Pianist and composer Johann Hummel was a student of Mozart and later friend to Beethoven and Schubert. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.

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Looking for a romantic soundtrack for Valentine’s Day? Enjoy our live playlist, Romantic Classics on Global Player – one continuous stream of the most indulgent classical music. But for now, let’s ...

January 20, 2025 Rachmaninoff, French Horn, and The Great Train Race January 20, 2025 • From Kansas City, we explore the connection between music and math with a 16-year-old pianist who also ...

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The instrument was owned by a notable 19th-century Hungarian violinist Sonja Anderson Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally ...

Denison Witmer. The Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Nate Chinen of Philadelphia's WRTI to discuss the best new releases out on Valentine's Day.

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