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10 centuries of battling the sea gave the Dutch an added value inhelping to build levees
Bought by KWIT
- Added: Aug 06, 2008
- Length: 54:35
- Purchases: 1
We've pretty much moved beyond the outdated perception of classical music and musicians not having a sense of humor. Among the passions of cellist...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :18
There are several different, highly varied schools of thought when it comes to playing Bach. Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott prefers the Fred Astaire...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :22
Is there anything more stressful than travel these days? When pianist Anne-Marie McDermott travels cross country to accompany violinists like Nadj...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :23
One hour of radio about one legendary hour of television...the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's "68 Comeback Special."
Bought by Harford Community Radio, WGZS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, WGZS and more
- Added: Jul 17, 2008
- Length: 59:05
- Purchases: 19
Take a tour of the greenest building in Manhattan.
- Added: Jul 02, 2008
- Length: 19:56
Pianist Andre Watts is best known for his command of the most popular and more challenging piano repertoire - sometimes called "warhorses." But he...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :29
Gustav Mahler was, without question, a gifted melody writer with the ability to get every possible sound and color out of the orchestra. In additi...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :32
Who knows where inspiration truly comes from? It's different for anyone, but inspiration can strike anytime. Conductor Ivan Fischer says Mahler o...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :32
Guitarist David Russell has a thing for French music. He likes the freedom. Use this 20 second clip to introduce guitarist David Russell playing ...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :20
When playing Bach, and especially when you play your own transcriptions of Bach, guitarist David Russell says it's important to color outside the l...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :23
There's a reason you hear some pieces of music everywhere - in elevators, hotel lobbies, while you're on hold with customer service and as the brid...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :25
After 30 years of free higher education in Germany, public universities are bankrupt. Conservatives want to introduce a US-style system of tuition ...
Bought by KGOU
- Added: Jun 21, 2008
- Length: 05:49
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jun 05, 2008
- Length: 05:51
- Added: Jun 02, 2008
- Length: :47
Sergei Prokofiev has no bigger fans than Gil and Orli Shaham. Though Prokofiev's place in musical history is guaranteed by a relatively small numb...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :24
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
Creating a dialogue with people who are homeless may be the first step to understanding how to help effect change.
- Added: May 06, 2008
- Length: 29:36
- Purchases: 3
Pianist Orli Shaham's most recent recording is an all-Mozart disc she made with her brother Gil. She's played Mozart all of her life, and fittingl...
Bought by WHRV
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 1
Trumpet players thank their lucky stars every day for Telemann and Purcell. In their day, they added dozens of new works to the repertoire. When ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
Working without a conductor creates both creative and practical challenges for an orchestra: how do you get the music started? For the conductor-...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :32
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. We know they make it work, but how do they make it work? Long time Orpheus violinist ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. They make all musical decisions as a group. In the business world, decision by consen...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :25
Funny, quirky essay about waiting for a garden plot in Berkeley, CA
- Added: Apr 14, 2008
- Length: 03:58
Features w/artists of all stripes celebrating this holiday of freedom.
Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Radio Catskill, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Troy Public Radio, WNIJ and more
- Added: Apr 10, 2008
- Length: 59:10
- Purchases: 13