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Exploring Music 
Explore the world of classical music with Bill McGlaughlin.
Recent Posts:
Playlists for May 20-24: Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Posted: 20 May 2013, 10:00 am
Monday Weber: Overture fr. Der Freischütz (excerpt) Berlin Phil/Karajan EMI 64629 :57 Purchase Wagner: Das Rheingold (excerpts) Vienna Phil/Solti Lon 445 556-2 8:30, 2:18, 6:09, 2:30, 1:35, 4:33, 2:22, :32, 1:16, 1:07, 3:53, 6:15, 3:03 Purchase Tuesday Wagner: Die Walküre (excerpts) NY Met Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Levine DG 471678 1:56, :15, :48, 1:13, 14:50, 2:57, [...]
Playlists for May 6-10: Schubertiade II
Posted: 6 May 2013, 10:00 am
Monday Schubert: Hungarian Melody in b minor, D. 817 Brendel, p. Phi 422229 2:19 Schubert: Sonata in D Major, D. 384 Shaham, v.; Söllscher, g. DG 471568 14:31 Schubert: “Der Wanderer” D. 489/493 Maltman, bar.; Johnson, p. Hyp 33032 6:02 Schubert: Fantasy in C Major, D. 760, Wanderer Brendel, p. Vox 3041 20:59 Schubert: Sonatina [...]
Andrew Patner on Arts and Culture 
Critic's Choice, Critical Thinking, The View from Here blog, and more from Andrew Patner.
Recent Posts:
Critic's Choice: Chicago’s German Connections
Posted: 22 May 2013, 3:00 pm
In this week’s Critic’s Choice, Andrew discusses some of Chicago’s German connections.
Critical Thinking: Christian Wiman (Editor of Poetry magazine) Part 1 of 2
Posted: 21 May 2013, 3:00 am
Andrew shares the first of two new conversations with poet, essayist, and outgoing editor of Poetry magazine, Christian Wiman.
Critic's Choice: A Fool’s Game
Posted: 15 May 2013, 3:00 pm
Would you review a concert before the first note is played? Why, then, are buildings reviewed before they open? Andrew ponders this and other questions in this week’s Critic’s Choice.
Fiesta! Blog 
The magic of Latin American music: hear from the show's host composer Elbio Barilari and producer Cydne Gillard.
Recent Posts:
Poetry by Carol Feiser Laque
Posted: 3 July 2012, 4:18 pm by Cydne Gillard
Friend and listener of Fiesta, Carol Feiser Laque has written three poems to music featured on Fiesta.
Eduardo Fernandez Related Material
Posted: 5 June 2012, 7:21 pm by Cydne Gillard
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