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Saint-Saens wrote the Piano Concerto No. 5 while on vacation in Egypt. He incorporated an ancient Egyptian melody within the music, and evokes a M...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
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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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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
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Debussy gave one of his best know piano preludes the subtitle, “Veils.” With all due respect, pianist Pascal Rogé says he doesn’t necessarily take...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
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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
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"Everybody's a critic," as the saying goes – and that's true now more than ever, according to percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Use this 24 second cli...
- Added: Nov 30, 2009
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Audiences are thrilled by young musicians, especially child prodigies who toss off virtuosic phrases with childlike ease and exuberance. Violinist...
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- Added: Mar 28, 2007
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Overnight success does happen but it's more myth than reality. Violinist Sarah Chang made her debut when she was 8 years old. Her success that ev...
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Blue Cathedral is composer Jennifer Higdon's most popular work, receiving more than 200 performances each year. Originally, she had no intention o...
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- Added: Mar 28, 2007
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Why does a composer write music the way they do? Jennifer Higdon says influences come from just about anywhere, and the road to becoming a classic...
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Brigg Fair is one of the shining musical lights from the composing pen of Frederick Delius. Mark Elder loves his music, but says it needs a little...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
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You can make the piano sound loud and thunderous in two ways. There’s the “pounding and banging” school, but that can create a kind of musical mus...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
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American composer John Corigliano essentially got his start with the New York Philharmonic. His father was the orchestra’s first violinist for mor...
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Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann was quite celebrated as a pianist, but she was also a gifted composer. Today, one her biggest fans is piani...
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In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The tradition and traditional view...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
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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
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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...
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Some consider the Violin Concerto by American composer Samuel Barber to be the quintessential American violin concerto. Violinist James Ehnes says...
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The Violin Concerto by Samuel Barber has some sharp and spiky peaks and crevices. Still, violinist James Ehnes considers it to be one of the more ...
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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...
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When something has been around for a while and has become extremely popular, it can be easy to take it for granted. The Violin Concerto by Max Bru...
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Twenty-eight* years after his death, pianist Glenn Gould remains one of the most highly respected performers the classical music world has ever kno...
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Twenty-eight* years after his death, pianist Glenn Gould remains one of the most highly revered performers the classical music world has ever known...
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Music is about relationships between the performer and the audience and also between individual instruments. One of music’s most satisfying relati...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :23
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Jack of all trades; master of none.” Well, meet Jaime Laredo. He’s universally recognized as a master viol...
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