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Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Music is Medicine)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

We often hear about the healing qualities of music. Percussionist Evelyn Glennie recommends we take it in regular doses. Use this 31 second clip ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 01, 2007
Length: :31
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Defines Percussion)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

When Evelyn Glennie tells people she plays percussion, they often assume she's the drummer in a Rock band. But since there are literally thousands...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 01, 2007
Length: :32
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Bang, Bang, Bang)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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

Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Citizenship 101)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

JoAnn Falletta is the conductor of the Virginia Symphony and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Although she is a frequent guest conductor around...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 27, 2006
Length: :23
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Yes Dear)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Getting accepted as a student at a prestigious music school is a grueling and highly competitive process. At Indiana University, Piano Professor (...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 29, 2006
Length: :30
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Mozart My Way)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman talks about the evolution of his interpretation of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto. Putting old recordings by his clari...

Bought by WHRV, WITF, and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 21, 2006
Length: :21
Purchases: 3

Virtuoso Voices - Orion Weiss (Just Friends)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Two friends, both musicians, team up to play a romantic moment by Beethoven and Mozart. Even though, they're "just friends", cellist Julie Albers ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 28, 2006
Length: :20
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Mendelssohn Lover)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Violinist Joshua Bell speculates he's performed Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto a thousand times. And each time he plays it, he's reminded of why it...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 01, 2006
Length: :24
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Rubber Band Man)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

The Stradivarius Violin is the gold standard when it comes to violin making. Although violinist Joshua plays a Strad today, he remembers his very ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 01, 2006
Length: :20
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - David Russell (Play it Slow)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

"Asturias" is one of those rhythmically passionate Spanish guitar pieces you've heard a hundred times, but may not know by name. But when you've h...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Dec 01, 2006
Length: :23
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (Full Contact Guitar)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Each instrument, whether it's the oboe or the triangle, has its own distinctive quality or quirk -- the one element that makes it different from an...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Oct 31, 2006
Length: :34
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Lynn Harrell (Serving Audiences)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Cellist Lynn Harrell, like all serious musicians, dedicates himself to the music and it's composer. What sets him apart from some other musicians ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Nov 01, 2006
Length: :28
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Dvorak Wind Serenade)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - Gil Shaham (Loves Choosing Repertoire)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - Sarah Chang (Let it Fly)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - Orion Weis (Deep Massenet)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - Jaime Laredo (It’s No Joke)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - 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 - Yuja Wang (On the Edge)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

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 - Jennifer Higdon (For the People)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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 - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Music Will Always Be There)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

There’s been some discussion lately about the future of the symphony orchestra and classical music in general. Although there are some legitimate ...

Added: Jun 28, 2010
Length: :21

Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (America's Debussy)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

In Classical Music, "Impressionism" means the music of Debussy and Ravel - and light washes of sound and pastel-like colors. Though impressionism ...

Bought by WITF

Added: Jun 20, 2007
Length: :23
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (You're Fired!)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about the mostly positive changes that have taken place in the classical music, particularly the new face and image ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media