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Music

Singer Connie Evingson celebrates St. Paul-born jazz great

Singer Connie Evingson celebrates St. Paul-born jazz great

Local jazz singer Connie Evingson's latest CD is a collection of songs by jazz pianist and singer Dave Frishberg. The St. Paul native is regarded as one of the finest songwriters of the past few decades. The CD also reunites Frishberg with an old U of M friend he describes as one of the most gifted musicians he ever met.
by Karl Gehrke

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New Classical Tracks: A New 'Four Seasons'

New Classical Tracks: A New 'Four Seasons'

Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" is a series of pictures in music. On her new disc, Sarah Chang gives them a high-definition presentation.
by Julie Amacher

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Celebrating and satirizing Anton Chekhov

Celebrating and satirizing Anton Chekhov

Actors and musicians in Minneapolis are using the dark heart of winter as the perfect setting for celebrating and satirizing the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
by Marianne Combs

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A two-bass hit

A two-bass hit

Nate Farrington and Blake Hinson are two young musicians riding the wave of a double bass renaissance. They're in the Twin Cities for performances with the Minnesota Sinfonia. They talked with MPR classical music host Steve Staruch.
by Steve Staruch

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The sacred side of Ellington

The sacred side of Ellington

Duke Ellington is considered one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Many of his songs are enduring standards. On Sunday, the choral group VocalEssence explores a lesser-known side of the legendary jazz pianist and bandleader.
by Karl Gehrke

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Singers compete in opera 'Idol'

Singers compete in opera 'Idol'

Three locally-based singers are off to New York City this weekend for the next step in what has been described as the "American Idol" of the opera world. The three men talked with Minnesota Public Radio classical host John Birge.
by John Birge

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New Classical Tracks: Mendelssohn as you've never heard it

New Classical Tracks: Mendelssohn as you've never heard it

Violinist Daniel Hope has had a lifelong involvement with the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. On his new disc, he plays it in its little-known original version, never recorded until now.
by Julie Amacher

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Minnesota Orchestra records Holocaust oratorio

Minnesota Orchestra records Holocaust oratorio

The Minnesota Orchestra is spending three days this week recording St. Paul composer Stephen Paulus's Holocaust memorial oratorio, "To Be Certain of the Dawn." The work received its premiere in 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps.
by Karl Gehrke

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The many sides of hip hop

The many sides of hip hop

Hip hop music appeals to a wider audience than ever. Poet and dancer Marc Bamuthi Joseph says he hopes to teach people of all ages and races that hip hop is not monolithic, and not all negative.

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Minnesota's Beethoven: what makes it so good?

Minnesota's Beethoven: what makes it so good?

Despite the hundreds of other recordings of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, something about the Minnesota Orchestra's latest CD caught the ear of judges at the The National Academy of Arts & Sciences. MPR's Brian Newhouse explains what makes this new recording worthy of a Grammy nomination.
by Tom Crann

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