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Caption: Paavo Järvi, Credit: Photo by Lang Photography
Shostakovich is an important part of Paavo Jarvi's repertoire. Although the composer's music often tells the story of Russian history and politics...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jonathan Biss
As a young man, and a young composer, Beethoven used the piano as a laboratory, where he could experiment and try out new sounds and musical ideas....

  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Jonathan Biss
We tend to forget that composing requires advanced skills, in addition to its purely creative inspiration. That fusion of skill, craft and creativ...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :23
Caption: Jonathan Biss
There are hundreds of lists that designate the Top Ten or Top 100 of anything, from movies to books to restaurants. Classical music has its "best ...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Jonathan Biss
Its subtitle is the "Elvira Madigan" Concerto, thanks to its presence in the obscure 1967 Swedish film by the same name. But Mozart's Piano Concer...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Jonathan Biss
The musical heights reached by Beethoven stretch even higher when you consider the enormous physical challenges he overcame, from total deafness to...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: :25
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Andy takes a scenic tour of the Arizona elite.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Simon Fowler
The thought of playing a Mozart piano concerto is daunting enough. But playing the solo part and conducting the orchestra at the same time seems e...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :25
Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Simon Fowler
Grieg's Piano Concerto has long held its place as an audience favorite and as the calling card for several generations of pianists, including Leif ...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :25
Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Simon Fowler
In almost every profession, some of the best work gets done away from the office. It's true for pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. He likes to work from h...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :23
Caption: Anne Akiko Meyers
It was voted the Number One Song on the American Film Institute's list of the "100 Best Songs" used in film. The beauty and autobiographical senti...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :21
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Andy's parents deliver the news that they were to move to Arizona. At Disneyland.

  • Added: May 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:20
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Andy attends a poetry reading on Mill Ave.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 20, 2009
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
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A tour of Chicago's west side and one teenager's memories.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and WTIP


  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Manuel Barrueco
Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco has been playing guitar and making music for more than 40 years. His love affair with the guitar began almost inno...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :22
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
After a stormy and almost raucous orchestral introduction, the clarinet makes a quiet, almost innocent entrance in the Concertino for Clarinet by C...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :31
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
The Duetto for String Bass, Clarinet and Orchestra was written by Giovanni Bottesini, one of the greatest bass players of the 19th century. Since ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
You'll hear some of the most brilliant virtuosic flourishes about midway through Debussy's First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. They're almo...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: Jean-Yves Thibaudet
It's wonderful to have a large circle of friends, but the best friends are those who stand by you – the ones who've "got your back." Pianist Jean-...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :18
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Robert Frost's famous poem helps us reflect on our own paths.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Georgine DiMaria, 4/20/09, Philadelphia, Credit: C. David Freitag
Georgine DiMaria is titleholder of Miss New Jersey 2006. She has worked as a health advocate for 8 years. Her new platform is medical marijuana. Th...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2009
  • Length: 20:04
Caption: Simone Dinnerstein
It's not uncommon for performers to study the historical and theoretical aspects of the music they play. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein knows her hist...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :25
Caption: Simone Dinnerstein
On a few occasions, pianist Simone Dinnerstein gets herself into trouble on the concert stage. Nothing too serious, but the difficulty usually beg...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :25
Caption: Gerard Schwarz
How do performers and conductors choose the way they shape the music they play? It's different for each performer. Some look to history or academ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :19
Caption: Gerard Schwarz
How does one interpret music? How do performers and conductors decide how to shape and craft the music they play? Conductor Gerard Schwarz likes ...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: :20