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Virtuoso Voices - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Brahms Tremors)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Everyone has their favorite piece of music. For Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, it has always been the Brahms Violin Concerto. Her challenge ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 31, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Loves Choosing Repertoire)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Have you ever wondered how a performer chooses the music they'll play and record? For Gil Shaham, it's simply a case of love at first hearing. Us...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Dvorak Wind Serenade)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Conductor Andrew Litton gives Dvorak and a highly polished Wind section some time in the spotlight. Use this 27 second clip to introduce Andrew Lit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Like Broccoli)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Menahem Pressler
In his 60 plus years of playing chamber music, pianist Menahem Pressler has seen just about everything – including a point in time when chamber mus...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Let it Fly)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra plays to the beat of a different conductor - they don't have one. Each member is a conductor or a "leader" as they p...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Getting Away with Gershwin)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Andrew Litton, Credit: Steve J. Sherman
There's a lot to hear in George Gershwin's music. Gershwin fan and conductor Andrew Litton says you can enjoy the music on its face or sonic value...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Jul 25, 2009
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Rafal Blechacz (Funny Man)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Rafal Blechacz, Credit: Felix Broede-DG
With Rafal Blechacz's recording of piano sonatas by Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn, the Polish pianist likes to mention that of these three most influ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Orion Weis (Deep Massenet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Meditation" from the Opera, "Thais", is the only moment we know from this all but forgotten opera by Jules Massenet. Today, the "Meditation" ...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WFSU


  • Added: Jan 01, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Turning Down Work)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Jaime Laredo (It’s No Joke)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Jaime Laredo
Viola jokes were once all the rage, but Jaime Laredo is one viola player who never took offense. Use this clip to introduce violist, violinist and...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - Mark Elder (Melody on the Breath)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Mark Elder, Credit: Shelia Rock
How does a conductor or any musician for that matter, choose the right tempo. How fast, or how slow, should the music go? Conductor Mark Elder fi...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Misha Dichter (In the Genes)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Misha Dichter, Credit: Stefan Cohen
How do musicians choose their repertoire? It’s not just about personal preferences. Pianist Misha Dichter says, sometimes, it’s about anatomy. U...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Misha Dichter (Resolving Beethoven)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Misha Dichter, Credit: Stefan Cohen
How fast should Beethoven be played? Pianist Misha Dichter usually believes in following the composer’s instructions. But with Beethoven he’s not...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :24
Virtuoso Voices - Kristjan Jarvi (Pacing is Everything)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud
You may be old enough to remember American Bandstand with Dick Clark, where each week a couple of teenagers would rate a new record. From that seg...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :29
Virtuoso Voices - Yuja Wang (On the Edge)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Yuja Wang
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
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Hears Dead People)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Joshua Bell
Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" includes an appearance by composer and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff actually died ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :24
Virtuoso Voices - Michael Tilson Thomas (Tea Party Trio)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
One of the highpoints of Gustav Mahler's epic symphony – his Symphony No. 8, is a scene in the second part* of the Symphony. Three sopranos each t...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :28
Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (For the People)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Composer Jennifer Higdon is one of the busiest, most performed and most acclaimed American composers today. From her vantage point, she understand...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (What's Crossover?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Joshua Bell was excited when his record label asked him to record music by two "great melody writers," Leonard Bernstein and George Gersh...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: :36
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Holiday Dreams)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg fulfills her life-long dream to turn the holiday music memories of a child into her own Christmas Music CD. She...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Emanuel Ax (Destination Paradise)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Emanuel Ax, Credit: J. Henry
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Evelyn Glennie (A Little Prayer)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Dame Evelyn Glennie
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Lorin Maazel (No Barriers)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Lorin Maazel, Credit: Bill Bernstein
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, WAUS FM, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 5
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Matt Haimovitz (Chew on Bach)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Matt Haimovitz
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 4
Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Stile Antico (Super Human)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders
Caption: Stile Antico
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WSKG, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 5

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