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Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" includes an appearance by composer and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff actually died ...
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: :24
"Keeping Score" is the incredible PBS music series that redefines everything we ever knew about "music education" and "music appreciation." The se...
Bought by PRX Demo Station
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 1
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
- Length: :34
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
- Length: :28
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
- Length: :27
As the long time English horn player with the New York Philharmonic, Thomas Stacy has seen and heard just about everything. From his seat in the o...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
Recording duets with yourself, meaning recording both parts of a duet, is not a new invention. You record the first part, and then record the seco...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :24
- Purchases: 1
On her "Journey to the New World" CD, guitarist Sharon Isbin plays both parts on some Renaissance duets, with the help of modern recording technolo...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
You may have heard the saying, "familiarity breeds contempt." In the classical music world, conductor Paavo Jarvi says familiarity can sometimes b...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :25
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"Authenticity" became the buzz word for playing Baroque music in the 80's and 90's and the "Authentic Instrument" movement changed the way we now p...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :26
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MS Patient Charles Kwiatkowski and Miss NJ 2006 Georgine DiMaria speak about their personal experience and advocacy for medical marijuana in New Je...
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- Added: May 13, 2009
- Length: 29:28
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One of Brahms best known orchestral works is his "Variations on a Theme by Haydn." Although it's best known in its orchestral version, Brahms firs...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :21
When violinist Julia Fischer performs with other musicians, she likes that opportunity to make personal connections on stage. When she plays the S...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :26
You may have heard that the future of the recording industry is somewhat up in the air as new technologies make it possible to access music in new ...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :22
Conductor Arturo Toscanini was known as the poster child for bad behavior on the podium. Fortunately, the days of the yelling, screaming, raging t...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :25
- Added: Dec 17, 2008
- Length: :40
Composer Jennifer Higdon's career path does not line up with that old saying, "those who can't do... teach." She's one of the busiest, most perfor...
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- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :26
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When composer Jennifer Higdon accepts a commission from a performer to write a new piece, she takes a few steps before writing the very first note....
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :29
(Stephen Hough Received a 2008 Gramophone Award.) The pianist as composer and arranger is a tradition that goes back to Franz Liszt. They often s...
- Added: Sep 26, 2008
- Length: :23
- Added: Aug 04, 2008
- Length: 01:08
At one time, Hungary was one of the leading cultural centers in the world, much like Paris, Vienna and New York. Hungary was occupied by many diff...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :25
- Added: May 17, 2008
- Length: 01:58
Working without a conductor creates both creative and practical challenges for an orchestra: how do you get the music started? For the conductor-...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :32
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. We know they make it work, but how do they make it work? Long time Orpheus violinist ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra goes conductor-less; they determine their musical interpretations amongst themselves. While that approach is somethi...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :21
