Classical new releases

Classical IPR in conversation with Riad Abdel-Gawad

Amanda Sewell

Riad Abdel-Gawad is a composer and violinist. He also attended Interlochen Arts Camp in the early 1980s and was a member of the World Youth Symphony…

Classical IPR in conversation with Yolanda Kondonassis and Ward Stare

Amanda Sewell

Yolanda Kondonassis is one of the leading harpists in the world today. Ward Stare is the music director of the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic…

Rachel Barton Pine's <em>Blues Dialogues</em> album and Music by Black Composers educational project are part of a mission that stretches back more than 20 years.

For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

Tim Greiving

Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

Classical New Release: Chanticleer, 'Then and There, Here and Now'

Amanda Sewell

Chanticleer has been called "the world's reigning male chorus" by the New Yorker. The are celebrating their 40th anniversary as an ensemble with a new…

Dreaming Of Rachmaninov On A Train

Tom Huizenga

The celebrated young pianist Daniil Trifonov steals aboard a steam locomotive, chugging through the Rockies to the strains of Rachmaninov's Fourth Concerto.

Classical new release: 'The Music of David Maslanka, volume 4'

Amanda Sewell

Composer David Maslanka passed away in August 2017. The University of Utah Wind Ensemble has just released its fourth volume of Maslanka's music.The album…

Classical new release: Renée Fleming, 'Broadway'

Amanda Sewell

Renée Fleming was recently nominated for a Tony award for her performance in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel." She has a new album of Broadway…

With 'Emanon,' Jazz Elder Wayne Shorter Grandly Sweeps The Stars

Nate Chinen

The veteran saxophonist, set to become a Kennedy Center Honoree in December, releases epic project, encompassing a graphic novel and over two hours of new music.

Classical new release: 'Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky'

Amanda Sewell

The Tesla Quartet has just celebrated its tenth anniversary as an ensemble. It has released its debut album on Orchid Classics. The title indicates the…

Gabriel Kahane's new album, <em>Book of Travelers</em>, was conceived on a two-week train ride across America.

Strangers On A Train: How Gabriel Kahane's Travels Inspired An Album Of Empathy

Ari Shapiro

Kahane's new album, Book of Travelers is inspired by a two-week train trip the composer took across America. Kahane discusses the album and performs a few of the songs in NPR's studio.