Take My Hand
The romantic music of Alexander Borodin is explored in this episode of Inside Music. Maestro Maull will focus on the Polovtsian Dances from Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. These dances were a favorite composition of…
Musical Style
Mother and Child
In 1943, when composer William Grant Still wrote his Suite for Violin and Piano, he took inspiration from three African American works of art, including Sargent Johnson’s “Mother & Child”,…
The Playful Side of Brahms
People often think: “Brahms… mmm, serious.” And Brahms did in fact write lots of weighty, introspective music – all worthy of our attention. But he also had a playful side…
Two to Tango Gala At Home
We look forward to sharing, virtually, an engaging Discovery program (Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Suite for Two Guitars performed by the Riverside Guitar Duo) and the presentation of the 2020 Discovery Award to Susan Head.
Discover The Firebird
Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite has been with me a long time. Back in the 1960’s, one of Philadelphia’s grocery store chains, the Penn Fruit Company, began offering classical 33 1/3…
This, Too, Is For You!
The 2nd movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 remains beloved more than 200 years after its premiere at which those attending demanded an immediate encore…right on the spot,…
This has been an incredible series. I could take in SO much more than I could at the beginning ones. You have really trained my ears!!! I have been enjoying classical music for more than 60 years (as a child my parents played classical music at dinner and we guessed the composer) but I NEVER knew how to listen before!