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Conductor Marin Alsop has recorded most of Brahms' orchestral works during the last few years. Although Brahms' symphonies are epic in both sound ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :19
With her constant jet setting from state to state, and continent to continent, violinist Sarah Chang says she's become a "frequent flyer mileage qu...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :24
Vivaldi wrote his set of violin concertos, known as the "Four Seasons," for the orchestra at an all-girls school and orphanage. For violinist Sara...
Bought by WEKU
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Calling a political opponent a "flip-flopper" is one of the more frequently heard accusations heard on the campaign trail. While changing one's vi...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays to the beat of a different conductor - they don't have one. Each member is a conductor or a "leader" as they p...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: 05:57
It's not enough to just play the notes; a performer takes great efforts to put their own personal stamp on the music they play. Pianist Angela Hew...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :23
The Bach Cello Suites are the cellist's Holy Grail. The exquisite nature of the music is both a source of inspiration and intimidation. Cellist S...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :20
Use this clip to enhance your introduction of Simone Dinnerstein's recording of the Goldberg Variations by Bach (Telarc 80692).
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :26
For some, proper "decorum," is our connection with decency and doing things in a more civilized way. Pianist Emanuel Ax says there's a little too ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :29
When it comes to interpreting the Goldberg Variations, many view the 1955 Glenn Gould recording as the gold standard. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein h...
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: :21
In this series, we examine various aspects of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in both modern and historical context. From the players themselves...
Bought by WDAV Classical Public Radio, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WETS
- Added: Jan 24, 2008
- Length: 09:59
- Purchases: 3
The Silk Road Tour is cellist Yo-Yo Ma's ongoing quest to discover the cultural connections covering the large swath of land between the Mediterran...
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :32
We know that personal and artistic insecurities often accompanied Tchaikovsky's daily composing activities. Conductor Erich Kunzel says there's pl...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :15
Highlights from Johnny Cash's variety television program.
Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WMMT, KFCF FM, KFOK-LPFM, KUOW and more
- Added: Nov 14, 2007
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 11
If you're a well established performer, writer or artist of any kind, you're likely to have your fans tell you they like your early work the best. ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :41
Short feature about the Mbira, or African thumb piano, for BBC Radio Oxford
- Added: Oct 08, 2007
- Length: 07:49
If you're a conductor, it's helpful to have a living composer at your side to answer questions about their music that may come up during rehearsals...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 1
personal essay on obscure yet revolutionary 60's ex-gi band "the monks"
- Added: May 08, 2007
- Length: 06:42
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
- Added: Apr 26, 2007
- Length: 08:19
- Purchases: 1
What music is most conducive to writing - the answer might surprise you
- Added: Apr 15, 2007
- Length: 02:52
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
Pianist Stephen Hough talks about his approach to making transcriptions of well known music. It's a long-standing tradition that often got out of ...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: :32
- Purchases: 2
