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Some obsessions and compulsions are better than others, and conductor Lorin Maazel admits that at one point in his career, he spent too much time a...
Bought by WXXI Rochester, KVLU, KUHF, and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Oct 29, 2009
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 4
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie plays shoeless, but she says it's not to make a fashion or social statement. Use this 30 second clip to introduce any...
Bought by WITF, WEKU, and New England Public Media
- Added: Aug 31, 2006
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 3
In addition to being the butt of musical instrument jokes, the viola suffers from “lack of solo music syndrome.” Violist Kim Kashkashian says that...
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: :14
The new production of Tosca at the Met caused an enormous uproar of epic proportions. While the new production pleased some, it inspired near riot...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :22
The technical and musical challenges for the pianist who plays Brahms are immense, and when it comes to his “Paganini Variations,” pianist Yuja Wan...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :24
Piotr Anderszewski’s association with Beethoven’s music goes back a long way. It’s a connection he cherishes, but like all relationships, they’ve ...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: :25
To clap or not to clap – that's the concert hall debate that continues to rage in various circles. In Beethoven and Mozart's day, applauding was w...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :23
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :21
Like most of his countrymen and women, Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski is proud of Chopin's Polish connection, but he says Chopin has other conne...
- Added: Feb 22, 2010
- Length: 01:13
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra operates under a management approach known as “collective leadership.” Conductor Robert Spano is clearly in charge,...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and WETS
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 2
The English horn is a specialty instrument -- a longer, deeper version of the oboe. One of the English horn's best known moments comes with the lo...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Performers, their teachers and their audience demand perfection. Since perfection really can't be achieved, that puts musicians in a compromising ...
- Added: Nov 01, 2008
- Length: :26
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
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
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
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
If you have any doubts about the quality and integrity of film music, and the music's ability to stand on its own without the picture, composer Wil...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 27, 2006
- Length: :33
- Purchases: 2
You don’t usually see a lot of extra physical gestures or exaggerated facial expressions when pianist Misha Dichter is on stage. But there was a c...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :23
Among his many talents, Charlie Chaplin was also a composer. He wrote the sweet and melancholy song, "Smile." Violinist Leila Josefowicz loves th...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 02, 2006
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 2
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. The late night show had been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. D...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jan 13, 2010
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
