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There’s been some discussion lately about the future of the symphony orchestra and classical music in general. Although there are some legitimate ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :21
Some say Ravel’s “La Valse” is a tribute to the famous Viennese dance form – while others say Ravel creates something quite dark, especially when t...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :18
Pianist Yuja Wang has a CD that includes a Theme and Variations and two orchestral works that have been transcribed for piano. But that’s not the ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :21
In the Puccini opera, La Boheme, Mimi is usually portrayed as the shy and innocent seamstress. Soprano Anna Netrebko views Mimi’s character very d...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :17
Chopin is considered Poland’s greatest composer, and he’s also a national hero. Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski feels that Polish connection and...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :33
Think Chopin, and maybe you think of something virtuosic and heroic. When pianist Piotr Anderszewski thinks Chopin, virtuosic and heroic are the l...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :20
On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Most people will remembe...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: May 17, 2010
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 2
In 2006 Paste magazine named Josh Ritter one of the top 100 living songwriters. But shortly after completing his 2008 album, "Historical Conquests...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: May 13, 2010
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 1
Two musical legends look back on their 40 year friendship
Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public and more
- Added: May 05, 2010
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 30
Violinist Janine Jansen has played the Beethoven Violin Concerto but learned something new when she recorded it. Use this 27 second clip to intro...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :27
On a warm New York night in August, 2007, an unknown pianist went to bed not knowing that she was about to become an overnight sensation. Her name...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :25
Pianist Rafal Blechacz is from Poland, so it’s perhaps natural he would play a lot of Chopin, Poland’s most famous composer. But there are other r...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :27
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The traditional view is that the s...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 1
The Piano Sonata No 2 by Chopin is best known for the funeral march in the third movement. That march has been immortalized from its appearances i...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :23
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The tradition and traditional view...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :19
Although we primarily think of Bach as a composer and the ultimate keyboard player, he also played the violin. Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach t...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :27
Small or "soft" are not concepts we normally associate with Beethoven's music, and especially the Beethoven Piano Concertos. Pianist Till Fellner ...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :23
It's not unusual for performers to devote themselves to a short list of composers. Some have even taken a year off to only study and play one comp...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :23
Bach's short keyboard works are just that: short. You have to find the musical character quickly, otherwise the piece is over. When pianist Till...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :19
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings has become the American anthem for peace and comfort during times of national sadness and loss. Barber also wro...
Bought by WETS
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 1
When guitarist Manuel Barrueco teamed up with conductor and tenor Placido Domingo to record the famous guitar concertos by Rodrigo, along with some...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
Perspective – that magical line between the head and the heart. It’s something conductor Robert Spano tries to maintain whenever he conducts his f...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :24
- Purchases: 1
It started out as the slow movement for a string quartet, but with the help of a major film, and its presence at prominent national events, Samuel ...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :24
- Purchases: 1
From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear from a Sudanese musician living in Dubai, whose R&B hits have attracted listeners from across the Middle Eas...
- Added: Dec 06, 2009
- Length: 07:41
"Give 100 percent": that old saying and sports mantra has lost some of its meaning over time, but it's an approach and mentality that's still work...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
- Length: :24
