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Returning To Music, Tested By Loss
Music was Erik Friedlander's refuge when his wife fell ill. Then, in one week, he lost both. The cellist and composer speaks with NPR's Arun Rath about making the new album Claws & Wings after months out of commission.
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Verdi's Gift: Wringing Catchy Music From Touchy Subjects
The composer's tendency to push buttons won him harsh reviews — and a lasting legacy. Conductor John Mauceri discusses how Giuseppe Verdi was regarded during his lifetime and where he stands now, 200 years after his birth.
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How Verdi Improved On Shakespeare
This coming week will mark Italian opera giant Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial. NPR's Arun Rath isn't just a fan of the composer's adaptation of Othello — he says it just might have the edge on the Bard's original.
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A Saxophonist From Santiago Cracks The Stateside Scene
Growing up in Chile, Melissa Aldana insisted on playing in clubs and transcribed solos like mad — as her father did before her. Her youthful dedication is beginning to pay off.
What Is Classical Music's Women Problem?
Recent comments from three prominent male conductors questioning women's "innate" inability to lead orchestras raises yet more questions: What century is the classical music community living in? And is it incumbent upon female performers and advocates to actually respond?
Ahmad Jamal Weaves Old And New On 'Saturday Morning'
The jazz pianist uses his new record to recall works of yesteryear and simultaneously illustrate his new sense of direction. Jamal isn't playing the way he did 60 years ago, now that he's finished warming up.
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Verdi's Operas: A Vigorous Soundtrack To Human Nature
On the bicentennial of the composer's birth, his music seems keenly suited to our triumphs and our failures. His operas may star dukes, prostitutes or court jesters, but they are all packed with vital insights into human nature.
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Verdi's Requiem With The Chicago Symphony
Watch a thrilling and masterful performance for the Verdi bicentennial: the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Riccardo Muti, performing in one of the composer's very greatest works, the furious and glorious Requiem.
Guest DJ Angela Meade: Hitting The Big Time With Help From Verdi
To mark the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi's birth, one of today's preeminent sopranos spins her favorite music by the master opera composer.
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Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
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