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The price of concert tickets can be daunting, but conductor Mark Elder says there’s an even bigger obstacle to the concert going experience. It’s ...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :26
One of the things you might notice in recordings conducted by Mark Elder – especially with English music – is tempo. He plays British music faster...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :24
- Added: May 24, 2010
- Length: 28:02
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 12, 2010
- Length: 28:11
- Purchases: 1
Do you remember the Sam Cooke song from the 50s about not knowing music much about history, biology and trigonometry? Like many performers, pianis...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :26
Bach’s music often incorporated steps and rhythms from the dance music of his day. And often he was writing actual dance music, like a gavotte or ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :20
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :21
(March 21st is Bach's birthday.) There are many ways to celebrate Bach musically. If you're a cellist, you probably thank your lucky stars every ...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :27
How are Haitians who live outside of the devastated country learning about the fate of their loved ones? And how are they coping? Numa Perrier, a H...
- Added: Jan 27, 2010
- Length: 30:00
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana has caused considerable debate and political discussion, but just what is in this plant which creates such co...
- Added: Dec 08, 2009
- Length: 28:34
Are you jealous? Have you ever been? Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where doe...
- Added: Dec 08, 2009
- Length: 29:08
As part of a series of ‘Radio Curious on tour in Scotland’ we interview Jim Fairlie, the organizer of Farmers Markets in Scotland. Jim is a farmer...
- Added: Dec 07, 2009
- Length: 29:20
Taboos associated with menstruation limit public discussion of a primary event in the lives of more than half of the human population of the world....
- Added: Dec 07, 2009
- Length: 28:55
"Everybody's a critic," as the saying goes – and that's true now more than ever, according to percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Use this 24 second cli...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
- Length: :24
The middle of the 20th century saw both enormous growth and struggle for new classical music. Part of the struggle, according to composer John Cor...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
While some composers are inspired by nature and walks in the countryside, others approach it as a job where they show up and put pencil to music pa...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :22
The name of the piece is "Mirror in Mirror." It's a seven minute work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers describes it as...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...
- Added: Mar 06, 2009
- Length: 29:03
This month we are in San Francisco, California exploring what it means to be American through those involved in the struggle for same-sex marriage ...
- Added: Feb 23, 2009
- Length: 09:49
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
- Added: Aug 09, 2008
- Length: 27:59
GOVERNMENT INSIDER SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ
- Added: Jul 29, 2008
- Length: 28:00
The role of Sharia law in civic life in the Middle East and policies that encourage the advance of nuclear capabilities
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 27:59
- Added: Jun 13, 2008
- Length: 28:01
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When the soloist and orchestra are playing a concerto, who's in charge? Is it the soloist, the conductor - the orchestra? Someone has to make sur...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :20
