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pixabay.comClara Schumann’s Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann is more than just a dazzling set of piano variations—it’s a love letter in music. She took a theme from Robert’s Bunte Blätter and transformed it. Written in 1853, near the end of Robert’s life, it stands as both a tribute and a conversation between two intertwined musical souls. -
The soprano and her pianist husband offer a deeply considered look at the human condition through seven distinct songs.
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The rising composer talks about the influence of the church on his music and the premiere of his Good News Mass at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. -
Mélanie Bonis’s parents forced her into a marriage with a widower 25 years older. Music was really her love, and after that relationship ended, she composed under the name Mel to disguise her identity as a woman. -
Mama Nous writes children's lullabies and simple songs that acknowledge universal emotional truths and help people process their feelings. Kids love them, but so do adults. -
Violinist Hilary Hahn’s #100DaysofPractice gave us a glimpse into the dedication it takes to master an instrument. You can hear that practice pay off in her performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. -
This set begins with "Priestess," a brand new song about someone who encouraged McCombs' songwriting early on. -
Barbara Harbach is multi-talented. We’ll hear orchestral music she wrote, and a set of Bagatelles by Antonin Dvorak where she’s playing a unique instrument: the harmonium. It adds a special, reedy sound. -
For two decades, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites have been writing songs, recording and touring together as The Lumineers. The Colorado band performs songs from their latest album, Automatic. -
Echoes declares winter over with an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape. No matter how cold it is, we have a soundscape to put you in a Spring-like mood. We’ll hear music for the turning of the seasons and the turning of celestial events to drive winter away. John Diliberto brings us an Echoes Vernal Equinox Soundscape from PRX. -
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685, and every year at this time we throw a little birthday celebration for the composer. You’ll hear a selection from his St. Matthew Passion, one of the keyboard partitas, and selections from the ART OF FUGUE. -
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has performed with the world's most renowned orchestras on grand stages. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his set at the Tiny Desk.
