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Can we make the music business safe for everyone?
Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB
- Added: Feb 19, 2024
- Length: 57:52
- Purchases: 2
The Golden Age of Spain that created the tradition of Western song, from Schubert and Verdi to Hank Williams and the Beatles. Lyrics in medieval He...
- Added: Mar 28, 2020
- Length: 15:08
The decision of the sponsors the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, to eliminate over 30 categories of music, including Lati...
- Added: May 14, 2011
- Length: 28:43
Mark O’Connor’s “Americana Symphony” is largely based on the melody from his best known composition, “Appalachia Waltz.” He believes America’s ear...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :23
Pianist Yuja Wang plays the monumental – some might even call it “larger than life" – Piano Sonata by Liszt on her debut CD. Historically, the Son...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :25
Feet in Two Worlds and Polish Daily News reporter Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska recently produced an audio profile of the innovative Polish musical group, ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2010
- Length: 07:27
Composer Igor Stravinsky did not necessarily want us to hear or feel emotion in his music. According to conductor Charles Dutoit, Stravinsky was a...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 1
From 2006, John talks about the challenge of scoring Superman Returns and mixing his music with the themes of John Williams.
- Added: Jan 26, 2009
- Length: 27:39
- Added: Oct 08, 2008
- Length: 03:34
The political difficulties that ruled the life of Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich were more than just minor aggravations. His refusal to fol...
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :27
One of the most talked about musicians these days is Dutch violinist Janine Jansen. Riccardo Chailly conducted an early recording of hers that fea...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :29
Part 2 of our Summer Look-Ahead Series featuring Linda Thompson, Paul McCartney and Spoon.
Bought by KTRL, WUKY, WQUB 90.3 FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WFSU
- Added: Jun 13, 2007
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 5
Part 1 of our Summer Look-Ahead Series featuring Linda Thompson, Paul McCartney, Spoon and more.
Bought by KTRL, WQUB 90.3 FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WUKY, WFSU and more
- Added: Jun 05, 2007
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 6
Huge. Blockbuster. Larger than life. Those are just a few of the ways you could describe the Piano Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt. Awadagin P...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
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
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
Profile of William Grant Still, the dean of black classical composers, with excerpts of an interview with his daughter Judy.
- Added: Feb 22, 2006
- Length: 19:57
