Classics of the Phonograph

He was the first Black classical music conductor to gain widespread fame, and this week we get the honor of learning more about him.

The promising career of this African American conductor hit a roadblock when in 1962 he contracted polio. Learn how he overcame it all.

This week we are talking about two British pianists of the mid-20th century.

In the following five decades after coming to America, this violinist developed into one of the finest musical interpreters of his generation.

This week we talk about the search for the "Great American Symphony” in the 1930s and 40s.

In 1953, this famous Italian cellist started a chamber orchestra titled “I Solisti di Zagreb” in the town of Zagreb in then Yugoslavia, now Croatia.

Join us as we ring in the new year by celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Join us as we explore the new labels of the early 1950s.

Enjoy selections of Richter's work including the classic Brahms Second Piano Concerto. 

Enjoy "phase 4 stereo" recordings from the revolutionary English decca label.