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Virtuoso Voices - John Corigliano (Blood Red Violin)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: John Corigliano
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
Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio special takes you inside Folsom Prison for Johnny Cash's historic 1968 concert

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WKMS, Harford Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Celebrate the Holidays with Yo-Yo Ma and his friends

Bought by KNAU, North Country Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
REMEMBERING STUDS TERKEL PART THREE
From: WOSU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Studs Terkel remembers Caruso and Rosa Raisa

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:05
Virtuoso Voices - Vladimir Ashkenazy (Stalin... Go Fetch)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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20th century Russian composers like Dmitri Shostakovich were expected to write what the Party defined as "proper" Russian music. And even though S...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (For the People)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon is one of the busiest, most performed and most acclaimed American composers today. From her vantage point, she understand...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
THE ELVIS PRESLEY 68 COMEBACK RADIO SPECIAL
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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One hour of radio about one legendary hour of television...the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's "68 Comeback Special."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WGZS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, WGZS and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2008
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 19
Virtuoso Voices - Emmanuel Pahud (Country Music)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Emmanuel Pahud, Credit: Photo by Shelia Rock
There are two types of people; those who go on vacation and take their work; and those who leave their lap top at home. Composer Carl Nielsen wrot...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :29
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Finnish Rock)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In classical music, labels and categories can provide a helpful context and entry point to enjoying a composer or composition. But they can also b...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :29
Virtuoso Voices - Riccardo Chailly (Janine Moved On)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The young Dutch violinist Janine Jansen is getting a lot of attention for her recordings and concert performances. Riccardo Chailly conducted her ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Riccardo Chailly (Tell Tale Beauty)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Overture to an opera can serve several purposes - it can get the audience in the mood and set the tone for the drama about to unfold. It can a...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :27
TRUE OUTLAW STORIES - ON THE ROAD WITH WILLIE NELSON
From: Joyride Media
Series: WILLIE NELSON: 80th Birthday Celebration
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Willie Nelson's longtime band, touring crew and close friends look back on 40 years of life on the road.

Bought by Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KCSM, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
MY OWN PECULIAR WAY - THE SONGS OF WILLIE NELSON
From: Joyride Media
Series: WILLIE NELSON: 80th Birthday Celebration
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The stories behind Willie's career and his songs.

Bought by Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KCSM and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Virtuoso Voices - Erich Kunzel (Better than Bach)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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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
Love is the Message: The Story of Philadelphia International Records
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour radio special looks back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, KGLT, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Virtuoso Voices - Yo-Yo Ma (Staying Alive)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's a long road to establish a career in music, much less going on to become a major player. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma offers these guidelines for what mu...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Murray Perahia (What's the Deal?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Performing music is probably one of the only professions where the longer you play, the better you get - the harder it gets. It's a phenomenon tha...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :18
Virtuoso Voices - Murray Perahia (Mozart by Consensus)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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If there were a "supporting musician" category in Mozart's Piano Concertos, it would probably be the wind section, especially the clarinets. When ...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :15
  • Purchases: 1
BOB DYLAN: LIVE AT THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL
From: Joyride Media
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Rita Houston hosts this look back at Bob Dylan's Newport Folk Festival appearances from 1963-1965

Bought by WMNR, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Symphony of Swans - Long)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :41
Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Little Big Man)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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With Peer Gynt, composer Edvard Grieg did not write in the big orchestral setting that made Beethoven's symphonies so popular. Conductor Herbert B...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :24
JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN
From: Joyride Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hour radio special looks back on the life of John Denver

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WMOT, WHRV, WBST, KPVL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 13
Frank Sinatra - A Voice in Time
From: Joyride Media
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Nancy Sinatra hosts this one-hour special looking back at Frank Sinatra's early years (1939-1952).

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Virtuoso Voices - Bernard Haitink (Don't Mess Around)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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"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
Virtuoso Voices - Bernard Haitink (Camp Bruckner)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Anton Bruckner's music is out of place, and maybe out of sync in our current fast-paced world. Conductor Bernard Haitink says Bruckner's luxurious...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :24