In conjunction with the Gratitude Project we've polled artists and experts from the classical music world about which pieces of music they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

New York is bursting into song, or it seems that way with the number of song cycles, recitals, series and festivals around. Consider these five song-themed programs over the coming weeks.

Hot Air, our month-long celebration of woodwind and brass sections on WQXR, might as well be called a fanfare for these instruments. Here are five notable fanfares, from Mouret to Verdi and Adams.

Composers have been honoring food well before Telemann wrote his Tafelmusik, or table music. Here are five works certain to whet the palate. Plus: get a head start on Thanksgiving with Naomi Lewin's Praline Pumpkin Pie recipe.

Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, or whatever you may call him gets credit for his share of spooky music. With Halloween around the corner, here are the top five devilish treats.

Though she succeeded in roles as diverse as Turandot and Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, there are certain roles that are synonymous with the late Joan Sutherland. Here are her top five operatic roles.

The national pastime has inspired poetry, novels, films, plays and, of course, its share of music. With the MLB playoffs underway, get in the spirit with these five classical pieces about baseball.

For whatever fluke of scheduling, a number of Russian operas, symphonies and chamber works are popping up all over the city this month. Consider these five Russian-themed concerts.

Yes, the opera world can't seem to get enough of Wagner this year. But there are also new works adding a fresh voice to the repertoire. Consider these five world premieres taking place this season.

For symphony orchestras, the opening concert often makes a statement on the season that's to follow. Here are five archetypes for symphonic season openers - from bold-face names to bombast.

Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù built creations that can eclipse their fiddlers in sheer stardom. Men will scheme, steal and pay large fortunes to behold these violins’ aural fruits.

At this time of year, box offices at most concert halls, opera houses and recital venues in town are opening their registers to sell subscriptions. Here are the Top 5 @ 105 themed series and subscriptions of the 2010-11 season.

Throughout history, composers have recognized and celebrated the efforts of working men and women. Here are our top five, in honor of Labor Day.

American pianist Jeremy Denk is known for his audacious programs and his thoughtful observances on music. Before hitting the stage for performances this week in New York, he spoke with WQXR and shared his list of his favorite piano works that he's playing right now.

It ain’t over until the fat lady sings -- even though the proverbial “fat lady” seems to have dropped several dress sizes. As we move from the dog days of August to the beginning of fall these operas will help usher in the autumn.

With the return of AMC's hit television show, Mad Men, references to the 1960's seem to be everywhere. Here are the Top 5 @ 105 classical music events that would have been taking place around Don Draper starting in the fall of 1964.

Gabriel Prokofiev’s new release is a series of pieces written for discarded items, including oil cans, plastic bags and Fanta bottles. He joins a continuum of composers who have taken musical detritus and folded it into their own work.

Allons enfants de la Patria, liberté, egalité and fraternité are noble causes, but they’re not the only qualities that can stir Parisians to a riot. In honor of Bastille Day, here are WQXR's top 5 musical pieces that incited Paris.

Each summer, Lincoln Center brings bold-faced names to its campus along with upcoming artists, new ensembles and honor under-recognized artists. Here's a guide to some of the surprises coming up this year.

John Philip Sousa marches, John Williams movie scores and maybe a Gershwin tune or two will surely appear on more than a few fireworks soundtracks this Independence Day. But here is a Top 5 @ 105 list of works that create their own fireworks.