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Conductor Arturo Toscanini was known as the poster child for bad behavior on the podium. Fortunately, the days of the yelling, screaming, raging t...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
- Length: :25
Beethoven's music is not always about the DRAMA. You can hear sweetness and joy, emotion and humor, fire and passion, and in the case of the third...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
- Length: :19
For the Canadian Brass, their dream to play in Carnegie Hall came true in part because the players happily did something most musicians avoid, or d...
- Added: Nov 29, 2008
- Length: :22
It is, or was at one time, classical music’s forbidden word – or act: "Crossover"... playing music that's not 100% classical. Flutist, Sir James ...
- Added: Nov 28, 2008
- Length: :26
Schubert's Rondo for Violin and Piano is further proof that when it comes to writing a melody, Franz Schubert was in a small league of his own. Th...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :27
If you've ever seen a conductor lead an orchestra, you know it's a very physical profession. Conductor Myung-Whun Chung was surprised to learn whi...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :15
In classical music, labels and categories can provide a helpful context and entry point to enjoying a composer or composition. But they can also b...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :29
Mahler creates the New York Philharmonic but he's still considered a failure.
Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes
- Added: Mar 25, 2008
- Length: 08:48
- Purchases: 2
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
The Most Incredibly Awesome Guitar Music in the World ! - Back to Back ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2008
- Length: 58:00
Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: Nov 14, 2007
- Length: 58:51
- Purchases: 1
On the surface, it may seem like there is a world of difference between Beethoven's lighter, and light hearted Symphony No. 8 and his monumental Sy...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
Hear a rare re-issue from David Byrne, plus new music from the band Beirut, Tender Forever, Nellie McKay, Dirty Projectors and Shivaree
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 28:52
- Purchases: 3
Music from The National, Polyphonic Spree, Travis, Patti Smith, Lightning Dust and two John Lennon covers.
- Added: Jun 21, 2007
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 4
Bob Boilen discovers the music of Portugal.
- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 6
Killer new music from The White Stripes; So-called "math rock" by the group Battles; A reissue from Emerson, Lake & Palmer; England's intriguing fo...
- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 4
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen introduces some of his favorite new finds, including the controlled chaos of Frog Eyes, melancholy melodies of...
- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 5
Recycling one's own music was a common practice in Handel's day. Interestingly, or strangely, one of the best known choruses from Handel's Messiah...
Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX
- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 3
There's a longstanding debate over the appropriate time of year to perform Handel's "Messiah." With its Christmas and Easter messages, is it more ...
Bought by WKYU, WITF, New England Public Media, KISU, and KWAX
- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 5
Profile of classical and jazz artist Bobby McFerrin, with interview excerpts
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Feb 21, 2006
- Length: 30:02
- Purchases: 3
A musical exploration of this lyrical and controversial style of jazz
Bought by KMUW, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WDUQ, WILL and more
- Added: Oct 17, 2005
- Length: 29:04
- Purchases: 13
- Added: Dec 15, 2003
- Length: 03:21
