/tags/classical-101-reads Classical 101 Reads en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:34:00 GMT /classical-101/2019-10-29/flutist-eugenia-zuckerman-on-a-life-with-alzheimers-disease I’ve been a fan of Eugenia Zuckerman's for many years. She’s an artist on the flute -- a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician.Her appearances as the… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:34:00 GMT /classical-101/2019-10-29/flutist-eugenia-zuckerman-on-a-life-with-alzheimers-disease Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-02-25/book-review-debussy-a-painter-in-sound I’m late getting to the Debussy year, the centennial of his death in 1918. A new biography – Debussy, A Painter in Sound by Stephen Walsh – is an… Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-02-25/book-review-debussy-a-painter-in-sound Christopher Purdy /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-02-20/book-review-discover-the-world-of-a-genius-with-jane-glovers-handel-in-london Most people who experience George Frideric Handel’s operas do so as spectators, taking in the music and drama onstage from a comfy, velvet-wrapped seat in… Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2019-02-20/book-review-discover-the-world-of-a-genius-with-jane-glovers-handel-in-london Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-02-15/book-review-richard-tuckers-son-writes-the-hard-bargain Many years ago, I recorded an interview for ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ with soprano Licia Albanese. She was a favorite of Toscanini’s. Her career in opera went back to the… Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:17:21 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-02-15/book-review-richard-tuckers-son-writes-the-hard-bargain Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-01-14/book-review-my-life-in-song-by-jarmila-novotna Jarmila Novotna (1907-1994) was a Czech opera singer who made movies with Fred Zinnemann, Montgomery Clift and Mario Lanza. She was a favorite of Arturo… Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2019-01-14/book-review-my-life-in-song-by-jarmila-novotna Christopher Purdy /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-02/book-review-making-music-american-presents-new-study-of-music-in-the-u-s-during-wwi The turn of the calendar year is a study in contrasts. As we reflect on the events of the previous year, we look ahead to the year to come, in all its… Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:41:40 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-02/book-review-making-music-american-presents-new-study-of-music-in-the-u-s-during-wwi Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-11-30/book-review-let-this-nutcracker-memoir-crack-your-dreams-wide-open There might be a few little girls in America who don't dream to dance in The Nutcracker. If so, I don't know who they are.But everyone dreams to do… Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-11-30/book-review-let-this-nutcracker-memoir-crack-your-dreams-wide-open Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-15/book-review-opera-as-opera-by-conrad-l-osborne What rocker wouldn't want to sit on Mick Jagger's lap? What painter wouldn't want to clean Picasso's brushes?My lap-sitting days are over, and cleaning… Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:15:15 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-15/book-review-opera-as-opera-by-conrad-l-osborne Christopher Purdy /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-09-18/book-review-beethovens-tenth-by-richard-kluger Beethoven changed the course of music with his mighty nine symphonies. What would happen to music — and to the world — if the manuscript of a 10th… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-09-18/book-review-beethovens-tenth-by-richard-kluger Jennifer Hambrick /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-08-28/10-more-great-childrens-books-about-classical-music It's been a few years since my first list of "10 Great Children’s Books About Classical Music." Just in time for the new school year, here's a list of 10… Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:45:00 GMT /show/classical-music-with-jennifer-hambrick/2018-08-28/10-more-great-childrens-books-about-classical-music Jennifer Hambrick