Classical Music

This week’s new album comes from the Pacifica Quartet, the ensemble in residence at the University of Indiana, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a collection of chamber works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. 

“Piano Book 2” features 32 more piano miniatures, from the familiar etudes and preludes many of us first learned as youngsters to more recent discoveries. It even includes a few pieces that were suggested by Lang Lang’s many fans around the world.

For this week’s new release, we visit Cuba for a Latin twist on some holiday favorites. It comes from British horn player Sarah Willis, who in 2001 became the first woman to join the brass section of the Berlin Philharmonic.

This week’s new release comes from social media megastar HAUSER. He’s a cellist with billions of YouTube views, and with good reason. He creates sumptuous and moving videos to accompany […]

This week’s New Classical Album of the Week is the second solo album from pianist Tiffany Poon. Originally from Hong Kong, Poon came to the United States when she was […]

WPR Music spoke with McGegan about Handel’s most famous work and why it’s remained so popular since it premiered in 1742.

Bach copied whatever Italian scores he could get his hands on, note by note, to learn what made them work.

For this recording, Javier Perianes performs on a modern Steinway piano, bringing even more life and sparkle to these timeless works.

WPR’s music producer, Ava Kuredjian, interviewed composer Viet Cuong about his new work debuting in Milwaukee, his creative process and what other works inspire him.

Here’s the fourth release in a Grammy-nominated Beethoven for Three series, which includes a great piece for spooky season.