John Schaefer appears in the following:
Schubert's Heavy Metal Therapy
Thursday, September 01, 2022
This week, Emi Ferguson looks at the life of Franz Schubert, and how his last years were impacted by syphilis.
Bonus: Flutist Brandon Patrick George in Conversation with Darren Walker
Thursday, August 04, 2022
This week, we are re-releasing a conversation between flutist Brandon Patrick George and Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, from November 2021.
Justin Austin in Conversation with Josh Berg
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Baritone Justin Austin and audio engineer Josh Berg discuss their work with Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, musical genres and cross-pollination, authenticity, and more.
Layale Chaker in Conversation with Fabian Almazan and David Lentz
Thursday, July 07, 2022
In WQXR's new Artist Propulsion Lab podcast, each artist explores a topic important to them. This week, a conversation about music and environmental stewardship, with Layale Chaker.
Trailer
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The Artists Propulsion Lab is WQXR's program to support early- and mid-career artists - and now, they are starting a podcast.
Michael Tilson Thomas Leads the San Francisco Symphony in Mahler
Thursday, October 01, 2020
Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFS present an evening of symphonic Mahler.
Re-Play: Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Thursday, August 20, 2020
WQXR brings you Beethoven's 8th and 9th Symphonies in the first Carnegie Hall Live broadcast of 2020.
CONCERT WATCH – Cleveland Orchestra
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra is making some of their finest recordings available for on-demand listening on their website.The series is called TCO Classics.
CANCELLED: The Philadelphia Orchestra Performs Beethoven Live From Carnegie Hall
Friday, March 13, 2020
Due to the COVID19 virus, this concert has been cancelled, and Carnegie Hall will be closed from March 13 through May 10. For more information, please visit Carnegie Hall's website.
Musical Sunrises
Saturday, March 31, 2018
It happens every day — darkness scatters as the sun rises, and color returns to the world. Even though it is, literally, an everyday occurrence, it’s also a magical one.
Music from Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Ireland is a deeply musical place, but it doesn’t have much of a reputation for classical music. That is changing though, with a vibrant scene centered in Dublin.
Are Angels Always So Nice?
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Look in any greeting card store and you’ll see cute, chubby little angels smiling and gazing upwards beatifically. But what about in music? Are angels always so ... nice?
Poll: Which Film Will Take Home the Oscar for Best Score?
Monday, February 26, 2018
Will it be “Phantom Thread”? Or will John Williams pick up his sixth Academy Award with another “Star Wars” score?
Beyond Words
Saturday, February 17, 2018
The idea of using the voice as an instrument rather than as the carrier of a text is a relatively recent development, at least in Western classical music.
Tombeau
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Join John Schaefer on The Furthermore as he explores the old tradition among classical music composers of writing memorial pieces for colleagues who have passed on.
Chaconnes and Passacaglias
Saturday, February 03, 2018
In the Baroque era, the chaconne and its close relative the passacaglia were favorite musical forms — and they've both had a remarkable revival in contemporary music.
Mostly Mozart, Sort Of…
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Mozart was directly responsible for over 600 works, but since his death he's also been indirectly responsible for hundreds of pieces. Hear the composers who have been inspired by Mozart.
Memories in Music
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Memory can be a tricky thing. Some memories are pretty straightforward; others are fraught. Take German composer Max Richter’s 2002 collection memoryhouse, about 20th century Europe.
Old Songs / New Works
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Just because a song is around 200 years old doesn’t mean it’s past its sell-by date. John Schaefer looks at how old songs have provided the musical inspiration for contemporary works.
