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Joyce DiDonato and the members of Time for Three stand against a backdrop of Emily Dickinson's handwritten poem, "No Prisoner Be."
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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the genre-defying string trio Time for Three talk about their new album "Emily — No Prisoner Be," the joys of working with composer Kevin Puts, and the responsibility of bringing Emily Dickinson to a new generation.
  • Music for movies, for poetry, and even for puppets. Enjoy the spring blooms in this month's Instant Replay.
  • On March 15th, a guy woke up, got dressed, and walked into the worst day of his life. In the 2,000 years since, composers have made Julius Caesar a figure of legend.
  • Listen to CRB’s new Dream Stream! Wind down and clear your head before you drift off to sleep with calming choral performances, soothing piano works, and velvety nocturnes, hosted by David O’Leary.
  • From new sounds for old faves, to singing out of a funk, take a listen to this month's Instant Replay.
  • On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Jonathan Cohen leads the unmatched H+H Orchestra and soprano Joélle Harvey in three love songs by Handel.
  • On The Bach Hour, the enigmatic Canadian pianist dispatches one of Bach's greatest masterpieces in an interpretation for the ages.
  • On WCRB In Concert with Music Worcester, pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Zlatomir Fung explore Bach’s solo music for their respective instruments in honor of the great composer's birthday.
What makes an opera performance great? GBH Music partnered with Boston Lyric Opera, New England Conservatory of Music, and legendary opera singers Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, and Davóne Tines to explore an extraordinary art form.
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  • On The Bach Hour, Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in a work that's at once contemplative and exuberant, and Angela Hewitt plays selections from Book II of the Well-Tempered Clavier.