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North Carolina's two Republican senators say they oppose President Donald Trump's pick to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency,…

In this episode, Peter demonstrates what makes Beethoven such a giant in the world of classical music. Many of the composer's greatest contributions were…

Peter explores the life and music of Domenico Scarlatti. He was born in 1685, the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. But…

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in all of music history, but what exactly made him so great? In this episode, Peter shows Bach's…

Claude Debussy's music continues to be described as "impressionistic", even though the composer himself hated the term. Debussy just wanted to be known as…

Polish composer Frédéric Chopin was a musical experimenter who continually pushed the envelope pianistically. For example, prior to Chopin, an étude was…

Robert Schumann was a compulsive, Romantic composer in love with love, and he embodied the spirit of the early 19th century. In this episode, Peter looks…

Franz Schubert composed music in nearly every genre imaginable--symphonies, chamber music, operas, piano pieces--and yet each piece was infused with his…

Peter Kairoff reveals the expressive tenderness of late 19th century American composer Edward MacDowell. He may not have been the equal to the likes of…

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ... dynamic variation. In this episode, Peter explains the importance of loud, soft--and everything in…