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Our Valentine's Day stream is the perfect soundtrack to share with your sweetheart. Music for Loving is the genre's most sentimental and expressive music for the holiday.

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Music Through The Night®
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Top Score

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In this podcast, host Emily Reese takes an in-depth listen to video game music and talks with the people who make it.

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Jesper Kyd on Top Score
Composer Jesper Kyd visited MPR headquarters in November for Top Score's first live event. Check out the audio and video from the night!
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Artist-in-Residence

Chad Hoopes

Classical MPR is proud to have Chad Hoopes as our 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence. Find more information about this incredible young violinist and the residency at our Artist-in-Residence page.

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Music on Demand - Minnesota Orchestra
Select Minnesota Orchestra performances recorded by Classical Minnesota Public radio are now available for download.

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Love Notes

Love Notes: Send a Valentine from Classical MPR

In celebration of Valentine's Day, hosts from Classical Minnesota Public Radio have selected their favorite love songs. Send one of these songs to your loved one with a Love Note.

  • Leif Ove AndsnesTune in to Carnegie Hall Live, Wednesday, February 15 at 7 p.m.
    Tune in Wednesday, February 15 at 7 p.m. for a recital by Leif Ove Andsnes, described by the Wall Street Journal as "one of the most gifted musicians of his generation." Andsnes performs works by Haydn, Bartok, Debussy and Chopin in this live broadcast from Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.
  • Simone Dinnerstein - Something Almost Being SaidFree Downloads from Simone Dinnerstein's New Disc "Something Almost Being Said"
    Simone Dinnerstein has graciously allowed MPR to offer a free track from her new disc "Something Almost Being Said."
  • Barry KemptonBarry Kempton: Home is Where the Art Is
    The Schubert Club, Minnesota oldest arts organization, has a new Director. Barry Kempton's gracious accent reveals his English roots. But Kempton is no stranger to Minnesota. He spent eleven years as Artistic Planner and General Manager of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Now, after five years in England running the London Sinfonia, Kempton is back in Minnesota as the Schubert Club's Artistic and Executive Director.
  • Three OrangesThis Week's Morning Glories - Love for Spouse and Citrus
    Here are our morning glories for next week, all relating to themes of love and passion! Love for a spouse (Wagner), unrequited love (Chaminade, according to the story), love for citrus fruits...
  • Sarah LutmanSarah Lutman to leave SPCO
    Sarah Lutman is leaving her position as president and managing director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra to start an independent consulting practice.
  • Still of Berenice Bejo and Jean DujardinFlicks in Five: The Artist
    A unique score for a unique film that came out of nowhere at Cannes. Now it's won Golden Globes and received numerous nominations for "best everything" (almost) from BAFTA, the Brit's Oscars to the SAG and Directors' Guild awards to The Oscars. Ludovic Bource created a score that's both original and an homage to the great film composers of the early 20th century.
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New DVD shines light on Mozart's Sister

Posted February 14, by Luke Taylor

Mozart's Sister, a 2010 film by French filmmaker René Féret, is released on DVD in the U.S. today. The film postulates on the life and talent of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister, Nannerl.

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Roll Credits: 02/13/2012

Posted February 13, by ClassicalMPR

Playlist Barry: Out of Africa Royal Phil/Barry Steiner: Tara Theme GWTW Royal Phil/Serebrier RPO 017 Michel Legrand: I Will Wait for You Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel Telarc 80319 Rosza: Spellbound Concerto Mark Knopfler: Storybook Love from Princess Bride Warner Brothers 25610 Max...

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Notable Classical Grammy Winners

Posted February 13, by ClassicalMPR

The glitz of the Grammy Awards typically focuses on the pop music side of things... and this year was no different. As such, notable achievements for classical recording artists often go unnoticed. Here's a list of the awards we think...

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There really is Free Lunch...

Saying Something Through Music

Happy Birthday John Williams!

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2012 Minnesota Varsity

Minnesota Varsity is a high school-level Classical music showcase for classical and musical theater performance students from Minnesota. Get more information.

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Arts & Culture

Polica: A band before they realized it, thanks to Ryan Olson

Formed just a few months ago, the quartet has generated so much excitement with its cavalcade of electronic effects and live instrumentation that it released its new album, "Give You the Ghost," several weeks early.

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State of the Arts

Obama's budget includes 5% increase for the arts

For the NEA, that's still only about half of what it was allotted in the late '80s and early '90s, adjusting for inflation.

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Radio Highlights

  • Friday Favorites

    Each week host Steve Staruch presents two hours of classical music based on listener requests. Do you have a favorite work you'd like to share?
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  • Programming Highlights

    Highlights from Feb. 7 to 14

    Wednesday, noon: Music with Minnesotans:Reid McLean, development officer at Macalester
    Thursday, 3 pm hour: Regional Spotlight: Performances from the Young Artist Solo Competition of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
    Friday, 8 pm: Minnesota Orchestra plays Russian music; with conductor James Gaffigan and cellist Anthony Ross
    Saturday, 11 am: Metropolitan Opera: Wagner's Gotterdammerung
    Sunday, 6 am: Pipedreams: Old Is New
    Sunday, noon: From the Top, from Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Sunday, 1 pm: SymphonyCast: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with oboist Albrecht Mayer
    Monday, 7 pm: Roll Credits
    Monday, 8 pm: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Oliver Knussen conducts 20th-century works, including Berg's Chamber Concerto

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Learning to Listen

February 22, 2012
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio

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Music for Living

  • You may have heard us exploring our new tagline "Music for Living" on air. The playful vignettes, produced by our own John Birge, feature everyday tasks and events… and how Classical MPR can connect with you during those times.

Taste of the Holidays Vol. 1

  • The 21 song collection gathers together holiday classics such as "Joy to the World" performed by Choral Arts Ensemble, "The Christmas Song" by the Dolce Wind Quartet, "Greensleeves" by The Copper Street Brass Quintet, among others. The cd features a wonderful selection of classical music along with delicious recipes from Lynne Rossetto Kasper and The Splendid Table.