WQXR Editorial
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Returning to Live: It’s About the Experience
What is it about live music that makes it so great? It's all about the experience. Oct 13, 2020
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The Infectious Joie de Vivre of Luciano Pavarotti
Let's remember generally Fun Guy, Luciano Pavarotti. Oct 9, 2020
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Hearing What We Wouldn’t Have Before: The Benefits of an Expanding World of Recordings
The proliferation of record labels and ease of distribution means some composers are finally getting their due. Oct 7, 2020
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Shims, Swabs, and Screwdrivers: How 4 Musicians Keep Their Instruments in Tip-Top Shape
It takes a lot of work and dedication to keep musicians' prized possessions in excellent condition. Oct 5, 2020
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(Ethno)Music(ology): 12 Scholars Respond to a Field Undergoing a Key Change
Music scholarship — like the art form itself — is a field that's been taking a hard, introspective look at how it can do better. Sep 30, 2020
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Music Unframed and in the Great Outdoors: Keep Your Expectations Different
Concert presenters are creating new ways to hear music safely in the wide-open spaces of New York City, allowing it to be experienced somewhere other than a computer screen. Sep 24, 2020
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Perfect Flaws and Engineered Reality: On the Live Versus Studio Recording Question
Considering the live versus studio debate might change how you listen to your favorite artists and albums. Sep 22, 2020
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Latest / Greatest September 2020
From tender cello music by Dvořák to booming Brahms Symphonies, here are our favorite recordings released last month. Sep 21, 2020
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Choices and Dead-Ends: A Music Writer’s Process
David Patrick Stearns follows up his Black conductors story with some insight into the research process. Sep 21, 2020
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Commanding Conservatories in the Time of COVID-19: How 9 Music Schools Are Adapting As They Reopen This Fall
A look into how nine music schools are adapting to the new normal of re-opening. Sep 18, 2020