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Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Photo:  Simon Fowler
What do you like about Mozart? There are so many things to like – and choose from. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes simply likes all the action. Use thi...

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  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :18
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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
Caption: Sarah Chang
In the middle of her busy international career, and a somewhat hectic concert season, violinist Sarah Chang took a moment along the way to stop, sm...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: Sarah Chang
Practice, attention to detail, thinking, trying out new ideas… more practicing – that's what violinist Sarah Chang does to prepare for a concert. ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :23
Caption: Yefim Bronfman
The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 is a part of nearly every pianist's concert repertoire, and for many Russian pianists, it's often the first ma...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Yefim Bronfman
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
Caption: Sir James Galway
The road to Carnegie Hall may be paved by practice, practice and more practice, but ask any musician - nothing is more boring, tedious and uninspir...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :22
Caption: Sir James Galway
He plays Vivaldi, Prokofiev and Mozart – and also traditional Irish and Scottish music and Japanese folk songs. Even with this varied exposure to ...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: :21
Caption: Anne-Sophie Mutter
There are many ways to get into the music we love. The pianist Lang Lang imagines characters and scenes from nature; for others, the music inspire...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Length: :28
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Chopin is one of pianist Lang Lang's favorite composers - not just for how the music makes him feel, but for how Chopin makes him a better pianist....

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :23
Caption: Joshua Bell
For those among us who question the existence of humor or levity of any kind in classical music, violinist Joshua Bell offers this piece of evidenc...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :24
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When violinist Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons, he calls on his musical training and creative instincts. But he also gets some assistance...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :26
Caption: Joshua Bell
For some performers, making recordings is their bread and butter. Violinist Joshua Bell, on the other hand, is somewhat ambivalent about walking i...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: :21
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Dutch violinist Janine Jansen comes from a musical family, and "family time" meant playing chamber music at home. She says working in that more in...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :24
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It took a nudge from his father to finally get Steven Isserlis to record the Bach Cello Suites. He was in his late 40's. For Steven Isserlis, the...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2008
  • Length: :18
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Arnold Schoenberg pioneered a composition method and style known as "12-tone music". Melodies and harmonies were created from a predetermined sequ...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :23
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Riccardo Muti is the new (named May 2008) Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Previously he led the Philadelphia Orchestra and (the)...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :31
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From a bone chilling graveyard scene, to the sound of a heart beat that slows down and finally stops beating, Prokofiev's First Violin Sonata has j...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :23
Caption: Emmanuel Pahud, Credit: Photo by Shelia Rock
When the soloist and orchestra are playing a concerto, who's in charge? Is it the soloist, the conductor - the orchestra? Someone has to make sur...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :20
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The soloist faces a number of temptations in the Sibelius Violin Concerto, especially the magical moments at the beginning. For Hilary Hahn, the t...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :27
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Something unthinkable and unimaginable recently occurred in the classical music world. The Violin Concerto by the often maligned Arnold Schoenberg...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :25
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Interview of Chris Kokesh a fabulous Fiddle and Guitar player

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:34

  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 07:00
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DIY Radio How-To: How To Get Interviews With Bands

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
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There are trends and fads even in classical music. One of the trends conductor Marin Alsop finds a bit disturbing involves Brahms. Use this 27 se...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: :27