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On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.
Jiyang Chen: Mälkki; Marco Borggreve: Nelsons; Marvin Joseph: Fleming, Courtesy of the artist: Simon; Nigel Parry: Midori; Paul Glickman: Hadelich
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This month, we've got a whole lot of character, from a dynamic duo to the Queen of Country and from a space-faring diarist to a stunning discovery. The gang's all here in February's Instant Replay. -
Whether you call it Carnival, Carnivale, or Mardi Gras, you’re talking one big party! -
In a program with the Celebrity Series of Boston, pianist, composer, and educator Jason Moran explores the life and music of World War One-era composer James Reese Europe. -
In a pair of recordings with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic horn player celebrates the vibrant intersection of Mozart concertos and traditional Cuban dance music.
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On The Bach Hour, the Los Angeles-based violinist performs both parts - each on a different Stradivarius instrument - of one of the composer’s most dramatic concertos. -
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann perform Elgar, and Dima Slobodeniouk returns to conduct Hailstork and Stravinsky. -
On The Bach Hour, organist Balint Karosi joins host Brian McCreath with rich context for his performance of the composer's magisterial collection called Clavierübung, Part III.
From NPR Music
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A new album from the guitarist for the rock band The National spotlights pieces he’s written for friends like Katia Labèque, Colin Currie and Pekka Kuusisto. -
Three years ago, a group of young musicians from Afghanistan and their teachers fled Kabul to remake their lives as a community in northern Portugal. Now, they are touring the U.S.
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On The Bach Hour, Ton Koopman leads Amsterdam Baroque in music that reflects the complexity of belief through one of the composer's most brilliant works, written for Easter.
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