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Finding ways to keep music fresh is a performing musician's ongoing challenge, especially with a work they've played hundreds of times. Cellist Yo...
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :28
The Silk Road Tour is cellist Yo-Yo Ma's ongoing quest to discover the cultural connections covering the large swath of land between the Mediterran...
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :32
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 KHNS, WSKG, New Hampshire Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUHF and more
- Added: Jan 31, 2008
- Length: :59
- Purchases: 22
Violinist Hilary Hahn is one of many musicians who consider Bach’s music to be timeless. She says Bach’s music “doesn’t necessarily belong in one ...
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- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 1
Violinist Midori has two powerful loves in her life: music and children. She leads two foundations that seek to improve the quality of life for c...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :27
For most musicians, Bach is more than just music. For violinist Midori, Bach is a way of life. Use this 26 second clip to introduce Midori playin...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :26
Violinist Midori is celebrating her 28th year of music making – and one of her recent projects includes playing more contemporary music. Playing n...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :21
Pianist Yuja Wang has a CD that includes a Theme and Variations and two orchestral works that have been transcribed for piano. But that’s not the ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :21
Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski champions two composers from his country – Frederic Chopin and Karol Szymanowski. Like Chopin, Szymanowski’s mus...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :22
When Bach asks the keyboard player to play fast, pianist Simone Dinnerstein responds with bright, even snappy tempos. She also remembers to come u...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :26
One of the beauties of classical music is that some things never go out of style. Use this 24 second clip to introduce harpist Catrin Finch playin...
- Added: Sep 27, 2009
- Length: :24
Guitarist Sharon Isbin jokes that in a former life, she must have lived during the Renaissance era. Music from the 16th century clearly awakens bo...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
Like many composers Michael Torke worries about coming up with the right titles for his music. When he wrote "Javelin," he wondered if the title m...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :21
Breaking down the barrier between classical music and its audience is a priority for many classical music performers, including the charismatic per...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 02, 2007
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 2
The term “virtuoso” has come to mean many things over the years. These days, it seems to describe someone who can play very, very fast, but not ne...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :28
There's an old saying that says it's not the destination, but the journey that counts. In the case of the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, pianist Ema...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :26
For your Fundraising campaign, Guitarist David Russell talks about the benefits of having access to thousands of recordings heard every day on Publ...
Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, NPR Illinois, Iowa Public Radio and more
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 19
For your Fundraising campaign, violinist Robert Chen (Concert Master of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) thanks your listeners for their financial s...
Bought by WSMC, Tri States Public Radio, KVNO, WMNR, NPR Illinois and more
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 6
For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Emanuel Ax talks about the value and importance of having classical music on Public Radio. Use this 19 seco...
Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WKCP, WMNR, and NPR Illinois
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: :19
- Purchases: 5
Debussy's First Rhapsody for Clarinet began as a contest piece for students at the Paris Conservatory. That explains the presence of the virtuoso ...
- Added: Dec 30, 2008
- Length: :26
Every performer has their calling card or label for their style of playing. Some are known for raising the roof with virtuoso flash and fireworks;...
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :24
Pianist Andre Watts is well-known for playing the most popular and more challenging piano concertos. When he plays these virtuoso showpieces, he t...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :28
While most musicians genuinely believe their instrument is the closest sounding to the human voice, cellist Lynn Harrell makes a pretty convincing ...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Although we primarily think of Bach as a composer and the ultimate keyboard player, he also played the violin. Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach t...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :27
There are many good causes to believe in - and work for. And these days, there are just as many ways to make your voice heard. Pianist Helene Gri...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
- Length: :17
