• SPCO returns to the stage after a bitter lockout
  After a punishing contract dispute and a five-month lockout, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra returned to the stage last night for the first time since musicians and management reached a labor settlement. On the surface the concert was all about the music, but underneath, raw emotions remain.May 10, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: Inna Faliks
  Part of the magic of the performance of the Mendelssohn Piano Concert No. 1 at the Basilica of St Mary on April 27 was the precision and emotional "color" of the Minnesota Sinfonia led by Jay Fishman. Also, Inna Faliks' piano playing will have you shouting bravo to the radio!May 9, 2013
• Minnesota Orchestra cancels rest of season
  Minnesota Orchestra management said today that it had cancelled all remaining concerts of the 2012-2013 season, citing musicians refusal to negotiate while a lockout continues.May 8, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Elizabeth Cutter
  Hennepin County Judge Elizabeth Cutter was named a Minnesota Lawyer of the year in 2011 and became a District Court judge just this past January, but tells me her life can be told musically.May 8, 2013
• Bruce Coppock back as head of SPCO
  Former St. Paul Chamber Orchestra leader Bruce Coppock will return as its president and managing director, the SPCO announced Tuesday.May 7, 2013

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