What Makes Good Ice Skating Music?
The United States got its first Olympic men's figure skating gold medal in 22 years last night, when world champion Evan Lysacek won the men's figure skating competition.Lysacek chose Nicolai...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Cartoon: 'O mio babbino caro'
Lace up your skates! This week's cartoon is "O mio babbino caro" from Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, as featured in the Peanuts' cartoon, “She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown.” Watch Woodstock save...
View ArticleTop 5 Figure Skating Routines Featuring Classical Music
Sports and music are awkward bedfellows, often competing against each other for attention in the media or events such as the Super Bowl halftime show.However, the two come together seamlessly in figure...
View Article10 Powerful Uses of Classical Music in Olympic Figure Skating History
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics are well underway. Naturally, we at WQXR are fans of the figure skating events, which are bound to include some of our favorite pieces from the classical repertoire. To...
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