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Some say Ravel’s “La Valse” is a tribute to the famous Viennese dance form – while others say Ravel creates something quite dark, especially when t...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :18
Two of the works on pianist Yuja Wang’s recent CD are orchestral works, transcribed for piano. For her performance of (La Valse by Ravel) ... (Thr...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :24
Yuja Wang’s new CD is called “Transformation,” and each piece on the recording undergoes a transforming process. Some of those transformations are...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :24
Oboe players fuss over their reeds, trumpet players worry about their lips and string players guard their instruments and their bows. Pianists fre...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
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You can take the Frenchman out of France, but you can never take the “French” out of the Frenchman – at least not with pianist Pascal Rogé. And wh...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :24
Ask 20 musicians why they make music, and you’re likely to get 20 different answers, from the profound, to the mysterious to the matter-of-fact. F...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :28
Pianist Yuja Wang has a CD that includes a Theme and Variations and two orchestral works that have been transcribed for piano. But that’s not the ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :21
After a performer learns the notes and digs deep to find out what’s at the heart of the music, he or she is ready to go on stage. But there’s one ...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :23
Flutist Carol Wincenc has been around – standing in front of the orchestra, playing a wide range of chamber music with the who’s who of classical m...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :15
Travel can be a demanding part of the musician's life. But pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet says going on the road is one of the best perks to being a ...
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- Added: Aug 31, 2006
- Length: :20
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Playing music on stage requires a certain art, craft, musical vision and an equally high level of skill. An attractive stage presence is also impo...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :22
Some musicians emote and move around on stage more than others. There’s nothing wrong with classical music performers putting on a show, but violi...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :26
Each piece of music contains a certain degree of instruction from the composer as to how they want their music played. Some composers are more spe...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :26
Violinist Midori has two powerful loves in her life: music and children. She leads two foundations that seek to improve the quality of life for c...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :27
With Concertos – who’s in charge... the soloist or the conductor? Violinist Janine Jansen prefers it when both she and the conductor avoid taking ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :28
Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff suffered the musical equivalent of writer’s block for three agonizing years. When he finally emerged from his creativ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :22
What does a conductor really do? It's a long list, but for Lorin Maazel, there one thing that's definitely not on that list. Use this 24 second c...
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- Added: Oct 30, 2009
- Length: :25
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How does a conductor get the orchestra to play for him or her? Conductor Lorin Maazel says that's the wrong question to ask if you want to get a g...
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- Added: Oct 30, 2009
- Length: :23
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French pianist Pascal Roge enjoys a personal connection with French composers – not just because they come from French soil, but because they're so...
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- Added: Oct 30, 2009
- Length: :27
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All children go through phases and stages. They can be cute, adorable, precocious and obnoxious. Pianist Pascal Roge went through each of these p...
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- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: :15
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Since leaving the New York Philharmonic in 2009, conductor Lorin Maazel has been as busy as ever, but never too busy to look back at his seven year...
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- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: :27
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Everyone has a view on the "youth of today," including conductor Charles Dutoit. When it comes to today's youth, he's not a grouch, but he would l...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :28
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Composer Igor Stravinsky did not necessarily want us to hear or feel emotion in his music. According to conductor Charles Dutoit, Stravinsky was a...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :20
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Everyone, from the TV networks to Madison Avenue, wants the attention and especially the dollars from the 20 and 30-somethings. Even our orchestra...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
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The challenge to successfully bringing off a virtuoso concerto is as challenging to the conductor as it is to the soloist... well almost as challen...
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- Added: Jul 25, 2009
- Length: :29
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