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WXXI Classical's CD Spotlight on A Room of Her Own, from the Neave Trio: violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura. The recording features works by the underrepresented female composers Cecile Chaminade, Ethel Smyth, Lili Boulanger, and Germaine Tailleferre.
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A new recording from fabulous tuba player and educator Velvet Brown is in WXXI Classical's CD Spotlight, 2/27-3/11.
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Bel canto star Lawrence Brownlee gives us the gift of newly commissioned music setting Harlem Renaissance poets, sung with "utterly convincing delivery" in his album Rising, chosen as WXXI Classical's CD Spotlight this month. Read more from WXXI announcer James Aldrich-Moodie, aka JAM.
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Hear a world-exploring answer to the question "Where is Home" in the debut album from cellist Abel Selaocoe, who travels through 18th century Europe, African traditions, and new musical improvisations to create something truly special.
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Beethoven's back on the (CD Spotlight) menu, with a year-long series of recitals and recordings from pianist Alexander Kobrin, part of the faculty at the Eastman School of Music.
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Enjoy the expansive musical explorations of Rochester's fivebyfive in the group's recent album "Breath & Fire" and check out their eclipse-inspired concerts later this month.
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Seraphic Fire sings the season with lovely choral arrangements, and this new album is the CD Spotlight on WXXI Classical from mid-December through the new year.
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Hear the music that Joe Hisaishi has written for the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki in a lush new album that has been on the "must have" list for several announcers at WXXI Classical this year.
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Think you know Vivaldi's music? Think again, and take a wild musical journey with Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante in the latest CD Spotlight from WXXI Classical.
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From Puerto Rico to the BBC Proms to Western New York, Roberto Sierra's music is catching ears and hearts. Here's a great way to experience it yourself.