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A Minute with Miles

A Minute with Miles

Miles Hoffman

Illuminating 60-second flights through the world of classical music with host and longtime NPR commentator Miles Hoffman. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.You can enjoy an archive of these segments here.

1480 - Mozart: What the Letters Show
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  • 1480 - Mozart: What the Letters Show

    If you’ve seen the movie Amadeus, or the play it was based on, you may have gotten the impression that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was some sort of giggling idiot who just happened to be really good at writing music. Nothing, in fact, could be further from the truth.

    Fri, 21 Jul 2023
  • 1478 - Joanna Mauer: wisdom vs. age

    One of the wonderful aspects of life as a musician: age differences among players don’t mean anything. What counts is what kind of person you are, and how you make music.

    Fri, 18 Aug 2023
  • 1477 - IPA

    Professional opera singers often have to sing in languages with which they’re completely unfamiliar. And yet they’re expected to pronounce all the words correctly. How do they do it?

    Thu, 17 Aug 2023
  • 1476 - Interpretations vs. the music itself

    Like it or not, performers can’t help evaluating performance, especially in the cases of pieces we know or instruments we play.

    Wed, 16 Aug 2023
  • 1475 - Text-based music

    It’s often easier to say what classical music is not, than to say what it is.

    Tue, 15 Aug 2023
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