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Classical Classroom, Episode 76: MusicWorks – How Sonya Got Her Opera On (Rerun)
How the soprano found her passion for singing opera by being true to herself, listening to her mother, and practicing like crazy.
Classical Classroom, Episode 189: Once More with Healing feat. Brooklyn Rider
What can’t we face when we have music?
Classical Classroom, Episode 188: Paddling to the Sea with Third Coast Percussion
They got the beat. Yeah, they got the beat.
Classical Classroom, Episode 187: Rachel Barton Pine Talks Bruch and Elgar
Or, “Dueling Fiddles with Rachel Barton Pine”.
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
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