Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 1:15pm
For Wade Fernandez, music is a way of honoring the past while also ensuring the future. A roots musician and member of the Menominee Nation, Fernandez’s song, "Sawaenemiyah (Blessed)" is the "Simply Folk" download of the month for November.
Friday, November 1, 2019, 10:00am
German pianist Heidrun Holtmann has released a 4-CD set of the Bach "48:" Books I & II of his beloved Well Tempered Clavier.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 1:30pm
Mary Gauthier's 2018 album "Rifles & Rosary Beads" was written with veterans and their families as a way to share their stories of war and beyond.
Friday, October 25, 2019, 10:00am
The Neave Trio's new release, "Her Voice" features three pioneering female composers: Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke and Louise Farrenc.
Friday, October 18, 2019, 10:00am
Composer John Williams has adapted music from a number of films for violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
Friday, October 11, 2019, 10:00am
Years-long in the making, conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic release a seven-CD box set of Tchaikovsky's greatest music.
Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 9:20am
Award-winning UW-Madison composer Laura Schwendinger talks with WPR's Norman Gilliland about the upcoming U.S premiere of music by Irish composer Raymond Deane.
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11:00am
When Sleater-Kinney formed in the mid-1990s, they were a rock 'n' roll powerhouse from the start. Two guitarists, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, weave heavy, melodic licks and share vocal duties. A drummer rounds out the trio, a group that eventually became one of the most influential bands of that era.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 3:20pm
Cris Plata is an embodiment of a musical crossroads, having grown up traveling with his family around the United States as migrant farmers. And those travels exposed him to music that melded with the traditional Mexican music that he grew up with.
Friday, September 27, 2019, 10:00am
Guitarist Sharon Isbin and the Pacifica String Quartet play works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vivaldi, Turina and Boccherini.
Friday, September 27, 2019, 5:20am
What do humans do when their work — their livelihood and part of their identity — can be replaced by a machine and even done better? One answer is, they stand up for their dignity, or at least, that's what John Henry did.
Friday, September 20, 2019, 10:00am
Pianist Orli Shaham's new release features two of Mozart's piano concertos in a recording made with her husband, conductor David Robertson, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It's quite a family affair – the release is on her brother Gil Shaham's recording label, Canary Classics.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 3:30pm
We talk with one of the members of Graminy, an award-winning Wisconsin musical group that blends classical and bluegrass. They touch on themes like the environment, cultural events, and the feel of the Midwest.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019, 3:30pm
We talk with one of the members of Graminy, an award-winning Wisconsin musical group that blends classical and bluegrass. They touch on themes like the environment, cultural events, and the feel of the Midwest.
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 10:00am
Violinist Nicola Benedetti has released a new recording featuring two world premieres, both composed for her by legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 2:45pm
Alt-folk musician Simon Balto talks about his songwriting while in the WPR studio for a 2014 "Simply Folk" interview with Stephanie Elkins.
Friday, August 23, 2019, 10:00am
Composer Michael Torke has a new recording featuring four concertos: one each for violin, bassoon, clarinet and oboe.
Friday, August 23, 2019, 9:35am
Late summer brings us overflowing vegetable gardens, crops nearing harvest time and also plenty of crawling and buzzing things. There’s lots of great music inspired by our summertime companions. The WPR Music Staff has put together a fun list of things to listen to, including some interesting pieces that might be new discoveries for many of us.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 12:55pm
When so often the latest thing is considered the greatest thing, Eilen Jewell prefers her music with the word "early" in front of it.
Friday, August 16, 2019, 10:00am
American cellist Bion Tsang performs the cello concertos by Antonín Dvořák and George Enescu, two emotional and dramatic works.
