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FM in the Morning Join
host Barb Heller on Sunday mornings from 7 to 9 for a wide variety of classical music, ranging from Spanish guitar and ragtime piano to ballet and Broadway scores.
The best variety of classical music each week. Here's your place to listen to the latest edition of FM in the Morning, hosted by Barb Heller, anytime you want. The 02/07/10 edition is the lead segment of this stream. (This archive will only be available until next week's show is posted.)
By the way—for something completely different—check out my flip side on String Fever—two hours of bluegrass and acoustic music, every Thursday afternoon from 3-5. Is there a piece of music you'd like to hear on the show? You can email your request from this web page. Happy listening, and I'll see you on the radio! Barb 
Classical MusicFebruary 9, 2010 | NPR· When it comes to Prokofiev's music, pianist and Yale University professor Boris Berman is the go-to guy. Along with faculty and student musicians, Berman will present newly discovered pieces by the Soviet composer at New York's Zankel Hall on Tuesday night. February 5, 2010 | WDAV· Passion turns into lasting love, but ends with desperate tragedy, in Puccini's beloved La Boheme — maybe the greatest "date opera" in history — in a racy new production from the Washington National Opera. February 2, 2010 | NPR· Top Hat, from 1935, featured Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. But commentator Rob Kapilow says the real star of the movie is Irving Berlin's classic song, "Cheek to Cheek." January 31, 2010 | NPR· The chamber ensemble earned two Grammy nominations for its 2009 album, which rearranged classic tunes by the jazz composer Dave Brubeck. On the eve of the Grammy Awards, the string quartet visited NPR to play songs like "Blue Rondo a la Turk." January 29, 2010 | NPR· In his first, true operatic masterpiece, Handel creates an odd-ball comedy filled with scheming characters from ancient Rome. Read the story and hear excerpts from the site of the opera's premiere, in 1710. |
Program PlaylistsFinding MusicYou can find or special order any of the music heard on this program from local music stores, including:
Northern Music & Video, Potsdam: 315-265-8100
Strawberry Fields, Potsdam: 315-265-7700
SLU Brewer Bookstore, Canton
Ampersound, Saranac Lake:
518-891-3114 Peacock Music, Plattsburgh:
518-561-0555 |
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