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Now available on demand: Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Williams’s Piano Concerto, written for and performed by Ax, followed by the epic journey of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1.
See the full lineup of CRB Classical's broadcasts for the 2025 Tanglewood Music Festival.
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Whether wistful, haunting, or playful, summer's here, and stompin' to the beat. -
The now-iconic score made waves when it was first released in 1975. What makes it stand out to this day? -
With an eclectic style and influences ranging from Erik Satie to Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin is entwined with contemporary classical music thanks to Philip Glass, Alarm Will Sound, and others. -
Espresso, some blues and a little bit of surfin' round out this month's Instant Replay.
How does music awaken our sense of place?
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On The Bach Hour, a simple tune is continually transformed, creating the foundations of multiple themes in the composer's Cantata No. 93, conducted by Ton Koopman. -
Andris Nelsons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and a cast of phenomenal singers bring Puccini’s operatic tale of love and treachery to the Shed. -
Conductor Thomas Adés leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, with Finnish compatriot Pekka Kuusisto, and the same composer’s Symphony No. 5.
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On The Bach Hour, the renowned harpsichordist and conductor draws on decades of interpretive experience to conduct Bach's Partita No. 5, re-imagined for chamber orchestra.
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