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Numerous stories document the virtuosic piano skills of Franz Liszt. But even in those days, there were conspiracy theorists who suggested Liszt's...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :21
Some performers dread hearing their old recordings, or any of their recordings for that matter. Pascal Roge's performances of the Saint-Saens Pian...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Oct 30, 2009
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
"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
Some musicians emote and move around on stage more than others. There’s nothing wrong with classical music performers putting on a show, but violi...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :26
One of the things you might notice in recordings conducted by Mark Elder – especially with English music – is tempo. He plays British music faster...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :24
The price of concert tickets can be daunting, but conductor Mark Elder says there’s an even bigger obstacle to the concert going experience. It’s ...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :26
Bach’s music often incorporated steps and rhythms from the dance music of his day. And often he was writing actual dance music, like a gavotte or ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :20
Do you remember the Sam Cooke song from the 50s about not knowing music much about history, biology and trigonometry? Like many performers, pianis...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :26
(March 21st is Bach's birthday.) There are many ways to celebrate Bach musically. If you're a cellist, you probably thank your lucky stars every ...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :27
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :21
Vivaldi wrote the Four Seasons, but Tchaikovsky wrote music for each month of the year. "The Seasons" might just be one of Tchaikovsky’s most inve...
- Added: Dec 31, 2009
- Length: :24
When Gustav Holst wrote what would become his most famous work, "The Planets," he did not include Pluto in the seven movement suite. Coincidently,...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
The name of the piece is "Mirror in Mirror." It's a seven minute work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers describes it as...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco has been playing guitar and making music for more than 40 years. His love affair with the guitar began almost inno...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :22
Every orchestra has a trademark - it can be their overall sound, an instrumental section within the orchestra like the Chicago Symphony Brass, or i...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :29
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
- Length: :25
When Beethoven wrote his last piano sonata, we can say with near certainty he was completely deaf. The Sonata is filled with surprises. Pianist S...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :24
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
- Length: :25
The political difficulties that ruled the life of Russian composer, Dmitri Shostakovich were more than just minor aggravations. His refusal to fol...
- Added: Sep 30, 2008
- Length: :27
When the soloist and orchestra are playing a concerto, who's in charge? Is it the soloist, the conductor - the orchestra? Someone has to make sur...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :20
Pianist Orli Shaham dreams of playing in front of the enthusiastic and traditionally very responsive audiences that attend the figure skating compe...
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:31
- Purchases: 1
Listening to brass music by Giovanni Gabrieli is a lesson in rich harmonies and inventive melodies. Gabrieli's music is also a lesson in sound, as...
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- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
At the heart of Brahms' first two symphonies, conductor Marin Alsop hears great joy, especially at the end, where both symphonies finish with a tri...
- Added: Apr 01, 2008
- Length: :21
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has recorded nearly every piano work by Erik Satie. His music could be melancholy and mysterious. Thibaudet says Sati...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :23
If you're a well established performer, writer or artist of any kind, you're likely to have your fans tell you they like your early work the best. ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
