Julia Bullock likes to call herself a “classical singer,” instead of an opera singer, or simply a soprano. It’s another way the 35-year-old St. Louis native is carefully building her unconventional career. Because her voice is among today’s most expressive — a deluxe combination of velvety smoothness and brushed steel — you would think she […]
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Updated Dec. 8, 2022: Best Classical Albums of 2022: Discover a broad spectrum of this year’s most compelling music, from booby-trapped string quartets and chilled out piano to full-throttle percussion, electric guitars and high-flying vocals. Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical‘s Tom Huizenga, which explores […]
The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022
As many Americans step out and reconnect to a version of what their musical lives were before the pandemic, I remain, stubbornly, at home. No, I don’t have “cave syndrome,” but I’ve not had COVID and I want to keep it that way. My last concert was March 8, 2020, when I gleefully let the […]
10 Classical Albums To Usher In The Next Decade
As a new decade approaches, hear 10 extraordinary classical albums well-equipped to propel the music into the future.
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