Oct 16th, 2004 · Luciano Pavarotti's former manager, Herbert Breslin, and classical music critic Anne Midgette have written The King and I, a biography of the legendary tenor. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to the authors about Pavarotti's life and music.
Oct 14th, 2004 · NPR's Robert Siegel talks with tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about the song cycle "Winterreise," or Winter's Journey. Bostridge and Andsnes have recorded the set of 24 moody and emotional songs by Franz Schubert on a recent CD on the EMI Classics label. They've also teamed on two other CDs pairing Schubert songs with solo piano sonatas. They're currently on tour, performing Winterreise this Saturday at Carnegie Hall.
Jul 23rd, 2004 · The jazz tenor sax player died July 22 at the age of 81 in Queens, N.Y. A seminal figure in R&B, Jacquet played with some of the great big bands, including ones led by Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, and Count Basie. (Rebroadcast From Oct. 13, 1988).
Jul 12th, 2004 · Jazz tenor saxophonist-clarinetist-composer David Murray discusses Gwotet, his new CD with the Gwo-Ka Masters, and surprises us with an in-studio demonstration of his varied music legacy.
Jul 7th, 2004 · In the 1950s, jazz legend Benny Golson emerged as one of the best tenor saxophonists around. But a famous photograph he posed for in 1958 has brought him new attention -- and a part in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.
May 26th, 2004 · Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new recording by tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson and drummer Hamid Drake. It's called Back Together Again.