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Classical Classroom, Episode 112: The Ugly Christmas Sweaters of Classical Music, with Alecia Lawyer (Rerun)
There’s a lot of beautiful Christmas music out there. This isn’t it.
Classical Classroom, Episode 186: Kim Kashkashian on the Persistence of Bach
Why the music of Bach can’t stop won’t stop.
Classical Classroom, Episode 185: On Discovering Hidden Classical Gems with Marc-André Hamelin
Oh, a (record) hunting we will go!
Classical Classroom, Episode 184: Working Hard with Hilary Hahn
How much practice does it take to be the best around?
Classical Classroom, Episode 183: All-Star Ashley Bathgate’s Primer on New Classical Music
(Or whatever you want to call this newfangled sound.)
Classical Classroom, Episode 182: Fantastic Bell – Joshua Bell on Max Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy”
If it’s not Scottish, what is it??
Classical Classroom, Episode 181: The Magicians – Daron Hagen on Orson Welles
In which the composer uses prestidigitation to make an opera about the famous director.
Classical Classroom, Episode 180: Icelandic Music History 101 with Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
Íslensk tónlist er flott!
Classical Classroom, Episode 179: The Miro Quartet on Beethoven’s Opus 131, an Autobiography
When the going gets tough, the tough write string quartets. (Or, at least Beethoven did.)
Classical Classroom, Episode 178: Anne Akiko Meyers on Working with Superheroes
A fangirl gets to work with her idols.
Classical Classroom, Episode 177: Sharon Isbin on Spanish Art Song, TM, and Everything Else
The Grammy-winning guitarist is subjected to our rigorous geeky-ness and passes with flying colors.
Classical Classroom, Episode 176: Composing Music for Film About Music with Jono Hill
A composer writes music for a film about a classical musician. Whoa. Meta.
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