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Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Sunny Side Up)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Prokofiev's two Violin Sonatas, in music and mood, represent the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Violin Sonatas. The first is dark and even contains a ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's On the Record: Gurf Morlix
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Austin producer and musical jack-of-all-trades, Gurf Morlix, talks about the artist that completely changed his life: Hank Williams.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
Hollywood Hills And Suburban Thrills: An Interview With The Academy Is...
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with well-known emo/indie rock band The Academy Is...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 1
It's Just A Matter of Time
From: Ryan Scammell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Everything's stuck in the past when Liza Minnelli plays a concert in Coney Island.

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 14:01
  • Purchases: 2
KUT's On the Record: Brandi Carlile
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile talks about the LP she checked out of her local library...and never gave back: Elton John's "Tumbleweed Connection."

  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 11:00
KUT's On the Record: Honus Honus of Man Man
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Ryan Kattner, better known as Honus Honus, front man for the strangely irresistible rock outfit, Man Man, talks about an album that changed his per...

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 10:15
I'm a Monk, You're a Monk, We're All Monks
From: Aaron Rietz
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personal essay on obscure yet revolutionary 60's ex-gi band "the monks"

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:42
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Bed Time)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's two children both grew up to pursue musical careers. It's not something he pushed, but music was one of the parenti...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Debilitating Liszt)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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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
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Loud and Colorful)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Dream Come True)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Johannes Brahms came out of retirement to write four major works for the clarinet, including a quintet for Clarinet and Strings. Clarinetist Richa...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's On the Record: Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Tunde Adebimpe, arty lead singer from TV on the Radio, talks about the album he found in High School that changed his life: Sonic Youth's Daydream ...

  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 08:10
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Role Model)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Athletes are often role models, as are some politicians and teachers. And musicians, like pianist Awadagin Pratt, can be considered role models as...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Connor Reagan
From: KBOO Youth Collective
Caption: PRX default Piece image
KBOO Youth's Zoe A. Interviews Connor, a Los Angeles musician

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
Womemories 03 -- Shelley Graff
From: Bernadette Cahill
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Womemories Host Bernadette Cahill talks with Shelley Graff

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 09:59
What Music to Listen To When Writing? A 3-minute primer
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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What music is most conducive to writing - the answer might surprise you

  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:52
KUT's On the Record: Will Sheff of Okkervil River
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Will Sheff, passionate and political songwriter from Okkervil River, talks about a kooky album that changed his whole approach to music: The Incred...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 09:51
The Crooked Road
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A CD series with an ear for folklife

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 15:11
Wonder powers activate
From: Katie Ball
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Power can be fun, and scary.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:49
HEAT -- The End of the Beginning
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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A reflection on changes in 1990 South Africa from a poet, the playwright Athol Fugard, musicians, Ambassador Lindewe Mabuzeh and everyday people.

Bought by WCPN, KERA, KLCC, WCQS, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 5
HEAT -- A Long Sweet Visit
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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John Hockenberry visits with bluesman Mose Allison and his daughter, singer Amy Allison.

Bought by Prairie Public, Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 7
Fundraising Voices - Joshua Bell (Music is My Religion)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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Some say the perfect job is the one that's also your hobby or first love. Violinist Joshua Bell makes his living playing the violin, but it's more...

Bought by KUHF, North State Public Radio, KENW, WCVE, KALW and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2007
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 7
KUT's On the Record: Trish Murphy
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Singer/songwriter Trish Murphy talks about an album that changed her life: Emmylou Harris' "Blue Kentucky Girl."

  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:32
Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Better than Bellini)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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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
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (How I Compose)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions and enjoys more than 200 performances of her music a year. "Blue Cathedral" is o...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2

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