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Got a cold – feel one coming on? Russian soprano Anna Netrebko has an over-the-counter remedy she guarantees every time. Use this 20 second clip t...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :20
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
Chopin is considered Poland’s greatest composer, and he’s also a national hero. Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski feels that Polish connection and...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: :33
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko has a recording of songs by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. It’s not just a Russian themed disc – it’s more about m...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: :18
With Rafal Blechacz's recording of piano sonatas by Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn, the Polish pianist likes to mention that of these three most influ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
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Violinist Janine Jansen has played the Beethoven Violin Concerto but learned something new when she recorded it. Use this 27 second clip to intro...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :27
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
All good pieces of music have at least one magical moment that either raises the roof, or hits you right in the gut. The Violin Concerto by Benjam...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :30
With Concertos – who’s in charge... the soloist or the conductor? Violinist Janine Jansen prefers it when both she and the conductor avoid taking ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :28
Who owns the music – the performer or the composer? When it comes to interpretation, pianist Rafal Blechacz has his priorities and knows who come...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :23
Pianist Rafal Blechacz is from Poland, so it’s perhaps natural he would play a lot of Chopin, Poland’s most famous composer. But there are other r...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :27
When pianist Rafal Blechacz was making his recording of piano sonatas by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, the piano was the farthest thing from his min...
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: :23
Playing chamber music is like any relationship. You give, you take, you listen and you compromise. As one of the preeminent chamber musicians of ...
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- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :25
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The Beaux Arts Trio was widely recognized for consistently reaching and upholding the highest musical standards. But there were times when they di...
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- Length: :27
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The impressionist movement in music began in France during the late nineteenth century. Composers like Debussy rebelled against what they consider...
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While most musicians genuinely believe their instrument is the closest sounding to the human voice, cellist Lynn Harrell makes a pretty convincing ...
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- Added: Mar 31, 2010
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Cellist Lynn Harrell has played the Dvorak Cello Concerto throughout his career, and it's a work he continues to study. Before the cello's first e...
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Opera singers today are being asked to do more, and are expected to do more on the operatic stage – especially when it comes to showing their actin...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :25
The career of soprano Danielle de Niese really took off when she performed the role of Cleopatra in the Handel opera, Julius Caesar. Her operatic ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :25
Beethoven was one of the first composers to demonstrate the cello's wide range of expressive capabilities. But there was one characteristic Beetho...
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- Added: Mar 31, 2010
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How do you keep the music you’ve played hundreds of times fresh for the next audience? That's the age old question for all musicians. Pianist Men...
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- Added: Mar 31, 2010
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Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach throughout her career, and her most recent recording is an all-Bach CD. She says you can find many sid...
- Added: Feb 26, 2010
- Length: :20
Violinist Hilary Hahn's "Voices and Violin" CD offers mostly sacred arias by Bach that include a prominent role for the violin. At times, she conv...
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- Added: Feb 26, 2010
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(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
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