NPR Classical

By Tom Huizenga

Published June 20, 2019 at 10:01 AM PDT

Updated April 18, 2024 at 9:10 AM ET

Updated April 18, 2024: Spring has blossomed. And just in time for Earth Day, check out this bouquet of flowery tracks by a diverse "arrangement" of artists from Caroline Shaw, Giya Kancheli and Puccini, to Kurtág, Joplin and John Cage.

Need a deep discovery experience? Try 1000 years of music in this playlist from NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga, which explores everything from new releases to old favorites, and classics from the dawn of the recording era. Our mantra: Bach, Beethoven, before and beyond.

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Tom Huizenga

Tom Huizenga is a producer for NPR Music. He contributes a wide range of stories about classical music to NPR's news programs and is the classical music reviewer for All Things Considered. He appears regularly on NPR Music podcasts and founded NPR's classical music blog Deceptive Cadence in 2010.

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