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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
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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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Up-and-coming performers dream of getting their big break. For harpist Catrin Finch, her big break came with the help of a royal music lover - His...
- Added: Sep 26, 2009
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Harpist Catrin recorded the Bach Goldberg Variations. Musical purists will likely raise some type of fuss over the "Goldbergs" being played on the...
- Added: Sep 26, 2009
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Mahler's Symphony No. 8, known as the "Symphony of a Thousand," calls for about 350 musicians on stage – a massive orchestra, three choirs and eigh...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
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More than 350 musicians are heard on the recording of the Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tils...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
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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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George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is a masterpiece of procrastination. Gershwin barely finished the work in time for the world premiere. In fact...
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You may have heard the saying, "familiarity breeds contempt." In the classical music world, conductor Paavo Jarvi says familiarity can sometimes b...
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Composer John Corigliano’s father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years, so violin playing and the viol...
- Added: May 29, 2009
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Grieg's Piano Concerto has long held its place as an audience favorite and as the calling card for several generations of pianists, including Leif ...
- Added: May 29, 2009
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There are a number of ways, all subjective of course, to judge a successful performance of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer". For violini...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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Beethoven was known to be a micro-manager with his music, at times giving the performer note-by-note instructions on how to play. Well, Beethoven ...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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What are the secrets of Bach and his music's ability to reach a wide variety of musical tastes? He had all the skills, technique and other musical...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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Bach's music for organ, harpsichord and violin is among the most frequently transcribed and re-adapted music of our time. On pianist Helene Grimau...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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With some music, especially new music, it takes a couple of hearings to really get to know the music and to find out what it's really all about. V...
- Added: Nov 28, 2008
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We celebrated Mozart's 250th anniversary year in 2006 with concerts, special recordings and festive celebrations throughout the world. Violinist A...
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Bach's "Air on the G String" is one of classical music's best known, and most often played melodies. When violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter plays the "...
- Added: Nov 26, 2008
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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
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Jingle Bells – what could be more familiar at Christmas time? Arranger Howard Cable made a new version of Jingle Bells that Canadian Brass tuba pl...
- Added: Nov 29, 2008
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Alexander Zemlinsky is one of several early 20th century German composers whose music was suppressed by the Nazis prior to World War Two. Conducto...
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Composer Alexander Zemlinsky was one of several German composers who ran afoul of the German government in the early 20th century. Conductor James...
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Knowing the story or its inspiration is one way to get inside the music, but conductor Riccardo Muti says there's a more basic approach. Use this ...
- Added: May 31, 2008
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There are two types of people; those who go on vacation and take their work; and those who leave their lap top at home. Composer Carl Nielsen wrot...
- Added: May 31, 2008
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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
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