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Throwback Thursday: Tito Gobbi (#tbt)
• Listen to the Operavore streamNow that WQXR’s Operavore stream has introduced its new Throwback Thursdays focus on great singers of the past, I am pleased that Italian baritone Tito Gobbi (1913-1984)...
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Throwback Thursday: WQXR Discusses 'The Lincoln Center' in 1961
Urban renewal projects were the great hope for the performing arts in 1961. For "Throwback Thursday," here's an excerpt from "A Year in Music," in which WQXR program director Abram Chasins and the...
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Throwback Thursday: Friederich Nietzsche's Birthday
In life, it’s important to look ahead. But once in a while, a glance in the rear-view mirror is a good idea. That’s why we bring you Throwback Thursday on WQXR.On this date in the year 1844, in a small...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: The Internet's Birth
October 29th, 1969, is the date we focus on today. The date October 29th is most notorious in U.S. history because of the 1929 stock market crash that day that signaled the start of the Great...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Monopoly's Origins
It was on this date in 1935 that board-game maker Parker Bros. began marketing the game they called “Monopoly.” The company expected it would be, at best, a modest success, but the company’s...
View ArticleThe Classical Music Influences Inside John Williams' 'Star Wars' Score
Listen to the audio above to hear the comparisons between the music discussed below.Unless you've been living in a cave, underwater, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you know that "Star Wars"...
View ArticlePlácido Domingo Celebrates 75, Recalls Switching From Tenor to Baritone
Happy Birthday, Plácido Domingo! The maestro is 75 years old today, and continues an amazing career as a singer, a conductor, and an administrator. Domingo’s greatest legacy echoes in opera houses and...
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When Beethoven Last Climbed the Billboard Pop Charts
People learn about the richness of classical music in many ways.Some of us, as children, heard classical music in our homes. Some of us were given music lessons. Others got their first taste of the art...
View ArticleInspire Yourself by Watching Midori’s Carnegie Hall Debut
Everyone has to start somewhere. For violinist Midori, that somewhere was a concert appearance at the tender age of 11, when she was invited by then–music director Zubin Mehta to perform at the New...
View ArticleA New View of a George Szell Rehearsal
When you’re at an orchestral performance, you can safely bet the conductor’s back will be facing you, which might make it a little difficult to figure out how exactly the maestro interacts with the...
View ArticleWatching Heifetz’s Fingers in Slow Motion Makes You Realize How Good He...
Calling Jascha Heifetz one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century is a bit of an understatement. That becomes evident enough once you listen to him blaze through some showpieces — and actually...
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