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Having recently been graduated from one conservatory and hired to teach at another, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky set out to write his first large-scale work,…

In June 1941, Adolf Hitler launched a three-pronged invasion of the Soviet Union.The northern force was stopped at Leningrad, setting the city up for an…

We'll hear Beethoven at his most pastoral this week as we reach Number Six in our cycle of the nine symphonies in piano transcription. Then we'll spend…

We've got a set of music from seven less-well-known composers, born in the second half of the last century, with seven different ideas about new…

This week we come to the end of the cycle of the nine Beethoven symphonies, transcribed by Franz Liszt, and performed by Cyprien Katsaris. Beethoven's…

In 1733, Bach found himself in a competition with Vivaldi, Albinoni, Telemann, and several other musicians for a position with the court orchestra in…

You can get the recipe for Mama Stamberg's cranberry sauce every year from NPR, but only Mozart's Attic will tell you how to use up your turkey leftovers…

Many an attic has a box labeled "Christmas Stuff," and Mozart's is no exception.This Sunday we'll have some holiday music for you that doesn't include…

No Rudolph, no Frosty, no bells' jingle jingleIn Mozart’s Attic we hope some thing’llMake your Sunday eve bright.There’s no silence this night.We have…

We're in the midst of the cycle of the six numbered Tchaikovsky symphonies, and this week brings us to Symphony No. 3, one of the seldom performed and…