Music
Classics For Kids
Bach's Life
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Johann Sebastian Bach is a household name today, but this wasn’t always so. This week on Classics for Kids, learn more about the life and music of this great musician.
Classics For Kids
Story of the Brandenburgs
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Although six of J.S. Bach’s most famous concertos are named “Brandenburg,” the Margrave of Brandenburg probably never even heard them. Find out what he missed.
Specials
Meet The Composer: Marcos Balter
Friday, November 21, 2014
Called "whimsical" and "surreal" by The New York Times, Marcos Balter is writing music that has made its way into the repertoires of some of the most influential musicians today.
Specials
Meet The Composer: Caroline Shaw
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Caroline Shaw spent practically all her life studying & playing the violin. But then, two years after enrolling in grad school for composition, she won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Specials
Meet The Composer: Donnacha Dennehy
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
After a slightly weird start to his study with Gérard Grisey in Paris, Donnacha Denney moved to Amsterdam, where the composer Louis Andriessen changed his life forever.
Specials
Meet The Composer: Andrew Norman
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Andrew Norman has followed a winding artistic path that nearly landed him in the architecture world. Lucky for us, he kept writing music.
Specials
Meet The Composer: John Luther Adams
Monday, November 17, 2014
Composer and 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner John Luther Adams is the first subject in Q2 Music's new Meet the Composer podcast.
Classics For Kids
What’s A Concerto?
Saturday, November 15, 2014
What’s a concerto? This week on Classics for Kids, hear some definitions plus examples by some of the world’s greatest composers.
The Sopranos with Debbie Voigt
The Dynamos of Opera
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Host Debbie Voigt illustrates the difference between dramatic and Wagnerian sopranos, the long distance runners of opera.
Movies on the Radio
Two Sides of Franz Waxman from Hollywood's Golden Age
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Tonight at 9 pm, the curtains part to reveal two sides to Franz Waxman, a great composer of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Studio 360
Buck Owens Goes to Carnegie Hall
Friday, November 14, 2014
Buck Owens didn’t think he could fill Carnegie Hall, but the 1966 show turned out to be one of the highlights of his career.
The Brian Lehrer Show
"The Death of Klinghoffer"
Friday, November 14, 2014
The Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Death of Klinghoffer" has generated both praise and protest.
Soundcheck
Gig Alert: Les Sans Culottes
Friday, November 14, 2014
French mock-rockers perform tonight at the Cake Shop. Download "The Gods Have Thirst."
Studio 360
Live in the Studio: Bahamas
Friday, November 14, 2014
Singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen, who records as Bahamas, romanticizes faraway people and places in his music — including the Bahamas, where he’s never set foot.
All Things Considered
T-Pain Rises Above The Haters
Thursday, November 13, 2014
After initial success, the 30-year-old singer and songwriter, known for his Auto-Tuned hits, became a target for derision. It took time but now he's made it clear: "I'm not fake."
Tennyson, 'Lay-by'
Thursday, November 13, 2014
If you're over 16, you'll likely recognize the opening bars to "Lay-by" immediately. The chances are significantly slimmer that you've ever enjoyed them before.
Soundcheck
The Strange Dream World Of Singer Peggy Lee
Thursday, November 13, 2014
An evil stepmother, her own Prince Charming, and monstrous ambition came together in jazz singer Peggy Lee's own true life Cinderella story.
Curtis McMurtry On Mountain Stage
Thursday, November 13, 2014
McMurtry performs songs that reflect his family's tradition of character-driven storytelling.
TV On The Radio And The Paradox Of The Midcareer Band
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Past the hype of the newcomer, not yet granted the deference of veterans, the allure of a band making a go of it in the murky middle may be subtle, but it can still be potent.
The Jonathan Channel
Backstage with The Miles Davis Family
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Get ready to learn about Miles Davis - all those intimate details you've always wanted. Saturday at 4PM, take a tour through the music & life of Davis with his nephew & youngest son.
