& podcasts in concert boston symphony orchestra sunday night at the opera the bach hour the answered question classical performance podcast cd of the week ways to listen wcrb blog events support donate become a sustainer volunteer corporate sponsorship about about wcrb staff ways to listen faqs contact search menu schedule & playlists programs & podcasts in concert boston symphony orchestra sunday night at the opera the bach hour the answered question classical performance podcast cd of the week ways to listen wcrb blog events support donate become a sustainer volunteer corporate sponsorship about about wcrb staff ways to listen faqs contact search what s on wcrb this week kathy wittman mozart s the magic flute from boston baroque sunday at 7pm on wcrb in concert martin pearlman leads boston baroque in one of mozart s most delightful operas featuring tenor nicholas phan as tamino and soprano leah partridge as pamina . read more frank burkert via flickr cc by sa 2.0 the goldbergs in brass trivia re cap old flags and far away lands this week s cd of the week cd of the week barry douglas brahms works for solo piano volume 6 img artists chandos the celebrated pianist curates a program of solo piano pieces that best represent the german composer as a pianist . wcrb blog trivia re cap old flags and far away lands by chris voss oct 14 2016 did you miss any of the daily trivia questions this week not to worry they re all right here the daily trivia question airs every weekday at 5 30pm on 99.5 wcrb . desserts are grand finales by laura carlo oct 14 2016 friday october 14th is national dessert day . i thought this merited further investigation . took one for the team as it were . someone had to do it . my no spoon unturned investigation found that october is also national desserts month a time when we simply must give these grand finales the due they deserve . with that in mind here are some sweet musical suggestions to chew on . the girl with the schumann tattoo by rani schloss oct 3 2016 i d always been part of the choir not out front as a soloist . i d always been fiercely independent . singing schumann s frauenliebe und leben for a chamber music class forced me to step outside of my comfort zone and taught me things i never could have imagined . trivia re cap interrobang by chris voss sep 30 2016 did you miss trivia this week here are all the questions an answers from the past week plus a bonus or two the daily trivia question airs every weekday at 5 30pm on 99.5 wcrb more from the blog what s on now follow wcrb from npr music newlywed composer christopher rouse on his encoded musical love letters by editor oct 11 2016 christopher rouse s symphony no. 3 which appears on his latest album contains many levels of meaning . it s an homage to the russian composer sergey prokofiev whose second symphony serves as a structural model for the piece . it s an encoded musical portrait of rouse s wife . and it s an engaging piece of music even for a listener who possesses none of this background knowledge . steve reich at 80 the phases of a lifetime in music by anastasia tsioulcas oct 9 2016 brian eno . david bowie . kraftwerk . radiohead . aphex twin . the national . these are just some of the contemporary artists and bands who have looked up to american composer steve reich . neville marriner who recorded the beloved soundtrack to amadeus has died by anastasia tsioulcas oct 2 2016 neville marriner the conductor and violinist who was something of an entrepreneur as well as the guiding spirit behind one of the most successful classical recordings of all time the soundtrack to the 1984 smash movie amadeus died overnight at age 92 at his home in london . his death was announced by the chamber orchestra he founded the academy of st. martin in the fields . nadia sirota on making music accessible even when it s weird by editor oct 2 2016 if the viola is your instrument it can be difficult to find repertoire to showcase your talent . but violist nadia sirota has plenty to play . she champions new composers to write music for her and forms ensembles to play it . sirota s longtime collaborator nico muhly recently released an album called keep in touch featuring two pieces written specifically for her . composer julia wolfe awarded macarthur genius grant by anastasia tsioulcas & mark mobley sep 22 2016 american composer julia wolfe has won one of the biggest windfalls in the arts world . she is one of this year s macarthur fellows recipients of the so called genius grants given to a wide range of talented figures from the arts humanities sciences and social services . the 2016 class of fellows was announced early thursday morning . download the wcrb app ios and android learn more 2016 99.5 wcrb a service of wgbh follow wcrb corporate sponsorship support volunteer careers contact