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Roy Goodman offers his respect for trumpet players who play those stratospheric high notes in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto Number 2, but points out ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Andrew Litton, Credit: Steve J. Sherman
There's a lot to hear in George Gershwin's music. Gershwin fan and conductor Andrew Litton says you can enjoy the music on its face or sonic value...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Jul 25, 2009
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mark Elder, Credit: Shelia Rock
How does a conductor or any musician for that matter, choose the right tempo. How fast, or how slow, should the music go? Conductor Mark Elder fi...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :23
Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud
You may be old enough to remember American Bandstand with Dick Clark, where each week a couple of teenagers would rate a new record. From that seg...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :29
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
One of the highpoints of Gustav Mahler's epic symphony – his Symphony No. 8, is a scene in the second part* of the Symphony. Three sopranos each t...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :28
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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
Caption: Emanuel Ax, Credit: J. Henry
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 WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Dame Evelyn Glennie
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 WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Lorin Maazel, Credit: Bill Bernstein
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 WSMC, WAUS FM, KVNO, WMNR, and WSKG


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Mark O'Connor, Credit: Jim McGuire
Mark O’Connor’s “Americana Symphony” is largely based on the melody from his best known composition, “Appalachia Waltz.” He believes America’s ear...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: :23
Caption: Danielle de Niese, Credit: hansspeekenbrink-nl
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
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The idea of a keyboard instrument being a soloist in a concerto is obvious to us today, but in Bach's time, the keyboard usually played politely in...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Photo:  Simon Fowler
What do you like about Mozart? There are so many things to like – and choose from. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes simply likes all the action. Use thi...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Corigliano
The middle of the 20th century saw both enormous growth and struggle for new classical music. Part of the struggle, according to composer John Cor...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: Leif Ove Andsnes, Credit: Simon Fowler
One of composer Edvard Grieg's best known works is his Piano Concerto. While Grieg speaks on a mostly grand scale in the concerto, Leif Ove Andsne...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :22
Caption: Anne-Sophie Mutter
There are many ways to get into the music we love. The pianist Lang Lang imagines characters and scenes from nature; for others, the music inspire...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Length: :28
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By all accounts, composer Francis Poulenc was just a normal, average guy. No crazier than the next person. But his music could not be more schizop...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2008
  • Length: :20
Caption: Hilary Hahn
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 WSMC, WFSU, KVNO, WSKG, WMNR and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :27
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
"Keeping Score" is the incredible PBS music series that redefines everything we ever knew about "music education" and "music appreciation." The se...

Bought by PRX Demo Station


  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :28
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :30
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :34
Caption: Joshua Bell
For your On-Air Fundraising: Think of this as a mini-fundraising "time-out" (or drop-in) to insert a little bit of musical insight, radio-craft, an...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUHF, WSKG, Wisconsin Public Radio, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2009
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 11