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Compact Discoveries 50: Joaquin Nin
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Melodic, rhythmic, folksy piano music by a scandal-ridden composer.

Bought by KTRL, Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, KAMU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, WXEL and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2007
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 16
Blues File: Drink House To Church House, Vol. 2
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of "Drink House To Church House, Vol. 2" from Music Maker Relief Foundation

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 4
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 - 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 - 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
Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (New Music Advice)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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New music can be complex and difficult to process at first, second and even third hearings. Guitarist David Starobin has spent much of his career ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Polish Hero)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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They "contain canons buried in flowers." "Pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about the mixed messages contained within the Chopin Polonaises for piano....

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Blues File: Koko Taylor "Old School"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Koko Taylor album "Old School"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KHNS, and WEFT


  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 4
Compact Discoveries 30: Ravel as Pianist and Conductor
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Maurice Ravel plays his own piano compositions in high fidelity, stereo!

Bought by KPIP-LP, WNMU-FM, WMNR, WMRT, KAMU and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Symphony Space Live: The Ying Americans
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Symphony Space Live
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The Ying Americans put the focus on new American music for string quartet through commissioned work.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 2
Symphony Space Live: In The Beginning There Was Rhythm
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Symphony Space Live
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Stefon Harris explores five ways to experience rhythm.

Bought by KMUW, KALW, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 3
Two's Company...Jazz Sessions
From: Gano and Beverly Evans
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Jazz In The Mainstream : Straight-Ahead & 'Right Down the MIddle'

Bought by KUNR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues File: Otis Taylor's "Definition Of A Circle"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review Otis Taylor's a;bum "Definition Of A Circle"

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KKRN, and WEFT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
Modern Jazz Classics 215 Hour 1
From: John Perry
Series: MODERN JAZZ CLASSICS
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Modern Jazz Classics

  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
  • Length: 53:51
Blues File: Barbara Dennerlein
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Feature on German jazz organist Barbara Dennerlein

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 5
Biography of Leonard Cohen 1HR
From: Steve Damien
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A one hour look at this Canadian singer songwriter, featuring various songs from his career.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Prairie Public, KREV-LP, KGOU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 7
Big Bands, Blues and Ballads Too
From: Gano and Beverly Evans
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This program is designed for those jazz aficionados whe enjoy the the sounds of 'Contemporary' big bands and vocalists

  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 43:18
The Tribal Beat 2/25/07
From: KSUT
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Weekly Native News magazine celebrating current happenings in Indian Country. This week you'll hear the final edition of Edge of the Rez Part II,...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Bach's B-5 Shocker)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The idea of a keyboard instrument being a soloist in a concerto is obvious to us today, but in Bach's time, the keyboard usually played politely in...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 2
Blues File: Big Pete Pearson
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Big Pete Pearson's album "I'm Here Baby"

Bought by KKRN and WEFT


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 2

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