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Virtuoso Voices - Cho-Liang Lin (Who's on First)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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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
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Loud and Colorful)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Dream Come True)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Johannes Brahms came out of retirement to write four major works for the clarinet, including a quintet for Clarinet and Strings. Clarinetist Richa...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Little Lenny Bernstein)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
The "what if" question game is always an interesting game to play. What if Leonard Bernstein had pursued composing over conducting? What would he...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Vibrato is Verboten)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Richard Stoltzman is one of the most recognized solo clarinetists in the world, but he's never been officially welcomed into the Clarinet Fraternit...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Cho-Liang Lin (Mozart in Sync)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It may sound like Mozart is easy to play, but just about any performer will grimace and tell you his music is about as tough as it gets. In the Vi...

Bought by WHRV and WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Don't be Boring)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When you've played a piece of music for 20 or 30 years, it's easy to fall into old habits and the old ways of doing things. Clarinetist Richard St...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Brahms Tight Space)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's always tempting to fill up your plate at the Sunday buffet table or at the salad bar. You know you can go back for seconds... or even thirds....

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Role Model)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Athletes are often role models, as are some politicians and teachers. And musicians, like pianist Awadagin Pratt, can be considered role models as...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Wonder powers activate
From: Katie Ball
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Power can be fun, and scary.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:49
Fundraising Voices - Joshua Bell (Music is My Religion)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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Some say the perfect job is the one that's also your hobby or first love. Violinist Joshua Bell makes his living playing the violin, but it's more...

Bought by KUHF, North State Public Radio, KENW, WCVE, KALW and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2007
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 7
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Turning Down Work)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Audience Reviews)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Feedback can be helpful, informative or devastating. Musicians constantly receive feedback, invited and uninvited, and some of Jennifer Higdon's h...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Better than Bellini)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composed while Chopin was still a teenager, Pianist Garrick Ohlsson calls Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2 "as great a masterpiece as anybody has ever ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Sor Winner)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Spanish composer Fernando Sor wrote a ton of music for the guitar. On the surface, they're mostly short, sweet and delightful little pieces. Guit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Moonlit Night)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 is a joyful ride through all of the melodies and pianistic prizes you associate with Chopin. Its Second Movement, pi...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (After the Storm)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Beethoven's 4th Piano Sonata is one of the longest of his 32 sonatas, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson says every minute is rich with melody, musical in...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Wide Ranging Giuliani)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some composers go unnoticed, or become forgotten for a variety of reasons. Mauro Giuliani composed in Beethoven's shadow, but guitarist David Star...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (In the Beginning)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Sarah Chang
How does the musical life of a child prodigy begin? For Sarah Chang, playing the violin was simply a hobby. Use this 24 second clip to introduce ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (British Invasion)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Why does a composer write music the way they do? Jennifer Higdon says influences come from just about anywhere, and the road to becoming a classic...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Chopin for Last)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "People's Favorite": pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about the universal popularity and mood altering music by Chopin. It's like "dessert" -- wh...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Virtuoso Dash)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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More than a dozen composers have written music based on an engaging melody by Nicolo Paganini. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini is th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Young & Fearless)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Overnight success does happen but it's more myth than reality. Violinist Sarah Chang made her debut when she was 8 years old. Her success that ev...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (How I Compose)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions and enjoys more than 200 performances of her music a year. "Blue Cathedral" is o...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Beethoven's Lab)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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While some might say Beethoven is best known for his 9th Symphony, or the famous first four notes of his Symphony Number 5, pianist Garrick Ohlsson...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2

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