As you gather with friends and family to give thanks this holiday weekend, we want you to have one less thing to worry about. So we've put together the perfect playlist of classical music for your Thanksgiving get-together.
Whenever there's a listener request show on Saturday Cinema or Flicks in Five, 1989's "When Harry Met Sally invariably comes up.
Saturday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, when we thank our military veterans for their service and pay tribute to the sacrifices they've made for our country. Classical MPR is offering a musical salute for the occasion.
This week's Flicks in Five celebrates "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex," music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
The score that Steven Spielberg calls 'John Williams's best work for the movies' has been reissued in a two-disc set that lets fans hear more of the glorious music than ever.
Ten years ago, musician Bjarte Eike launched the Alehouse Sessions at a festival in Norway, bringing to life music from the inns, taverns and alehouses of 17th-century London. It was an immediate hit, so Bjarte decided to develop it further, resulting in a new recording, 'The Alehouse Sessions.'
On this week's Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel talks to John Waxman, son of famous film composer Franz Waxman. There will also be a tribute to Marni Nixon, who passed away this week at age 86.
Fall means back to school. This week's Flicks in Five highlights the story of a beloved school teacher as he recounts his career and personal life over the years.
On August 21, a path starting in Oregon going through South Carolina will experience one of nature's most spectacular events: a total eclipse of the sun.
"The Princess Bride", a love story based on William Goldman's novel, became a rare success and cult classic after being turned into a movie in 1987. It is considered one of the greatest comedies and romances in cinematic history.
A total solar eclipse like this is the type of event that many people want to share with others, so many homes and campgrounds within the path of totality will be hosting eclipse-viewing parties. This begs the question: what music will you play while waiting through the partial phases of the eclipse that lead up to the big moment?
A trailblazer in the field of filmmaking, Jane Campion's award winning short film The Piano is highlighted by smooth harmonies and the majestic flow of piano notes in this score written by Michael Nyman.
Inspired by the boisterous percussion section, Maurice Jarre directs the BBC Concert Orchestra in featuring these prominent instruments in his score of Lawrence of Arabia.
Who knew that just two notes could cause such terror?
The new season of 'Twin Peaks' is pushing all sorts of boundaries - including musical ones.
Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Escape and True Grit, is the focus of this week's Flicks in Five.
As the Fourth of July approaches, Flicks in Five features one of James Cagney's most enduring roles, and one of his favorites: 'Yankee Doddle Dandy'.
On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from the great film composer Max Steiner.
This week on Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares some of Elmer Bernstein's score from 1962's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel will share some of Alan Menken's score from 'Beauty and the Beast'.