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This Saturday on Fretworks, I'll have the relatively rare Guitar Concerto No. 3 by early 19th century composer Mauro Giuliani. Â Giuliani was a leading…

The french horn is one of the most treacherous instruments in the orchestra. It is a tightrope from which it is easy to fall. Mozart's horn concertos,…

"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me period-correct recorders, bass dulcian, crumhorns, medieval and Renaissance harps, violas da…

The online debate began after The New York Times published a guacamole recipe that includes fresh peas.

As I listened to Van Cliburn play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata this morning, I was compelled to track down Nobuyuki Tsujii, the young Japanese pianist…

June 8 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the greatest Romantic composers. Although in his later years he was troubled by…

Endless melodies - the offerings from your muse on your young altar. The Romantics had a tendency to burn out. This was true of poets as well as…

Heartache and revenge in your heroines’ footlights – all the world’s your stage. If one were to look at a list of opera productions around the world…

The Cincinnati Opera opens its 2009 season on June 11 with Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. This season has a "Spanish" theme. Other operas being…

When I stand away from your dazzling orchestra, your water sparkles. Is it just me, or does Claude Debussy's music make anyone else long to take a beach…