Recent NPR Musical News
The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2024Discover a wide range of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic thrill rides and soaring voices to delicate baroque suites, ambient adventures and one groove-laden masterwork.
Notre Dame organist returns for the cathedral's grand reopeningOlivier Latry is Notre Dame Cathedral's longest-serving organist. Just days before the church's gala reopening, after the destructive fire in 2019, he talks about the refurbished instrument — it holds 8,000 pipes — and its role in the church.
Jon Batiste traces the blues back to Beethoven and beyondThe Grammy winner and former
Late Show bandleader unravels the crisscrossing threads of musical lineage from Beethoven's own personal blues to the musical art form that undergirds Batiste's Louisiana roots.
The 50 Best Albums Of 2024You can't always know that it's a great year for new music
while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.
