Classics of the Phonograph

It must be the dream of young performers to make that special recording that makes them world famous, and is the guarantee of a successful career.

A musical refugee from the Nazis.

Considered by many to be the outstanding African American classical composer of his generation.

The topic: Brahms’ First Piano Concerto.

Comparing the chamber music of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.

The major test of a violin virtuoso's interpretive gifts for close to two centuries.

The leading French conductor in the renaissance of Baroque music. 

Honor the signature achievements of some famous conductors who have passed away in 2016.

Hear some lesser know, but just as festive, Christmas music.

Alexander von Zemlinsky was both an important composer and conductor in the Vienna of 1900.