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On the next Fretworks, we'll hear Bach played on the mandolin by Chris Thile, music from the first ever guitar concerto recording from the New York…

Some years ago, I had the privilege of seeing the beautifully restored Jean Cocteau film La Belle et la Bete. Â Originally released in 1946, the black and…

RCA Magic Key broadcasts were heard over the RCA Blue Network from 1935 to 1939. The program originated from what is now the Ed Sullivan Theater in New…

Above: Ravel's famously repetitive Bolero, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel conducting. It's the comfort of your old, threadbare…

This Saturday evening at 7pm on Classical 101, our hour long program Fretworks has music for the classical guitar. This week we'll hear a guitar trio, a…

The slaughter that was the Superbowl got off at least to a classy start when Renee Fleming sang our national anthem. I'm sure many were saying Renee who?…

Much music is designed simply to entertain...to be a diversion for a while. Background music can set the mood for a party, a soiree, maybe a special…

The 1940 census results were released online last week and the website registered over 60 million hits in three hours... But what do these results mean?…

Following the White House sex scandal of the 1990s, Monica Lewinsky endured public shame and trauma. Now, she is speaking out about it as a way to help others in similar circumstances.

I've just been listening to a new CD of art songs by Jake Heggie called Passing By. These are new recordings of Heggie's music with the composer at the…