Thanksgiving Recipes from the WDAV Family to Yours: Part 1
WDAV staff members share the recipes their loved ones look forward to most →
Beethoven’s Napoleonic complex
By Lawrence Toppman Four years ago, conductors surveyed by BBC Music Magazine named Beethoven’s Third Symphony the greatest →
The Unholy Grail
By Lawrence Toppman Nearly 40 years ago, I started buying CD sets of symphonies to take to a →
A Performer’s Worst Nightmare: Carolina Musicians Share their Spookiest Dreams
Nightmares often wander into the world we know best. Maybe you’re a student who routinely dreams about taking a test you didn’t study for, a waiter whose nightmares are haunted by the sound of trays falling to the ground, or a motivational speaker who dreams of addressing a huge crowd, only to realize you’re wearing →
WDAV Staff Members Share their Favorite Halloween Memories
Whether you’re old enough to remember seeing the original Halloween movie in theaters or young enough to go trick-or-treating, Halloween brings back special memories for all who celebrate. To help you get in the spirit this time around, some of our staff members have shared their favorite Halloween moments from years past (and reading them →
Get Out and Hereditary: Innovative horror film scores to make your pulse race
by Marisa Mecke As horror fans flock to their screens this Halloween, they’ll notice fresh, striking additions to →
Classical Artists to Know this LGBTQ+ History Month (Part II)
By Heidi North Holden Madagame (b. 1990) Holden Madagame is a Native American, transgender tenor who currently lives →
Classical Artists to Know this LGBTQ+ History Month (Part I)
by Heidi North Though musical forms have evolved in countless ways over the centuries, when it comes to →
Haunting Melodies for Halloween
No tricks – this playlist is a treat →
Beethoven on speed
By Lawrence Toppman Between 1996 and 2000, musicologist Jonathan Del Mar oversaw a new edition of Beethoven’s symphonies →
Ghostly Voices: 4 Eerie Art Songs for Halloween
These art songs and lieder set the perfect tone for your Halloween festivities. →
Lenny and Ludwig
By Lawrence Toppman Next week brings the 30th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s death. As I’ve listened to Beethoven →