World War I in Classical Music: 9 Composers Touched By The Great War
The “war to end all wars” concluded 100 years ago. The musicians it inspired and affected wrote music that endures and still amazes us today.
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Composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff's Grand Finale
He went out on a high note. Our podcast miniseries on the brilliant Russian composer wraps up with Symphonic Dances, his final triumph.
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Met Opera Saturday Broadcasts: The Complete 2018-19 Schedule
Conductor Christopher Dragon On His New Look — And That T-Rex Costume
Leonard Bernstein: 100 Years Of A Great American Composer
This Composer Made An Orchestra Sound Like A Flock Of Starlings. It's Mesmerizing
Jordan Pal creates amazing sounds inspired by nature. You have to hear it to believe it.
Marc-Andre Hamelin Turns A Timeless Melody Into A Raucous Piano Workout
Plus: How 30 different pianists helped unveil the piece.
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Music Forward Matt Weesner
Saturday and Sunday nights at 7, explore music by contemporary composers, including Colorado artists, and hear the most influential pieces of the past century.
Colorado Spotlight David Ginder
Weekdays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., David Ginder is your connection to the music, voices and happenings of Colorado's classical music community.
Sacred Classics David Rutherford
Sunday mornings, 6 to 10 a.m., David Rutherford hosts a musical journey to comfort, inspire and renew your mind and spirit.
The Baroque Show Jean Inaba
Sundays at 10 a.m., two hours from an era of great musical development, beginning in the early 1600s, and ending with the death of J.S. Bach in 1750.
Midday Mozart Karla Walker
Weekdays at noon, spend your lunch hour with one of the greatest masters of classical music.
Metropolitan Opera
Launched in 1931, the Met’s Saturday matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical music program in radio history and your front row seat to a 128-year-old cultural institution.