Features
Longform insight across the musical spectrum
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A Father's Lament
Finding solace in the sound of authentic sorrow
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By Rev. Jake Bohstedt Morrill -
The Next (Not-So-)Big Thing
New chamber orchestras are popping up all over America.
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From Christemasse to Carole
The birth of Christmas in medieval England
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The Shuffle Effect
Postmodern composers shuffled tunes long before the iPod era.
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Viola Jokes
Jimi Hendrix played the viola. And so do I.
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By Helen Campbell
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The Rite of a Hundred Springs
Since the riotous launch of Stravinsky’s tour de force a century ago, composers from Debussy to Dalbavie, from Messiaen to the minimalists, from Xenakis to Zhurbin, have taken inspiration from the score, which remains a revivifying, renewable and perennial source of energy.
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By Paul Griffiths -
Sounds As Music
Inside the work and philosophy of Helmut Lachenmann
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By Paul Griffiths -
Kung Fu and the Art of Pianism
Andreas Haefliger finds a freer connection to the keyboard.
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By Jens F. Laurson -
'But Beautiful'
A life with Billie Holiday
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Conrad Tao: Leaving the Comfort Zone
Adventurous as a pianist and composer, Conrad Tao is reshaping the image of the piano virtuoso for the twenty-first century.
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James Bond Themes, Ranked
007 needs his soundtrack even more than his gadgets.
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Seeing Sound
The effect of music on your mind.
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By Colin Eatock -
Pied Piper of Bourbon Country
Louisville Orchestra’s wunderkind conductor, Teddy Abrams, leads the way.
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By Bradley Bambarger -
Bob Dylan's Dream No. 2017
A reflection on the words of a poet.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Britten
by Daniel Felsenfeld
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Classical Mania
They were rock stars a hundred years before Rock 'n' Roll.
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How Claudio Arrau Nearly Became Glenn Gould
The pianist abandoned Bach for Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann — but at what cost?
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by Jens F. Laurson -
Lara Downes: American Again
The pianist reflects on race and indentity.
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By Lara Downes -
Van Cliburn: An Unforeseen Ambassador
Van Cliburn and the legacy of classical music in America
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By Ben Finane -
Instrumental Royalty
For more than a century and a half, Steinway has handcrafted pianos in New York City, passing craftsmanship down through the generations.
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The Dances, Joys, Pleasures
How dance music found its stylized peak in the Baroque — and how Bach can make us dance today
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By Jens F. Laurson -
Off the Page, Against the Grain
Music in celebration of springtime
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Off the Page, Against the Grain
It’s the rare performer who improvises in classical music.
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By Bradley Bambarger -
Strange Magic
On quantifying the sound of a Stradivarius
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By Marcia Adair -
Does Music Make You Smarter?
Three smart guys — a psychologist, a neuropsychologist and a biologist — weigh in.
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By Colin Eatock -
Confessions of a Chorister
Prompted by a recent documentary, a former boy singer reminisces.
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By Jens F. Laurson -
Ten Great Classical Music Moments in America
By Kyle MacMillan
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