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Arts & Life
10:25 am
Mon June 17, 2013

An Inconvenient Tune

Credit Pablo Helguera for NPR

Originally published on Fri June 14, 2013 11:50 am

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Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. His new book is Helguera's Artunes. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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Arts & Life
10:24 am
Mon June 17, 2013

NO BS! Brass Band: Tiny Desk Concert

Credit NPR

Originally published on Sat June 15, 2013 4:26 am

Just southeast of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Va., lies a compact neighborhood called Oregon Hill. Historically, it's been a (white) working-class part of town, affordable for students and various bohemian types. Recording engineer Lance Koehler was drawn to the place when he moved to Richmond from New Orleans; it's where he eventually found a two-story garage and converted it into his own recording studio and home. It didn't take him long to start doing business across the Richmond music map: Koehler is good at his job, and he's affordable.

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Arts & Life
9:43 am
Fri June 7, 2013

John Rutter and Cambridge Singers

Classical music
10:14 am
Mon June 3, 2013

Renaud Capucon plays Beethoven

Playlist

March 19, 2013

9:05 AM
Trumpet Concerto in D
Artist :
Album : Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos
Composer : Johann Hertel
Catalog : 464 028-2
Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra : Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Instrument : Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
Label : Philips
9:16 AM
Sonata in D, op. 2, no. 8
Artist :
Album : Flute Gala in Versailles
Composer : Jean-Marie Leclair
Catalog : 426 713-2
Instrument : Irena Grafenauer, flute, et al
Label : Philips
9:28 AM
Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
Artist :
Album : 4 Toccatas/Englsih Suite
Composer : J. S. Bach
Catalog : CCD-42047-2
Instrument : Joao Carlos Martins, piano
Label : Concord
9:38 AM
All we like sheep have gone astray
Artist :
Album : Messiah
Composer : G. F. Handel
Catalog : COR 16062
Conductor : Harry Christophers
Orchestra : The Sixteen
Label : CORO
9:43 AM
Orchestral Suite in E minor
Artist :
Album : Orchestral Suites
Composer : G. P. Telemann
Catalog : 999 994-2
Conductor : Michael Schneider
Orchestra : La Stagione Frankfurt
Label : CPO
10:00 AM
Symphony no. 98 in B-flat
Artist :
Album : The London Symphonies, vol. 1
Composer : F. J. Haydn
Catalog : 442 611-2
Conductor : Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra : Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Label : Philips
10:28 AM
Piano Concerto no. 8
Artist :
Album : Concertos for one, two and three pianos
Composer : W. A. Mozart
Catalog : HCD 32046
Conductor : Frigyes Sandor
Orchestra : Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Budapest
Instrument : Franz Rados, piano
Label : Hungaroton
10:53 AM
La Campanella
Artist :
Album : Viola Transcriptions
Composer : Paganini/trans. Primrose
Catalog : 8.557391
Instrument : Roberto Diaz, viola/Robert Koenig, piano
Label : Naxos
10:59 AM
Sevilliana, op. 7
Artist :
Album : The Lighter Elgar
Composer : Edward Elgar
Catalog : 65593
Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra : Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Label : EMI
11:05 AM
Symphony no. 7
Artist :
Album : Symphonies 7 & 8
Composer : A Dvorak
Catalog : 49948
Conductor : Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra
Label : EMI
11:43 AM
Potpourri
Artist :
Album : String Quintets (Complete) vol. 4
Composer : Louis Spohr
Catalog : 8.223600
Orchestra : New Haydn Quartet, et al
Label : Marco Polo
11:57 AM
Jacara
Artist :
Album : Piano Music vol. 6
Composer : Enrique Granados
Catalog : 8.555723
Instrument : Dougals Riva, piano
Label : Naxos