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Composer John Corigliano grew up surrounded by music. His father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years...
- Added: May 29, 2009
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Grieg's Piano Concerto has long held its place as an audience favorite and as the calling card for several generations of pianists, including Leif ...
- Added: May 29, 2009
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You'll hear some of the most brilliant virtuosic flourishes about midway through Debussy's First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. They're almo...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
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Practice, attention to detail, thinking, trying out new ideas… more practicing – that's what violinist Sarah Chang does to prepare for a concert. ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
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In the middle of her busy international career, and a somewhat hectic concert season, violinist Sarah Chang took a moment along the way to stop, sm...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
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Mahler's Symphony No. 2 is known as the "Resurrection" Symphony. It's a religious work of sorts, but conductor Ivan Fischer says Mahler wasn't rea...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
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Pianist Simone Dinnerstein's most recent CD begins with the French Suite No. 5 by Bach. Here's her brief translation of the French in the French S...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
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It's surprising, if not shocking, to learn that Bach's music became pretty much unknown after his death. It was Mendelssohn who resurrected his mu...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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The frequent trumpet solos are literally the high point of the Bach Brandenburg Concerto Number 2. Those sky piercing notes may be exciting and gl...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini was known as the poster child for bad behavior on the podium. Fortunately, the days of the yelling, screaming, raging t...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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There are a few things you might want to know about Russian composer Alexander Glazunov: he was a child prodigy, and like Mozart, could compose an...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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You may have heard that the future of the recording industry is somewhat up in the air as new technologies make it possible to access music in new ...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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When violinist Julia Fischer performs with other musicians, she likes that opportunity to make personal connections on stage. When she plays the S...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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One of Brahms best known orchestral works is his "Variations on a Theme by Haydn." Although it's best known in its orchestral version, Brahms firs...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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There are a couple of myths about Russian piano players – one of them is that they only play Russian music. Yefim Bronfman was born in Tashkent, U...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs the solo and concerto repertoire around the world, and he plays music written for two pianos with his Manhattan nei...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 is a part of nearly every pianist's concert repertoire, and for many Russian pianists, it's often the first ma...
- Added: Mar 02, 2009
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There are a number of ways, all subjective of course, to judge a successful performance of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer". For violini...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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Beethoven was known to be a micro-manager with his music, at times giving the performer note-by-note instructions on how to play. Well, Beethoven ...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
- Length: :25
Beethoven's music is not always about the DRAMA. You can hear sweetness and joy, emotion and humor, fire and passion, and in the case of the third...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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What are the secrets of Bach and his music's ability to reach a wide variety of musical tastes? He had all the skills, technique and other musical...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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Bach's music for organ, harpsichord and violin is among the most frequently transcribed and re-adapted music of our time. On pianist Helene Grimau...
- Added: Dec 31, 2008
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Conductor Bernard Haitink talks about the musical strength and support he gets when he conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In addition to bei...
- Added: Dec 04, 2008
- Length: :22
The road to Carnegie Hall may be paved by practice, practice and more practice, but ask any musician - nothing is more boring, tedious and uninspir...
- Added: Nov 29, 2008
- Length: :22
He plays Vivaldi, Prokofiev and Mozart – and also traditional Irish and Scottish music and Japanese folk songs. Even with this varied exposure to ...
- Added: Nov 28, 2008
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