Jeff Weeks
Sunday at 7:00pm on WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, the ensembles ACRONYM and Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Jiyang Chen: Hankey; Ewa-Marie Rundquist: Holloway; Simon Pauly: von Otter
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Pianist Alice Sara Ott's recording "John Field: Complete Nocturnes" dazzles, uplifts, and soothes. That's exactly what this music did for her. -
With his 2025 album "Song of the Birds," Avi Avital explores new worlds through the crossover between classical and folk music, with the help of his hand-picked group, Between Worlds. -
From ethereal centuries-old motets to electrifying works recently composed for percussion and prepared piano, hear some of CRB's favorite classical albums of 2025! -
Our favorite grooves that moved us through 2025, for our last Instant Replay of the year.
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On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart leads a celebration of the season, featuring a touching interpretation of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” and a special appearance by a particular very jolly fellow! -
On The Bach Hour, the simple act of naming unlocks a transformation in the fourth of the composer's six-part narrative for the season. -
On The Bach Hour, the Argentine mezzo-soprano is the soloist in music that opens a window to the composer's craft and life, with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
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GBH Music and Emmanuel Music showcase the radiant spirit of J.S. Bach's music for the season, featuring his Christmas Oratorio. -
Countertenor John Holiday sings a deeply personal program of spirituals, concert music, and his own arrangements, accompanied by pianist Kevin J. Miller, and shares stories from his background in music.
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.
From NPR Music
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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the country has been hit with more than 50,000 drone strikes. The constant threats of war have changed many things about life in Ukraine, including the way the night time sounds. We meet members of a youth orchestra outside Kyiv who are marking the new sounds of their country with a sonic poem. -
The restless musician, sporting less electronic gear than usual, spotlights the acoustic warmth of her instrument in pieces stimulated by Bach's cello suites.
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On The Bach Hour, Murray Perahia is the soloist in the composer's Concerto in D, and Ton Koopman leads a cantata inspired by the transformation of water into wine.
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