Music

May 6, 2008 9:09 AM

A Mother's Day New Classical Tracks for anyone who misses Mom

The death of Johannes Brahms' mother was the catalyst for a groundbreaking new take on the Requiem; one that disregarded the established structure and traditional text of the Requiem Mass, and drew instead from Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible.

by Valerie Kahler

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May 2, 2008 12:00 AM

Schubert Club Competition Winners: Daniel Larson

Tuba player Daniel Larson of St. Olaf College is one of the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition winners. He stopped by Minnesota Public Radio to share his musical talents.

by Melissa Ousley

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May 1, 2008 5:00 PM

Sharing a swingin' archive

Bob DeFlores' film archive is one of the largest private collections in the country. A new partnership with Normandale Community College will make many of his rare, historical films available for educational institutions.

by Karl Gehrke

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May 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Schubert Club Competition Winners: Caitlin Cisler

Several winners of the Schubert Club's Scholarship Competition visited Minnesota Public Radio to share their artistry. Among them is soprano Caitlin Cisler, a grad student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

by Steve Staruch

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April 29, 2008 3:00 PM

New Classical Tracks: China's most popular classical work

Gil Shaham's new disc presents two violin concertos -- one a 19th-century standard, the other written 80 years later in Communist China -- but both cast in lush romantic style.

by Julie Amacher

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April 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Schubert Club Competition Winners: Emily Anderson

Several winners of the Schubert Club's Scholarship Competition visited Minnesota Public Radio to share their artistry. Among them is violinist Emily Anderson, 17, of Stillwater High School.

by Steve Staruch

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April 25, 2008 3:10 PM

Finding sweetness through sadness

"A haunted landscape" is how Osvaldo Golijov describes the Schubert songs he arranged for soprano Dawn Upshaw and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. The composer and singer stopped by Minnesota Public Radio, listened to the original versions of the songs and explained how they made them their own.

by John Birge

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April 24, 2008 2:00 PM

Director examines the human side of immigration

Film director Tom McCarthy is drawing raves for his new film "The Visitor." The film examines the complicated realities of U.S. immigration policy.

by Euan Kerr

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April 22, 2008 9:52 AM

New Classical Tracks: A treasure trove of forgotten arias

On his latest disc, tenor Rolando Villazon has delved into operatic scores from 19th century Italy, many of them unfamiliar even to opera buffs. His criteria? "If my heart beat faster, then I chose it."

by Julie Amacher