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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
The road to Carnegie Hall may be paved by practice, practice and more practice, but ask any musician - nothing is more boring, tedious and uninspir...
- 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
We celebrated Mozart's 250th anniversary year in 2006 with concerts, special recordings and festive celebrations throughout the world. Violinist A...
Bought by WHRV
- Added: Nov 27, 2008
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
The Bach - Jazz relationship is not a new idea: musicians, scholars and music lovers have been making that connection for years. Violinist Anne-S...
- Added: Nov 26, 2008
- Length: :26
Very few things could be duller than a discussion about violin bows, unless you're a violinist. But a good bow does make a difference. Violinist ...
- Added: Nov 27, 2008
- Length: :24
Everybody deserves a break, and every tuba player should get to shine now and then. Normally, the tuba holds up the base line part of the musical ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2008
- Length: :25
The days of men ruling the brass instrument world are mostly over. More women are playing trumpets, trombones and French horns in high school band...
- Added: Nov 29, 2008
- Length: :26
American Classical Music has found an enthusiastic home in most European concert halls. Conductor JoAnn Falletta appreciates the zeal and enthusia...
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- Added: Nov 14, 2008
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
The story behind the "Devil's Trill" Sonata by Tartini is a dream where the Devil appears and asks the composer for violin lessons. At the end of ...
- Added: Nov 01, 2008
- Length: :25
For some musicians, giving concerts, teaching and making recordings is a full time job. Cellist Steven Isserlis wants more. Use this 23 second cl...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :23
To those who might think that string quartets lack the pizzazz of the orchestral repertoire and the larger orchestral setting, Emerson String Quart...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :26
Some orchestras stake their reputation and trademark on a certain sound. Others rely on their celebrity conductor. (The Chicago Symphony Orchestr...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :34
The amount of new music for the Brass Quintet is growing, and has grown considerably. But this is a relatively recent development. Trumpet player...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
When you think of the Canadian Brass, what comes to mind? How about five players who play great and who really know how to have a fun time on stag...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :18
It's the bane of all musicians whether they play professionally or took lessons as a kid. Practicing, especially those endless and unrewarding sca...
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :21
It was a busy week in New York for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played a big concert in Carnegie Hall, and attended several important meetings the next da...
Bought by WKYU
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :37
- Purchases: 1
Composer Carl Maria von Weber is a favorite of clarinetists - including David Shifrin. Weber's Grand Duo concertante is, basically, 19th century s...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
What came first, the chicken or the egg -- the music's title or the music itself? Composer John Adams talks about the origin of his extroverted wo...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :27
Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 1
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's two children both grew up to pursue musical careers. It's not something he pushed, but music was one of the parenti...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :24
- Purchases: 1
Beethoven's 4th Piano Sonata is one of the longest of his 32 sonatas, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson says every minute is rich with melody, musical in...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 2
Some Rock 'n Roll musicians are notorious for going on the road and destroying their hotel rooms. Violinist Hilary Hahn doesn't trash her room whe...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 01, 2007
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 2
Did you ever want to learn to play a musical instrument? It's not too late and not as difficult as you might think. Evelyn Glennie has just the r...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 01, 2007
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 2
No matter how much you practice and prepare for a concert, anything can happen on stage, like the time a bottom section of Richard Stoltzman's clar...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Dec 22, 2006
- Length: :43
- Purchases: 2
