Rebecca Stein appears in the following:
Video Game Scores Rank Beside Mozart and Beethoven in Classic FM Survey
Friday, April 10, 2015
In British classical radio station Classic FM's new Top 300 chart, nine spots went to video game soundtracks. Should video game scores have a place in the classical music genre?
'Between Worlds' Opera: A British Eulogy on 9/11 Attacks
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
British composer Tansy Davies memorializes the Sept. 11 attacks in her first Opera, Between Worlds. Is the world ready for a 9/11 opera?
Classical Music Relaxes Cats During Surgery, Says Study
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Following our report on an earlier study on species-specific music crafted just for cats, a new study has found that classical music can serve to relax cats in surgery.
Pierre Boulez at 90: Interviews from the NYPR Archives
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
For Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday, we spotlight his New York Public Radio appearances.
Pachelbel's Canon in D: Where Baroque and Top 40 Collide
Friday, March 13, 2015
"I hate Pachelbel’s Canon in D with a passion,” goes one song lyric widely shared on YouTube. But others have widely embraced the Baroque favorite.
Cats Prefer Species-Specific Music to Bach and Fauré, Study Finds
Monday, March 02, 2015
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that species-specific music triggers responses from cats.
For Ian Bostridge, Schubert's Winterreise Conjures Politics, Sex and Bob Dylan
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Tenor Ian Bostridge has fused his backgrounds in academia and art song with a new book on Schubert’s Winterreise.
10 Pieces That Sound Like a Winter Wonderland
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Whether you're staying inside or intending to venture outdoors with a set of headphones, here are 10 pieces to listen to as the snow falls.