Harmonia Uncut

A new release on the Brilliant Classics label features some lesser known music by Friedrich Kuhlau.

A new release on the Brilliant Classics label features some lesser known music by Friedrich Kuhlau.

This week on Harmonia, we’re celebrating the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of – you guessed it – music.

You already know what it looks like – the soaring towers and imposing façade of Westminster Abbey. But do you know what it sounds like?

This hour on Harmonia, we’ll explore the diverse musical influences in medieval and baroque Spain through the lens of some innovative performers.

Organist Francesco Cera plays an original positive organ built in 1772, now kept at the Franciscan Convent of Lustra Cilento in Italy.

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” This hour on Harmonia, we’ll catch a fright listening to scary sounds for Halloween.

This hour on Harmonia, we’re listening to the sounds of frogs, snakes, and serpents, both real and mythological.

This hour on Harmonia, we’re donning our party hats and pulling out the balloons and streamers, to celebrate our 25th birthday!

The Music Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts owes much of its collection to the 19th century financier, Joseph W. Drexel.

The Music Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts owes much of its collection to the 19th century financier, Joseph W. Drexel.

This week on Harmonia, we finish up our 3-part celebration of the British-based viol consort Fretwork.

This week on Harmonia, we continue our 3-part celebration of the British-based viol consort Fretwork.

The Basel based chamber orchestra I TEMPI hopes to bridge the separation between baroque and modern orchestras.

The Basel based chamber orchestra I TEMPI hopes to bridge the separation between baroque and modern orchestras.