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As is true for so many great musicians, the compositions of George Gershwin live on well after his death. Case in point: Jazz musician Gordon Goodwin has arranged Gershwin's beloved piece for his brassy Big Phat Band.

As an opera composer, Verdi was always conscious of dramatic effect. With off-stage trumpets, a pounding bass drum and four vocal soloists, his Requiem Mass really packs a wallop. Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the human story and vivid drama behind one of the master's greatest works.

When Monk's band arrived late in San Francisco, it inspired a solo album recorded in 1959.

With his unorthodox orchestrations and harmonies, Hermann changed the way we heard film music.

The young vocalist says his musical family and upbringing in Chicago helped cement his passion.

The string quartet explores intimate music by today's most popular composer.

Classical music critic Tom Manoff isn't usually a fan of French Baroque music. But he's found a boxed set of motets that he likes from a composer who met a bizarre end.

After 35 years together, the Emerson String Quartet is still making superb music. Hear them play part of one of Mozart's "Prussian" quartets.

Hear the acclaimed pianist discuss and spin his favorite Liszt recordings.

The jazzman earned many of his laurels arranging and orchestrating for other musicians. Nights on Earth is his first album of originals in 13 years.