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If you've ever seen violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg play, you know she works hard for the music. And it's that same work ethic that helps her c...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :25
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
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
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The tradition and traditional view...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :19
Each piece of music contains a certain degree of instruction from the composer as to how they want their music played. Some composers are more spe...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :26
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Jack of all trades; master of none.” Well, meet Jaime Laredo. He’s universally recognized as a master viol...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :23
With all the wonderful music Gershwin wrote in a short period of time, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet wonders why many people still ask if his music i...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :19
Musicians, conductors and orchestras receive both criticism and compliments for their work – it’s all part of the musician’s life. While each is b...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :32
In music, and music schools worldwide, the teacher - student relationship can be a somewhat complicated matter. The traditional view is that the s...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :31
- Purchases: 1
One thing you might notice in conductor Mark Elder’s recordings of British music is his choice of tempo. By British and recording standards, they ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :27
Pianist Yuja Wang plays the monumental – some might even call it “larger than life" – Piano Sonata by Liszt on her debut CD. Historically, the Son...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :25
The musical heights reached by Beethoven stretch even higher when you consider the enormous physical challenges he overcame, from total deafness to...
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :25
Shostakovich is an important part of Paavo Jarvi's repertoire. Although the composer's music often tells the story of Russian history and politics...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
For some musicians, giving concerts, teaching and making recordings is a full time job. Cellist Steven Isserlis wants more. Use this 23 second cl...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :23
One of the most talked about musicians these days is Dutch violinist Janine Jansen. Riccardo Chailly conducted an early recording of hers that fea...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :29
You may know Leopold Stokowski as a conductor and for his role in the Disney classic, Fantasia. He was also an organist on a mission to bring grea...
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: :21
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are the cellist's bible and yet their existence is shrouded in mystery. Cellist Steven Isserlis is happy to specula...
- Added: Feb 25, 2008
- Length: :22
While your spouse or significant other is likely to be your soul mate, you might also have a composer who fills the musical equivalent of a soul ma...
- Added: Dec 31, 2007
- Length: :25
Richard Stoltzman is one of the most recognized solo clarinetists in the world, but he's never been officially welcomed into the Clarinet Fraternit...
Bought by WITF
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: :24
- Purchases: 1
The "People's Favorite": pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about the universal popularity and mood altering music by Chopin. It's like "dessert" -- wh...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 2
Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 is a joyful ride through all of the melodies and pianistic prizes you associate with Chopin. Its Second Movement, pi...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 2
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
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has an all-Gershwin CD includes the well known Piano Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue. It also contains Gershwin’s “Varia...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :26
You may have heard about a situation involving a famous soprano who, despite the impeccability of her singing and artistry, was fired by an opera c...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :25
