Opera a flop? Save it in the Suite!
Composers of ballets and operas used suites to re-use the best moments of longer works.
Classics of the Phonograph
Saturdays at 11 AM
John Frayne shares his love for classical music and opera with you on WILL 90.9 and 101.1.
Ruggiero Ricci plays Paganini
Ricci was a brilliant violinist, especially perfoming the music of Paganini.
Mozart Meets Hollywood! Mozart Laughs!
The film Amadeus depicts Mozart as a silly, childish boor, but it brought popular attention to the composer's great music.
Ravel played with a French accent!
Maurice Ravel's music has attracted many champions.
Legendary pianist Josef Hofmann plays Chopin
A brilliant child prodigy, he made his American debut at age 11 in 1887.
Development of national music styles
Performers have the edge when performing their own native music.
Perahia’s recordings of Mozart concertos
The pianist recorded all 27 of them.
Bruno Walter’s monaural Beethoven recordings
A master conductor's first and second chances!
Solo violinist Jascha Heifetz turns fo chamber music
Heifetz and his friend the renowned cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in a series of famous and rarely heard selections.
Stereo Treasures
A bargain label with brilliant acoustics and low surface noise.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.