Annie Fischer was a Hungarian-Jewish pianist of great renown. Although an unfamiliar musician to Americans, her passion for music and excellent performance ability were greatly admired by her contemporaries. Fischer left behind a wealth of recordings, some from the studio and many from her live performances.
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Spring has finally arrived after the cold winter! Enjoy this playlist of springtime classical music. This playlist has classics like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and hidden gems like D’un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger.
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To help your Valentine’s Day plans, Michael Toulouse created a list of music inspired by the Lover’s Holiday. You can read the full original article with Michael’s commentary on each piece here.
It’s Valentine’s Day! Light a fire, unwrap a box of chocolates, pop open a bottle of champagne, and cuddle with your sweetheart. Note that only one of those things requires the participation of another human being. And in that spirit, I offer a list bathed in the full spectrum of love, from the totally imaginary, to the tragically unrequited, to the ecstatically fulfilled, to the catastrophically extinguished. Some of these loves were concrete, while others were more abstract. But they had one thing in common: they all inspired great music.
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It’s not fake news, it’s very real. This Month in Classical Music History is a series dedicated to finding stories of the good, the bad, and the downright weird. In this article, read about a Beethoven historian who blatantly made things up, the NY Phil’s Young People’s Concerts under Leonard Bernstein, and a scandalous dance scene from an opera that was so seductive, all subsequent performances were cancelled.
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Sean Chen thrilled audiences with his performances at the 2013 American Pianists Awards. In anticipation of his upcoming recital, we sample Sean’s work on stage and in the recording studio.
Don’t miss Sean Chen’s performance Sunday, November 19, at 3:30pm at the Indiana Landmarks Center. Get your tickets here.
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In the third week of October people across America celebrate Free Speech Week. In this country, we have the ability to freely express ourselves in words or music. While some classical composers may have experienced censorship during their lives, it didn’t keep them from expressing their views!
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Classical music is rich with history of magnificent music, compelling divas, and innovative composers. Not every world premiere was grand, however. This Month in Classical Music History is a series dedicated to finding stories of the good, the bad, and the downright weird. This month read about the first opera composed in the New World, the life of the violin maker Guarneri del Gesù, and Beethoven’s last will and testament.
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August is Romance Awareness Month. Even if you had no idea such a thing existed, you have nearly a week to make up for the oversight. And making up is the point. Romance Awareness is all about reconnecting, rejuvenating, and even rekindling our most important relationships.
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Classical Revolution: Casual Classical Night Eric Salazar, clarinet, and Joshua Thompson, piano Where can you go to hear classical music jam sessions? On the first Tuesday of every month, freelance musicians and members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orc …
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Do you love your furry feline friends? In honor of International Cat Day, August 8, we put together the purrfect playlist for hanging with your cats. This playlist features soothing music for cuddle time, sneaky music for when your fur babies are on the prowl, and exciting music for when your cats are just being downright silly!
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Classical Music Indy now brings you free weekly listening playlists through Spotify.
Summer means vacation! Enjoy this classical playlist of ocean-themed music and music depicting exotic locales. Listen in your car on your road trip, while you are tanning at the beach, or at home while dreaming of your next trip!
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Classical Music Indy now brings you free weekly listening playlists through Spotify.
We’re taking a moment to honor the founders of the Fine Arts Society (now Classical Music Indy), who teamed up exactly 49 years ago to bring classical music to everyone via radio. This list was prepared with Norbert Neuss, F. Bruce Peck, and their supporters in mind.
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To help your Valentine’s Day plans, we asked Classical Music Indy’s very own talented radio host, Michael Toulouse, to create a list of music inspired by the Lover’s Holiday. Michael shares what makes each of these pieces particularly inspiring, tragique, and romantic.
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