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An enormous New York crowd celebrates VE Day at the end of WWII. Aaron Copland was inspired to write his "Fanfare for the Common Man" by a wartime speech rallying Americans against imperialism.

On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

Two black and white images showing Marian Anderson on the left looking off in the distance, and Leontyne Price, wearing pearls, on the right, looking powerfully forward

Out of the Box: Marian Anderson & Leontyne Price

The stories and voices of two of America's most celebrated and pioneering singers star in this week's segment.WHAT: Arias, art songs, and spirituals,…

Fathers, and Sons and Daughters

Like father, like son? A Daddy’s Girl? We’re celebrating Father’s Day with the Bachs, the Mozarts, the Liszts, and the Wiecks.

In the foreground, composer Takashi Yoshimatsu, is visible from the shoulders up, facing forward and wearing a suit jacket with a patterned shirt underneath. He has a thick but neatly trimmed mustache and bearded chin. In the background is a photo of a Japanese mountain range at sunset, with a bright orange sky and silhouetted cranes flying to the right.

This Just In: Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Memo Flora"

Japanese composer, columnist and iconoclast Takashi Yoshimatsu evokes babbling brooks, chirping birds, and delicate beauty in this radically pastoral album featuring Sachio Fujioka and the Manchester Camerata.

In the recovered audio, taped just months before his death in 1964, Arthur "Harpo" Marx plays the harp and narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, with a nod to the politics of the time.

'Silent' Marx brother Harpo speaks in newly found recording

Harpo Marx — the "silent" Marx brother — can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964.

Violinist Aisslinn Nosky and the Handel and Haydn Society

Bach's Brandenburgs, from the Handel and Haydn Society

Thursday, April 23, 9pmOn a Festival 1750 broadcast, violinist Aisslinn Nosky co-directs, with harpsichordist Ian Watson, a Handel and Haydn Society…

NEC Philharmonia + First Mondays at Jordan Hall

November 6The New England Conservatory Philharmonia plays Mahler's Symphony No. 1, plus highlights from the NEC "First Mondays" series.On the…

Legos, Marbles, and Kyrie Irving

Don't skip this week's link roundup.Everybody loves Legos. Everybody loves music. So why not put them together? Here's a list of the 8 best Lego/classical…

Glories of the Italian Baroque

Sunday, April 28, 20197:00 PMOn WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, the local ensemble performs an international tour of dazzling baroque…

Maurice Ravel, seated at a piano, with a birthday hat

Happy birthday, Maurice Ravel!

The great French composer Maurice Ravel turns 142 today, and it seems like he's popping up everywhere, both in the news and in the concert hall.To help…

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