In addition to his prolific career as a composer, Henryk Wieniawski is considered to be one of the greatest violinists of all time. With over 50 works to his name, Wieniawski remains one of Poland’s most well-known classical artists, along with Krzysztof Penderecki (WorldView Ep. 4) and Ignacy Jan Paderewski (Ep. 13). […]
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#ClassicsaDay #FallConcert Week 4
What’s on the program for your local performing arts organization? The Classics a Day team wants to know! For the month of September, you’re invited to post a work that your local symphony, chamber music ensemble, or choral society will be performing this fall. There’s a lot of great music-making going on. Let’s share it […]
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WorldView Episode 31: Dobrinka Tabakova
Works by British-Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova have been performed worldwide, including by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields and in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II at her Golden Jubilee. The grammy nominated artist, now 42, is an active voice in the redefinition of modern classical music and is featured in […]
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Stefan Poradowski Concertos show range of talent
Stefan Poradowski was a man of many talents — including a talent for survival. This Polish composer was deported by the Nazis in 1939,. He lived through the war and returned to become Vice-Rector of the Polish State Music Academy. Poradowski was also a renowned violinist and organist. And he was a respected artist and […]
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James Lee III — Fantastic Voyages
I had not heard James Lee III’s music before I received this release. And shame on me. This gifted African-American composer has a rare talent for melody and orchestration. And he has a musical imagination that’s well-served by those talents. Lee writes, “I want to compose music to reach to the inner soul of the […]
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WorldView Episode 30: Nancy Dalberg
The thirtieth episode of WorldView features Nancy Dalberg, a 20th century Danish composer best known as the first Danish woman to write a symphony. She produced a considerable catalog of orchestral and chamber works, composing avidly for four decades. Nancy Dalberg was born on the island of Funen in […]
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Niklay Shugaev excels with underrated 20th Century cello works
The three works have one thing in common. They’re all works for cello and orchestra, composed by Italians in the mid-20th Century. And that’s about all they have in common. Gian Malipiero’s work is a full-blown cello concerto. Giorgio Ghedini’s is a neo-classical composition for two cellos (and orchestra). Alfredo Cansala’s is an unassuming Notturne e […]
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Naxos launches Claudio Santoro Symphonic Series
How familiar are you with classical music outside Europe? I thought I was pretty well-versed. I could even name some composers from Brazil — like Heitor Villa-Lobos. But I wasn’t at all familiar with his contemporary, Claudio Santoro. And that’s some oversight. Over the course of his life, Santoro served about every musical role in […]
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WorldView Episode 29: Elizabeth Pizer & Paul Chihara
In addition to featuring the show’s first Klezmer-style piece, episode twenty-nine of WorldView includes two lesser-known composers: Elizabeth Pizer and Paul Chihara. Both American, the two artists come from very different backgrounds and reflect their life experiences in their music. Elizabeth Pizer was born in New York in 1954. She […]