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If you've ever seen a conductor lead an orchestra, you know it's a very physical profession. Conductor Myung-Whun Chung was surprised to learn whi...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :15
Schubert's Rondo for Violin and Piano is further proof that when it comes to writing a melody, Franz Schubert was in a small league of his own. Th...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :27
In classical music, labels and categories can provide a helpful context and entry point to enjoying a composer or composition. But they can also b...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :29
For some, proper "decorum," is our connection with decency and doing things in a more civilized way. Pianist Emanuel Ax says there's a little too ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :29
On the surface, it may seem like there is a world of difference between Beethoven's lighter, and light hearted Symphony No. 8 and his monumental Sy...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
There's a longstanding debate over the appropriate time of year to perform Handel's "Messiah." With its Christmas and Easter messages, is it more ...
Bought by WKYU, WITF, New England Public Media, KISU, and KWAX
- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: :28
- Purchases: 5
Recycling one's own music was a common practice in Handel's day. Interestingly, or strangely, one of the best known choruses from Handel's Messiah...
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- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 3
Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich spent most of his entire creative life worrying about whether his government was going to send him to jail or...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Oct 02, 2006
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 2
If you have any doubts about the quality and integrity of film music, and the music's ability to stand on its own without the picture, composer Wil...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 27, 2006
- Length: :33
- Purchases: 2
You don’t usually see a lot of extra physical gestures or exaggerated facial expressions when pianist Misha Dichter is on stage. But there was a c...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :23
Among his many talents, Charlie Chaplin was also a composer. He wrote the sweet and melancholy song, "Smile." Violinist Leila Josefowicz loves th...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Sep 02, 2006
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 2
Violinist Hilary Hahn performed on the Tonight Show in March 2010. The late night show had been in the news lately with a little hosting drama. D...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Jan 13, 2010
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
