Classical Music Blog

Five cool classical CDs of 2011

Here's a small and personal choice of some of the most enjoyable and creative "out-of-the-way" classical CDs of 2011. You remember 2011, don't you?

The Diva and Divo Discs of the Year

Yesterday, in Jeff Lunden's otherwise apt Morning Edition profile of the great cabaret singer Barbara Cook, New York...

The calls start coming by early December. "Are you broadcasting Lessons and Carols this year?" "When will...

The Twelve CDs of Christmas

Here's my personal choice for Christmas CDs, with links to retailers or artist homepages.

Favoured sounds of the season, part one

Pardon the affected British spelling in the title of this post. I just thought it would add a little extra flavour (there I go again!) to the musical eggnog I'm serving here. Anyhow, here's my arbitrary and...

Roll on (not over) Beethoven!

How would you like to have attended the concert in which three of the most beloved classical masterpieces...

On contemporary classical music, part deux

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the New York Times published two articles on the New York...

What's the current state of contemporary American classical composition?

Now there's a question guaranteed to quicken the pulse and raise the blood pressure of composers, performers, critics and (ahem) bloggers. But...

'Tis the season!

Yes, dear music lover, it's that time of year again -- the time when people's hearts are filled with joy and brotherhood. I...

A classy birthday class

While Beethoven dominates the classical birthday scene for December, today's class of three honorees has us scrambling for candles, and carving out major chunks of airtime. You'll hear plenty from each in WFCR's...

How to play Bach, in one easy lesson!