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Each instrument has at least one quality or characteristic that makes it different than the rest. Cellist Lynn Harrell says composers have used th...
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- Added: Nov 02, 2006
- Length: :28
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Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah,” despite its title, does not necessarily offer a religious point of view. The song includes one section with a s...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :25
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is becoming one of the more frequently performed songs of our generation. You may have heard it recently at the Olymp...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :25
It started a few years ago; two legendary choral groups got together to do one of the things they do best: Christmas music. The union of the six ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :25
Betty Olivero’s Neharót Neharót was composed in 2006 in response to the pain and suffering of the war in Lebanon. It’s written for solo viola, two...
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: :22
There's a lot going on in Bach – beautiful melodies, complex, and at times conflicting harmonies and intricate rhythms – all happening simultaneous...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :26
Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach throughout her career, and her most recent recording is an all-Bach CD. She says you can find many sid...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :20
The power of music is so strong for some it takes on religious proportions. That's the case for violinist Joshua Bell. Music IS his religion, whe...
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- Added: Nov 30, 2006
- Length: :23
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In a song or aria, what comes first - the melody or the words? It depends on whom you ask. A singer is almost guaranteed to say it's the words. ...
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- Added: Jul 31, 2007
- Length: :24
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Two of violinist Joshua Bell's most recent recordings are devoted to well-known songs and arias that he arranged for violin and piano and violin an...
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- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: :17
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The thought of playing a Mozart piano concerto is daunting enough. But playing the solo part and conducting the orchestra at the same time seems e...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :25
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
- Length: :26
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
- Length: :17
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
- Length: :28
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
- Length: :25
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
- Length: :27
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Pianist Orion Weiss joins cellist Julie Albers for a performance of "Variations on a Paganini Theme" by Piatigorsky. It's a virtuosic showstopper f...
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- Added: Dec 28, 2006
- Length: :18
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Conductor Gerard Schwarz makes several connections with Mahler's First Symphony, especially the music’s Viennese and Eastern European flavors. He a...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :25
"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
- Length: :24
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is a staple of the holiday season, and conductor Erich Kunzel says the music is that perfect mix of heart and skill. Use ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :18
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
- Length: :30
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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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- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :18
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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
- Length: :34
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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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- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :21
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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
- Length: :28
