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Bach's Goldberg Variations – now there's a piece of music where we could have a practically endless conversation, starting with the first few notes...
- Added: Sep 26, 2009
- Length: :24
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...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
Everyone, from the TV networks to Madison Avenue, wants the attention and especially the dollars from the 20 and 30-somethings. Even our orchestra...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 1
Mission Statements were once the rage, but you don't hear them talked about much these days. Here's a good one from conductor and violinist Vladim...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Thomas Stacy was the long time English horn and Oboe D'amore player with the New York Philharmonic. The Oboe D'amore is a longer, deeper sounding ...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 1
It's hard to get through the day without hearing at least one or two ads for car insurance - from the "good hands" people to that little green geck...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
English horn player Thomas Stacy grew up in Augusta, Arkansas, population three thousand (3,000). He's one of the most recorded English horn playe...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
Guitarist Sharon Isbin jokes that in a former life, she must have lived during the Renaissance era. Music from the 16th century clearly awakens bo...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
It's many a mother and father's dream to have their children follow in their footsteps. Then there's the Jarvi family. Use this 28 second clip to...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 1
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
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
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
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
Composer John Corigliano grew up surrounded by music. His father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
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
What do you like about Mozart? There are so many things to like – and choose from. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes simply likes all the action. Use thi...
Bought by WHRV
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :18
- Purchases: 1
Composer John Corigliano’s father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years, so violin playing and the viol...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
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
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
For your fundraising campaign, this clips features violinist Hilary Hahn. She strives to give her audience more than just the gift of great music ...
Bought by KTXK, New Hampshire Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio, KUHF, WSKG and more
- Added: May 14, 2009
- Length: :59
- Purchases: 7
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
The benefit of working with a living composer is you can get instruction and clarification directly from the source. On the other hand, it might b...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :25
The innate romantic flavor of music from Spain, Mexico and South America is at the heart of its charm and appeal. But it has been known to tempt p...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :23
It's not unusual for a well known guitarist to play and record the most famous guitar concerto of all time, the Concierto di Aranjuez by Joaquin Ro...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :19
In the middle of her busy international career, and a somewhat hectic concert season, violinist Sarah Chang took a moment along the way to stop, sm...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :24
