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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

From: Joyride Media

One hour radio special goes behind the making of the new film, "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song," as well as the histories of the lege...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRKF and more

The Band 40th Anniversary of "The Last Waltz:" All Access

From: Dan Neer
Series: All Access World Premieres

Caption: The 40th Anniversary of the Band's "The Last Waltz:" All Access

Robbie Robertson shares insights looking back from 40 years on at one of, if not THE best rock and roll concerts and films, The Last Waltz. Interv...

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLP, Prairie Public, KSRQ, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more

Virtuoso Voices - Kristjan Jarvi (Part True)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud

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...

Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Cello Van Gogh)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

You’ve probably seen several, if not dozens of paintings by the Dutch painter, Vincent Gogh. But have you ever looked at a Van Gogh close up – rea...

Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Musical Chair)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Cellists thank their lucky stars for the wide range of music written for their instrument. The cello is often the composer’s voice for a variety o...

Virtuoso Voices - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Gritty Elegance)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

There’s an undeniably American element running through much of George Gershwin’s music. There’s also something almost street-smart about his music...

Virtuoso Voices - Bryn Terfel (Ping Pong Demons)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Bryn Terfel, Credit: Catherine Ashmore

Bass-Baritone Bryn Terfel has been a very bad boy. Actually “Bad Boys” is the title of his CD, where he performs arias by opera’s most despicable v...

Virtuoso Voices - Anna Netrebko (Don’t Be Late)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Anna Netrebko, Credit: Annie Leibovitz

The world’s best musicians are also lifelong students. They’re always looking for new insights into the music they perform. Russian soprano Anna ...

Virtuoso Voices - Piotr Anderszewski (T-M-I)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Pianist Piotr Anderszewski is a champion for the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski. He says it’s not music that reveals itself on first hearing. ...

Virtuoso Voices - Janine Jansen (OMG BB)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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...

Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Majority Rules)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Playing chamber music is like any relationship. You give, you take, you listen and you compromise. As one of the preeminent chamber musicians of ...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Virtuoso Voices - Lynn Harrell (The French Manner)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Lynn Harrell, Credit: Christian Steiner

The impressionist movement in music began in France during the late nineteenth century. Composers like Debussy rebelled against what they consider...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Virtuoso Voices - Lynn Harrell (War in Piece)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (The Set Up)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

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...

Bought by 'The Sea'

Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Tonight Show Audience)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Violinist Hilary Hahn once performed on the Tonight Show and her appearance just happened to coincide with the late night show's little hosting dra...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Virtuoso Voices - Michael Tilson Thomas (Shake your Baton)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

More than 350 musicians are heard on the recording of the Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tils...

Virtuoso Voices - Michael Tilson Thomas (Leviathan)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Mahler's Symphony No. 8, known as the "Symphony of a Thousand," calls for about 350 musicians on stage – a massive orchestra, three choirs and eigh...

It Might Get Loud - Audio EPK tools for Film Coverage

From: Andy Cahn

"It Might Get Loud" film excerpts and interview clips featuring the star guitarists Jack White, Jimmy Page and The Edge, plus director Davis Guggen...

Bought by KGLT