This winter, try pairing your favorite comfort food with classical music
Are you looking to add to your recipe book as well as your music playlists? Here's what classical music you can pair with your favorite comfort foods.
Daily Download: Can you guess this week's theme?
Get a free classical track with the Daily Download. Every weekday. No matter what. Can you guess this week's theme? One clue is Franz Schubert's String Quartet No. 12 ('Quartettsatz').
Extra Eclectic: Judd Greenstein changes the landscape
Host Steve Seel says Judd Greenstein's "Change" is almost the definition of the perfect piece of modern classical music: unafraid to use modern instruments like electric guitar, but also firmly rooted in tradition. Listen to that work and more on Extra Eclectic.
Virtual Class Notes Concerts: Afoutayi celebrates the culture of Haiti
Each year, Classical MPR reaches tens of thousands of students across Minnesota through the Class Notes Concerts program. Today's Classical Kids Music Lesson will be a virtual Class Notes concert featuring the Afoutayi Dance, Music and Arts Company, which celebrates the history and culture of Haiti.
Listen: Minnesota Orchestra plays Saint-Georges' Symphony No. 1
The Minnesota Orchestra's 2020 season is being broadcast on TPT and Classical MPR on select Fridays at 8 p.m. Listen now to the Jan. 15 performance for a program featuring a Saint-Georges symphony and Mozart's Bassoon Concerto.
New Classical Tracks: Sarah Willis mambos with Mozart on project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra
This week on New Classical Tracks, horn player Sarah Willis talks about her project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, 'Mozart Y Mambo,' which presents Mozart with a Cuban flair. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the CD!
Betto Arcos shares the power of community in 'Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio'
In his newest book, 'Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio,' art journalist Betto Arcos explores how music creates community, and vice versa.
Free classical concerts you can listen to and watch online
With many arts organizations and concert halls closing their doors due to concerns from the coronavirus, there has been a surge in performances offered for free online. Here is our updated list of great performances that you can enjoy from home.
Performance Today celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. has rattled through current events this past year. His impact is more important than ever. Join us for this special edition of Performance Today honoring King through music. We'll hear music he loved and the pieces composed by musicians who loved him.
Classical Kids Storytime: 'The Emperor's New Clothes' for a new year
A vain emperor gets more than he bargained for when two weavers promise to make him a suit with special powers. What happens when he puts it on? Find out in 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' an episode of Classical Kids Storytime for the new year!
Here are 6 presidential marches for Inauguration Day
On Wednesday, the 59th presidential inauguration is set to commence. To celebrate this time-honored transition of power, here are six marches that were composed specifically for past presidential ceremonies.
Top 10: Our classical hosts pick their musical favorites
What do your favorite classical hosts love to listen to? You might be surprised. Here are top 10 lists from the people behind the microphone.
Watch: Voces8 seamlessly blends Stephen Paulus' 'The Road Home' and Jake Runestad's 'Let My Love Be Heard'
Voces8 presents an achingly beautiful performance of two works by Minnesota composers, Stephen Paulus' "The Road Home" and Jake Runestad's "Let My Love Be Heard," seamlessly sung together. Enjoy this performance from their concert with the STMA Choirs last year!
Listen to Classical MPR on Amazon Echo and Google Home, and much more
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well as install Alexa skills for all of the themed YourClassical music streams. Here's how.