PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging
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There are several ways to get to know a composer – the most effective way is to listen, and listen a lot, to the music. But when the composer is s...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :29
There’s an undeniably American element running through much of George Gershwin’s music. There’s also something almost street-smart about his music...
- Added: Jun 28, 2010
- Length: :22
The world’s best musicians are also lifelong students. They’re always looking for new insights into the music they perform. Russian soprano Anna ...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :20
Pianist Piotr Anderszewski is a champion for the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski. He says it’s not music that reveals itself on first hearing. ...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :22
Composer Benjamin Britten is known for his operas and symphonic works like the “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” You may not know he also w...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :23
How does one interpret music? How do performers and conductors decide how to shape and craft the music they play? Conductor Gerard Schwarz likes ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :20
American composer David Diamond wrote in what can comfortably be called the "romantic" tradition. He enjoyed getting rich, full-bodied sounds from...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :24
Who knows best? When it comes to classical music, conductor Roy Goodman says it's not the conductor, the first violinist or the music critic. It'...
Bought by WITF and New England Public Media
- Added: Nov 01, 2006
- Length: :35
- Purchases: 2
