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Vienna in 1787. It could be a risky place and time for a composer to make a living. And Antonio Salieri took a big risk. He disobeyed the Emperor. Salieri had recently returned from Paris where his opera Tarare had been produced. Emperor Joseph the Second ordered Salieri and his...

'Toscanini and the Fascists'

May 14, 2019 - 11:30am

You might think that conducting an orchestra would be a safe profession, but at times a conductor can fall into a life-threatening situation. So it was with Arturo Toscanini in Bologna,Italy on May 14th, 1931. Toscanini had accepted an invitation to conduct two concerts in Bologna. The purpose was to...

Gabriel Dupont: Complete Piano Music With Bo Ties

April 19, 2019 - 2:45pm

This week's new release comes to us from MSR Classics and features piano music by a composer I didn't have a lot of familiarity with -- Gabriel Dupont . The pieces are all from around the turn of the last century and it's lovely - his style is unique -...

Paying Quiet Homage To Notre Dame

April 17, 2019 - 3:00pm

WPR "Morning Classics" host Stephanie Elkins reminisces about spending time in Notre Dame de Paris as a homesick student, and then returning 40 years later.

Chopin: Concertos 1 & 2 With Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin

April 12, 2019 - 2:45pm

WPR Music Hosts Share Tracks For April Fools' Day

April 1, 2019 - 7:05am

In honor of April Fools' Day, the WPR's music staff had fun putting together a collection of personal favorites.

WPR Presents 2019's 'The Final Forte'

March 7, 2019 - 12:25pm

Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television present "The Final Forte," broadcast live at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13.

Margaret Bonds And Florence Price Offered Friendship, Mutual Support As Artists

February 20, 2019 - 3:55pm

African-American classical composers Florence Price and Margaret Bonds support each other to achieve success in 1930s Chicago.

WPR Music Hosts Share Songs For Valentine's Day

February 13, 2019 - 6:00pm

Love, gained and lost, is one of the most common themes in all music. In honor of Valentine’s Day, WPR's Music Staff shares some wide-ranging personal favorites, from the familiar to the unexpected.

UW's Jim Leary Gets Grammy Nod For Vintage Swiss-American Album Notes

February 5, 2019 - 5:05am

Jim Leary, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus, is up for his second Grammy Award in the category for Best Album Notes. This time he's been nominated for his work on an album called "Alpine Dreaming."

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Dangerous Diobediance

'Toscanini and the Fascists'

Gabriel Dupont: Complete Piano Music With Bo Ties

Paying Quiet Homage To Notre Dame

Chopin: Concertos 1 & 2 With Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin

WPR Music Hosts Share Tracks For April Fools' Day

WPR Presents 2019's 'The Final Forte'

Margaret Bonds And Florence Price Offered Friendship, Mutual Support As Artists

WPR Music Hosts Share Songs For Valentine's Day

UW's Jim Leary Gets Grammy Nod For Vintage Swiss-American Album Notes

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