Classical Music Features

• Flicks in Five: Humphrey Bogart
  While Casablanca made Humphrey Bogart a star before he met Lauren Bacall, it was their famous off-screen love affair that fired their on-screen chemistry.March 30, 2013
• La Traviata, Live from the Met
  Tune in at 11:30 a.m. on March 30 for a live broadcast of Verdi's "La Traviata" from the Metropolitan Opera. Whatever the shortcomings of its very first performance, Verdi gave "La Traviata" all the elements needed to endow it with lasting success.March 29, 2013
• Holy Week Highlight: Bach's St. Matthew Passion
  Tune in at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 29 to hear a performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, as part of our special ongoing Holy Week programming.March 29, 2013
• Jim Dooley and Infamous on Top Score
  Composer Jim Dooley talks about working on both games in the Infamous series on Top Score from Classical MPR.March 29, 2013
• From Darkness to Light: A Celebration of Easter through Music
  Hosts Bob Christiansen and Valerie Kahler come together on March 31, 8 p.m. CST to bring listeners an Easter special to remember - From Darkness to Light .March 29, 2013
• Regional Spotlight: ACDA's 50th anniversary concerts
  Almost all of Minnesota's wonderful choirs were in the spotlight last November when the Minnesota chapter of the ACDA held its 50th anniversary concerts. Three performances from that weekend are in this week's Regional Spotlight.March 28, 2013
• Interview: Adriana Zabala and Gregg Kallor
  Have you ever heard a piece and thought to yourself, "It sounds as though it's always existed." You might get that impression when Adriana Zabala and Gregg Kallor perform a song recital of works composed in collaboration.March 28, 2013
• Holy Week Highlights: Ghersem's Miraculous Mass of Mary
  Tune in at 7 p.m. on March 28 to hear the Miraculous Mass of Mary by Renaissance master Gery de Ghersem, performed by The Rose Ensemble and special guest ensemble VOCES8.March 28, 2013
• Reflections for Holy Week: Choral Music with Dale Warland
  It's something of a spiritual credo in the eastern Orthodox tradition,"Where there is beauty let us enjoy it!" Marking this season of re-birth, Dale Warland revisits several of the recordings and concert performances made with his Dale Warland Singers. An invitation to quiet contemplation and to the nourishment of the spirit, Classical MPR's Steve Staruch hosts this one hour special program at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.March 27, 2013
• Music with Minnesotans: Marina and Evgeny Liberman
  It's all Russian music when Saint Paul signature restaurant 'Moscow on the Hill' owners Marina and Evgeny Liberman come on air. Na Zdorovie!March 27, 2013
• Win a chance to guest-host Friday Favorites on Classical MPR
  We're looking for five lucky Classical MPR listeners to serve as co-hosts for the Member Appreciation Week edition of Friday Favorites. Enter now for your chance to win!March 26, 2013
• Classical MPR at PAX East 2013
  Top Score and Classical MPR host Emily Reese traveled to Boston to moderate the "Behind the Music of Blockbuster Video Games" panel at PAX East 2013.March 26, 2013
• Holy Week Programming
  For Holy Week, Classical MPR is featuring sacred choral music, including Durufle's Requiem and Bach's St. Matthew Passion, as well as selections from The Dale Warland Singers and The Rose Ensemble.March 25, 2013
• New Classical Tracks: The Prince of Music
  The singers of The Sixteen have embarked on a recording project devoted to Giovanni Palestrina, the composer called "The Prince of Music." Their newest disc includes music for Easter and Holy Week.March 25, 2013
• Morning Glories: Five Essential Women Composers
  We'll wrap-up the month of March — which is Women's History Month — with the music of five women composers.March 25, 2013

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