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She was every bit as talented as her brother Felix, just not given the same stage. Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat was written in 1834 but stayed unheard for generations, unpublished until the 1980s.It’s bold, intimate, and full of surprises, and you can hear it tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Adrià Sánchez Roqué/UnsplashHave you heard the career advice “Go where you’re celebrated?” It worked for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He already had a fan base celebrating him in Prague, so that’s where he found an enthusiastic audience for the premiere of his Symphony #38.
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Gateways Radio celebrates the legacy and innovation of musicians of African descent. Tonight, hear the trailblazing wind quintet Imani Winds put their soulful stamp on The Star-Spangled Banner. -
Do you shy away from liking something because everyone else is into it? Maria Thompson Corley knows that many pianists are performing music by Florence Price, but that didn’t stop her from sharing a piece she loves, Price’s Fantasie nègre #1. -
They called it “a Soviet artist’s creative response to just criticism.” But Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is anything but obedient. Hear the symphony that fooled the censors and moved the crowd to tears.Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Do you feel like you're rushing from one thing to the next? “Here will we sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears.” Let sweet harmonies have a place in your day with the Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams. -
Virgil Thomson once said he wanted his music to sound like America talking to itself. That’s exactly what his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra does.It’s inspired by the rhythms of everyday speech, by Southern hymns, and by the open landscapes of Thomson’s Missouri roots. -
Scientists tell us the vast majority of the ocean remains unexplored, leaving the deep sea a mystery to discover. You can dive into the swells and waves of Claude Debussy’s La Mer, or The Sea, this morning. -
George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F bridges two worlds - the sophistication of the symphony and the soul of jazz. It’s music that still swings, nearly a century later. Hear it tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Leaves are green one day then scarlet the next, warm days make way for sweater weather. Pair the drama of autumn with Ernst von Dohnányi’s expansive Sextet. Bold chamber music to ground you in the changing season. -
A legendary violinist and teacher who shaped generations of musicians... Roman Totenberg performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Tonight on WSHU, 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream. -
Have you noticed pumpkins, skeletons, and cobwebs appearing in your neighborhood? Spooky season is here! Watch out for a hungry spider lurking in those cobwebs, dining to the sound of The Spider’s Feast by Albert Roussel. Prepare yourself by listening this morning!
