9 Best WQXR Podcasts
A list of the most popular WQXR podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
9 Best WQXR Podcasts
1. Meet the Composer
Meet the Composer is a Peabody Award-winning podcast from WQXR’s Q2 Music that takes listeners into the minds and creative processes of the composers making some of the most innovative, compelling and breathtakingly beautiful music today. At the conv...Show More
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's 'Clouds Forming Over Mount Baker'
15:39 | Jun 12th, 2017
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We began last week’s episode digging into the music of one particular electronic musician - the synthesist, producer and composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. Today we’re thrilled to bring you a song that y...Show More
2. Helga
Artist, performer, and host Helga Davis brings a soulful curiosity and love of people to the podcast Helga, where she talks about the intimate lives of creative people as they share the steps they’ve taken along their path. She draws listeners into t...Show More
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Ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley on Reckoning with the Past
57:00 | Jul 2nd, 2024
Fredara Hadley, ethnomusicologist at The Juilliard School, reflects on the legacies of HBCUs and how cultural understanding is inextricable with music appreciation.
3. The Washington Report from WQXR
Each week, The New York Times' David Sanger joins WQXR with a preview of the top stories from Washington.
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4. Around Broadway
Every Wednesday morning, Jeff Spurgeon finds out what's new on Broadway and beyond from Charles Isherwood, theater critic for the New York Times.
5. Conducting Business
Live performances and interviews from preeminent classical artists recorded in WQXR’s company café. Interviews included
6. Café Concerts
Watch videos of preeminent classical artists recorded live in the WQXR café.
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In-Studio: Matt Herskowitz Trio with Philippe Quint Bring Jazz to Bach
32:36 | Oct 3rd, 2015
Bach has long proved irresistible to artists drawn to reimagining his music through a contemporary prism. Mahler and Busoni transcribed his works, and Leopold Stokowski orchestrated them. More recentl...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7. My Classical Podcast
WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon hosts this unique classical music podcast which introduces a featured classical recording in each episode. Recordings are drawn from several label catalogs, including hot new releases and classic accounts, plus performances from ...Show More
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Download Schumann’s 'Spring' Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38
13:49 | Apr 6th, 2015
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring" Robert Schumann Philharmonia OrchestraRiccardo Muti, ConductorAvailable on Arkivmusic.com When it’s winter, we long for spring. So it makes sense that ...Show More
8. LPR Live, from New York
LPR Live brings the excitement of the live-concert experience back to life with recordings from Greenwich Village’s Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Drawn from performances of the finest contemporary classical music alongside interviews with its co...Show More
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9. He Sang/She Sang
He Sang/She Sang is a new podcast from WQXR for the opera-curious and opera superfans who want to know what all those big voices are really singing about. The podcast follows the radio broadcast season of the Metropolitan Opera with a weekly roundtab...Show More
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