From the Archives is a curated tour of the world’s greatest composers, conductors and performers, captured in distinctive and memorable audio recordings.
Building on a lifetime of collecting recordings, host Frank Byrne shares the best performances he knows, each with a special element that sets it apart. A lifelong student of classical music, Byrne’s love of collecting classical music is only eclipsed by his joy in sharing it with friends.
Thanks to the wealth of recorded classical music available today, we have the opportunity to explore and consider performances that the average listener may never have heard. Listening together on From the Archives, we will gain insights to those great musicians who truly bring this music to life. Please join us.
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While they’re known as violin sonatas, these masterworks are an equal partnership between the piano and violin. We’ll hear superb examples in two contrasting sonatas by Hugo Alfven and Ludwig van Beethoven. -
Joseph Haydn and his younger brother Michael created some of the finest music of the classical era and we’ll sample it on this week’s show. We’ll hear a brilliant string quintet by Michael and a miraculous symphony by Franz Josef. What more could a music lover ask for? -
In the final program of this profile, Kertész leads music of Vaughan Williams, Respighi, and Bartok. In music ranging from the sacred to the profane, he demonstrates uncanny ability to draw from each genre characteristic and compelling performances. -
Kertész used his experience in the opera house to shape a masterful interpretation of Mozart’s Symphony No. 39. We’ll also hear music by Beethoven and his Hungarian countryman, Zoltan Kodaly. -
Kertész was a master interpreter who breathed life into the music he conducted. We’ll hear that ability on display in recordings of music by Dvořák and Brahms.
