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Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Sad Songs are Uplifting)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Two of violinist Joshua Bell's most recent recordings are devoted to well-known songs and arias that he arranged for violin and piano and violin an...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Little Lenny Bernstein)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
The "what if" question game is always an interesting game to play. What if Leonard Bernstein had pursued composing over conducting? What would he...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Poetry: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project
From: Don McIver
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An Hourlong Radio Documentary examining the Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Bought by KRZA, KSJD, WEKU, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 7
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Sor Winner)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Spanish composer Fernando Sor wrote a ton of music for the guitar. On the surface, they're mostly short, sweet and delightful little pieces. Guit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Wide Ranging Giuliani)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some composers go unnoticed, or become forgotten for a variety of reasons. Mauro Giuliani composed in Beethoven's shadow, but guitarist David Star...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Virtuoso Dash)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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More than a dozen composers have written music based on an engaging melody by Nicolo Paganini. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini is th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell Clip (Religious Regardless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The power of music is so strong for some it takes on religious proportions. That's the case for violinist Joshua Bell. Music IS his religion, whe...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Classical Responsibility)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The ideal job is one that's also your favorite hobby. Conductor Andrew Litton says making music is both his job and his passion - and both come wi...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WBST


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Chopin's Nocturnal Mystery)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Nocturne" in Classical Music refers to music for night time. Pianist Alexander Kobrin says that Chopin's Nocturnes explore and illustrate man...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Percussion is Universal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Evelyn Glennie may be one of the only full-time percussion soloists, but she reminds us we all have some kind of drum in our past. Use this 21 sec...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2