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Each piece of music contains a certain degree of instruction from the composer as to how they want their music played. Some composers are more spe...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :26
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Jack of all trades; master of none.” Well, meet Jaime Laredo. He’s universally recognized as a master viol...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :23
Oboe players fuss over their reeds, trumpet players worry about their lips and string players guard their instruments and their bows. Pianists fre...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :17
Musicians, conductors and orchestras receive both criticism and compliments for their work – it’s all part of the musician’s life. While each is b...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :32
With all the wonderful music Gershwin wrote in a short period of time, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet wonders why many people still ask if his music i...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :19
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has an all-Gershwin CD includes the well known Piano Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue. It also contains Gershwin’s “Varia...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :26
Mark O’Connor’s “Americana Symphony” is largely based on the melody from his best known composition, “Appalachia Waltz.” He believes America’s ear...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :23
One thing you might notice in conductor Mark Elder’s recordings of British music is his choice of tempo. By British and recording standards, they ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :27
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The traditional view is that the s...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 1
You may have heard about a situation involving a famous soprano who, despite the impeccability of her singing and artistry, was fired by an opera c...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :25
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The tradition and traditional view...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :19
Pianist Yuja Wang plays the monumental – some might even call it “larger than life" – Piano Sonata by Liszt on her debut CD. Historically, the Son...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :25
Composer Igor Stravinsky did not necessarily want us to hear or feel emotion in his music. According to conductor Charles Dutoit, Stravinsky was a...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 1
Everyone has a view on the "youth of today," including conductor Charles Dutoit. When it comes to today's youth, he's not a grouch, but he would l...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
Shostakovich is an important part of Paavo Jarvi's repertoire. Although the composer's music often tells the story of Russian history and politics...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 08, 2008
- Length: 03:34
The political difficulties that ruled the life of Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich were more than just minor aggravations. His refusal to fol...
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :27
One of the most talked about musicians these days is Dutch violinist Janine Jansen. Riccardo Chailly conducted an early recording of hers that fea...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :29
You may know Leopold Stokowski as a conductor and for his role in the Disney classic, Fantasia. He was also an organist on a mission to bring grea...
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: :21
Robert Schumann is universally recognized as a great pianist and composer of piano music. Cellist Steven Isserlis is a big Schumann fan, and he re...
- Added: Feb 26, 2008
- Length: :19
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are the cellist's bible and yet their existence is shrouded in mystery. Cellist Steven Isserlis is happy to specula...
- Added: Feb 25, 2008
- Length: :22
What makes a composer's music resonate with the audience? Composer John Adams offers a starting point to this ultimately unanswerable question. U...
Bought by WETS and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
"Back Seat Drivers" are bad for those of us in the driver's seat, and they can be just as distracting for composers. Conductor Bernard Haitink tal...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
Huge. Blockbuster. Larger than life. Those are just a few of the ways you could describe the Piano Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt. Awadagin P...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
Performers like to put their individual stamp on a piece of music, especially in a concerto, where the solo part is the star of the show. Violinis...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
