Felix Broede: Faust; Marco Borggreve: Gilbert
Tonight at 8:00pm, violinist Isabelle Faust is the soloist in Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto and Alan Gilbert conducts two Haydn Symphonies.
Gregor Hohenberg
CRB Blog
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English ensembles Polyphony and Britten Sinfonia, led by Stephen Layton, bring a polished sheen to Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds’s modern masterpiece "Passion and Resurrection" and other works. -
In a rare occurrence, planets will line up in the sky this month. A classical composer lined them up over 100 years ago! -
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Possibly the perfect playlist for the sweater-wearing, french-speaking, stunt-car-driving monk in your life. See what I mean in this month's Instant Replay.
GBH Music Presents
On Demand
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On The Bach Hour, Helmut Rilling conducts the composer's Cantata No. 84 and selections from the Mass in B minor, and guitarist Jason Vieaux and German Brass each offer distinctive interpretations in two of Bach's instrumental works. -
Herbert Blomstedt, one of the masters of conducting for over seven decades, leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in symphonies by Schubert and Brahms. -
On The Bach Hour, one of the composer's frothier musical creations tells the story of a father, his daughter, and a hot caffeinated beverage that causes a minor rift in family relations.
From NPR Music
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Stradivarius violins often sell for millions. There's a long history behind them, and violinists who swear they sound better than modern ones. -
In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn't otherwise accept them.
The Bach Hour
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On The Bach Hour, John Eliot Gardiner conducts an artistically riveting work with roots in the cultural fears and biases of the composer's time and place.
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