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Dianne Dettmann's new book chronicles a widow's journey through grief and to recovery.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 16, 2011
- Length: 20:44
- Purchases: 1
We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Chances are that many of them were actually taken by the military. C...
Bought by KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 08, 2010
- Length: 03:01
- Purchases: 4
You don’t usually see a lot of extra physical gestures or exaggerated facial expressions when pianist Misha Dichter is on stage. But there was a c...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :23
For most musicians, Bach is more than just music. For violinist Midori, Bach is a way of life. Use this 26 second clip to introduce Midori playin...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :26
Musicians often become “one” with their instrument – it’s not just an expensive and valuable piece of equipment they use on the job. For some, lik...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :21
When you look into the story behind some of the most beautiful music, you often find that something dark or even tragic lies at the source. Conduc...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :27
The Nocturne by Tchaikovsky lives at the intersection of melancholy and beauty – you can hear and feel both. And for cellist Zuill Bailey, it’s mu...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :24
How does one make a sound on an instrument? Violist Kim Kashkashian says it actually has little to do with the instrument itself. Ultimately, she...
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: :22
We know Haydn, the wonderful composer of symphonies and string quartets, but did you know he also wrote some terrific Violin Concertos? Violinist ...
- Added: Jul 28, 2010
- Length: :25
The title of Yuja Wang’s new recording is “Transformation.” It’s a fitting title – especially for one of the Scarlatti keyboard sonatas, which she...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :22
US AID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah discusses the mission of US AID in the Obama Administration and it's role in tackeling world hunger, the AIDS e...
- Added: Jun 25, 2010
- Length: 53:59
In soprano Anna Netrebko’s recording of Russian Romances, she introduces us to the not-as-well-known sides of two well-known composers – Rimsky-Kor...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :26
Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski champions two composers from his country – Frederic Chopin and Karol Szymanowski. Like Chopin, Szymanowski’s mus...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :22
Piotr Anderszewski’s association with Beethoven’s music goes back a long way. It’s a connection he cherishes, but like all relationships, they’ve ...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: :25
Call it precocious or simply amazing, Mozart wrote some remarkable music when he was 8-years old. Flutist Carol Wincenc says age is truly relative...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: :24
The Piano Sonata No 2 by Chopin is best known for the funeral march in the third movement. That march has been immortalized from its appearances i...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :23
Like most of his countrymen and women, Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski is proud of Chopin's Polish connection, but he says Chopin has other conne...
- Added: Feb 22, 2010
- Length: 01:13
What is the importance forgetting has played throughout human history? What will be the effects on society, relationships and humanity now that so...
- Added: Jan 12, 2010
- Length: 58:02
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is subtitled the “Ode to Joy.” His Symphony No. 8 doesn’t have a subtitle or nickname, but conductor Herbert Blomstedt ...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
From interrogating Japanese prisoners of war to working as an anti-war activist, Ukiah California resident Charles Fogg has led a varied and fascin...
- Added: Dec 14, 2009
- Length: 28:16
Modern life has become a constant stream of electronic devices demanding our attention. What are the consequences when we choose e-mail, Blackberri...
- Added: Dec 07, 2009
- Length: 29:01
Do we need supplements to our diet? Does a normal balanced diet of food supply us with the nutrition we need?
- Added: Dec 07, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Ed Reinhart alias Earl Dixon, a marvelous pianist and local musician joins Radio Curious again in this edition. Reinhart is best know as the king o...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
- Length: 28:23
Everbody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Liv...
- Added: Nov 23, 2009
- Length: 28:57
Fiddle and Cello have a strong tradition in Scottish, 18th Century Music. In a reinvention of the classic musical marriage between big and small fi...
- Added: Nov 23, 2009
- Length: 57:52
