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Holiday music recordings are a dime a dozen, with a few exceptions. Some really stand out, but all holiday recordings, with or without creative me...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :24
The Canadian Brass knows their way around holiday music – they've made numerous holiday recordings in their 30 plus years. They're the first to ad...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :21
You can only dress up a well known piece of music so much, whether it's the Star Spangled Banner or the Christmas standard, "Jingle Bells." And so...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :25
With Peer Gynt, composer Edvard Grieg did not write in the big orchestral setting that made Beethoven's symphonies so popular. Conductor Herbert B...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :24
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
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :26
Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :41
The word "spiritual" continues to have a wide range of applications when discussing religion and the 21st century lifestyle. Conductor Herbert Blo...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :23
Composer Carl Maria von Weber is a favorite of clarinetists - including David Shifrin. Weber's Grand Duo concertante is, basically, 19th century s...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
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
Composer Michael Torke lives and composes in New York. His choice of address and even possibly his writing style can be traced back to an event in...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :28
Choosing a title for a new piece of music can be as tough as writing the very first note. Composer Michael Torke tries to avoid titles that push l...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :27
Anton Bruckner's most popular work is his Symphony No.4, but conductor Bernard Haitink says he's under the spell of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Use...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :19
Anton Bruckner's music is out of place, and maybe out of sync in our current fast-paced world. Conductor Bernard Haitink says Bruckner's luxurious...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :24
"Back Seat Drivers" are bad for those of us in the driver's seat, and they can be just as distracting for composers. Conductor Bernard Haitink tal...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
As talented and exceptionally skilled as today's orchestra musicians may be, there are plenty of living composers whose music still presents a chal...
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- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 1
What came first, the chicken or the egg -- the music's title or the music itself? Composer John Adams talks about the origin of his extroverted wo...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :27
When composer John Adams attends a concert that features his music, he looks forward to hearing what the audience has to say -- as long as they don...
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- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :17
- Purchases: 1
The Piano Sonata No.1 by Rachmaninoff is, like most of Rachmaninoff's music, robust and hearty in sound. Pianist Olli Mustonen calls it "a symphon...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :25
How much do you need to know and understand to enjoy classical music? Olli Mustonen is best known as a pianist, but he also conducts and composes ...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :25
Although Jean Sibelius is best known for his symphonies and his violin concerto, he also dabbled in the world of short piano pieces. Olli Mustonen...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
The Finnish Four Seasons are a magnificent gift of nature, according to Finnish pianist Olli Mustonnen. He says that makes him well suited to play...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :23
Many recordings these days are made from live concert performances. The pressure and excitement of a live setting often brings out a more spontane...
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- Added: Aug 01, 2007
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
Joshua Bell's relationship with the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto goes back more than 35 years. It's not just one of the world's favorite concertos ...
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- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: :21
- Purchases: 1
If you're a horn player, Mozart's a likely hero. He wrote four gorgeous concertos for horn plus some shorter solo pieces. Admirers of Mozart's ho...
- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: :33
- Purchases: 2
