Russia’s small towns are famous for their history. They have preserved much of the atmosphere, appearance, and memory of the ...

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Stop making classical music political,” a listener recently commented. “We listen to music to get away from politics.” ...

This work, Kamarinskaya (1842), was later hailed by Tchaikovsky as the "acorn" from which the whole of Russian music grew. Today we realize how biased this statement was. True, Tchaikovsky's ...

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For the 2nd concert of their Barbican stopover, Gustavo Dudamel and his orchestra are remembering home as the vibrant Latino vibes of Riccardo Lorenz and Gonzalo Grau encounter fate-full Tchaikovsky.

some 30 numbers in all and very nearly three hours of music (most productions today make some cuts). Tchaikovsky regarded it as one of his finest compositions. Rehearsals began on September 20 in ...

Jakub Hrůša conducts a sublime performance of Janáček’s masterpiece with a superb cast. Opera doesn’t get much better than this ...

The best 90s songs reflect music in transition: From alternative to hip-hop to electronic and beyond, we count down the best from a wild musical decade. The best 90s songs reveal a simple fact ...

December 31, 2024 • NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich turns us on to lesser known corners of music from 2024: blooming drone-folk, richly textured jazz, Somali garage-rock, medieval metal and a ...