Classical Music Features

• Flicks in Five - Alexandre Desplat
  This French composer didn't hit the Hollywood radar screens until he received wide acclaim for the scores for the final Harry Potter moviesApril 19, 2013
• Deconstructing "Tomb Raider" with Composer Jason Graves
  Composer Jason Graves explains the musical themes he created for "Tomb Raider" on the new episode of Top Score from Classical MPR.April 19, 2013
• Live from the Met: Siegfried
  Tune in at 11 a.m. on April 20 for a live broadcast of Wagner's Siegfried from the Metropolitan Opera, and enjoy a slideshow from the production.April 19, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: St. Olaf Choir
  Choral Month continues with this week's Regional Spotlight, which features the St. Olaf Choir as they premiere a new choral work by Minnesota composer Abbie Betinis.April 18, 2013
• Carnegie Hall Live: Dresden Staatskapelle Plays Bruckner
  When the venerable orchestra brings Bruckner's Eighth Symphony to New York, listeners will hear an ensemble comfortable with the composer's quirks and thrills. Hear a mesmerizing experience Friday, April 19th at 7 p.m. on Classical MPR for the finale of this year's Carnegie Hall Live season.April 18, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Bob Oganovic
  We continue with choral music playlists when I bring in a singer who proudly wears the label of "choral geek" singing both in the Minnesota Chorale and at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Bob Oganovic.April 17, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
  On their new disc of contemporary works, the members of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet show off the sonic versatility of their instruments.April 17, 2013
• Choral Top 10: Dale Warland
  As part of our Voices of Spring Choral Month, we've asked prominent voices in the Minnesota choral community to tell us their top 10 choral pieces so we could share them with you! We're beginning the series with the legendary Dale Warland.April 16, 2013
• The cellist on the bestseller list
  Edward Kelsey Moore, author of 'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat,' talks about music, writing and a story shaped by sonata.April 15, 2013
• Morning Glories: Global Choral Traditions
  This week's Morning Glories of unaccompanied choral works explore five choral traditions from different parts of the globe: England, France, America, Estonia, and Germany.April 15, 2013
• Remembering Colin Davis, A Conductor Beloved Late In Life
  The English conductor was knighted in 1980 and won three Grammys -- but did not reach the real heights of his career until he was in his sixties and seventies. Famed for his interpretations of Berlioz, Sibelius and Mozart as well as contemporary composers, he died at age 85 on Sunday.April 14, 2013
• Flicks in Five: Spencer Tracy
  A star long before he was paired on screen with Katharine Hepburn, Tracy's now legendary quote about the art of acting says it all: "Know your lines and don't run into the furniture."April 13, 2013
• Kevin Riepl and Aliens: Colonial Marines on Top Score
  What happens when a composer writes a great score for a not-so-great game? Kevin Riepl talks about his music for Aliens: Colonial Marines.April 12, 2013
• In the Dark with Cantus
  As part of our Voices of Spring choral music programming through the month of April, we're highlighting some of the more stunning performances from our archive. Here, vocal ensemble Cantus hangs out in the old Gangster hideouts in Saint Paul: The Wabasha Street Caves.April 12, 2013
• Live from the Met: Die Walkure
  Tune in at 11 a.m. on April 13 for a live broadcast of Wagner's Die Walkure from the Metropolitan Opera, and enjoy a slideshow from the production.April 12, 2013

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