Arts Jun 21 Watch 4:30 Why Cole Porter’s melodies and lyrics produce musical magic The sophisticated rhymes and erudite imagery of Cole Porter’s lyrics made him one of the nation’s preeminent songsmiths. But an overlooked element of Porter’s legacy is the music underlying those lyrics, which Rob Kapilow argues is essential to understanding the… By PBS News Hour
Arts May 06 Watch 5:04 A contemporary composer considers the musical legacy of Johannes Brahms Saturday will mark the 183rd birthday of the celebrated German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms. A complicated and utterly self-guarded man, Brahms liked to claim that his music didn’t flow from his heart, but the soulful and passionate nature of… By PBS News Hour
Arts Jan 26 Watch 6:13 Happy birthday, Mozart! How this musical genius summed up the universe in three notes By PBS News Hour