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Virtuoso Voices - Steven Isserlis (Father Knows Best)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Bach Cello Suites are the cellist's Holy Grail. The exquisite nature of the music is both a source of inspiration and intimidation. Cellist S...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: :20
Virtuoso Voices - Emanuel Ax (Battling Brahms)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Although musicians, critics and academics set high benchmarks for performing, most have come to terms with the fact that no performance will ever b...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: :26
Virtuoso Voices - Yo-Yo Ma (Cello Left Behind)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It was a busy week in New York for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played a big concert in Carnegie Hall, and attended several important meetings the next da...

Bought by WKYU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Julia Fischer (Seducer)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Violin Concerto by Aram Khachaturian was once very popular and championed by several violin super heroes of the past, including Jascha Heifetz....

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :20
Virtuoso Voices - Julia Fischer (Quick Connection)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When you play before an audience, you're focused on reaching the people in the front row all the way to the person sitting in the last seat of the ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :21
Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Don't Worry)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Many recordings these days are made from live concert performances. The pressure and excitement of a live setting often brings out a more spontane...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Aug 01, 2007
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Nerds in New Orleans: No, we're not here for Mardi Gras
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Personal stories of New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina, as found by four young women on spring break from MIT

Bought by KVMR and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2007
  • Length: 24:03
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (It's Primal)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When you love your work, it's more than just a "job." And that's certainly the case with many musicians, including violinist Gil Shaham (SHAH-hahm)...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: May 31, 2007
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Family Gathering)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Gil Shaham plays with his sister Orli and her husband, conductor David Robertson. He also performs with his wife, violinist Adele Anthon...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Brahms is Humbling)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Gil Shaham is spending much of this year playing Brahms. Whether it's the Sonatas, the Violin Concerto or the Double Concerto, it's alwa...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (It's Too Late)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Gil Shaham became an overnight success when he filled in for Itzhak Perlman at the last moment. Excited after a champagne sipping flight...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Meet My Wife)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When violinist Gil Shaham plays recitals with his sister Orli Shaham, members of the audience are often the victims of an innocent case of mistaken...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Sunny Side Up)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Prokofiev's two Violin Sonatas, in music and mood, represent the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Violin Sonatas. The first is dark and even contains a ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Bed Time)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's two children both grew up to pursue musical careers. It's not something he pushed, but music was one of the parenti...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Loud and Colorful)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Debussy the Tailor)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Yolanda Kondonassis talks about one of classical music's most nurturing and resonating relationships -- the one between French composer Claude Debu...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 02, 2007
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Laugh it Off)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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We all makes mistakes -- some just get noticed more than most, like when you're playing your violin on stage before an audience of thousands. Viol...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Defines Percussion)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When Evelyn Glennie tells people she plays percussion, they often assume she's the drummer in a Rock band. But since there are literally thousands...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :32
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Interior Decorator)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some Rock 'n Roll musicians are notorious for going on the road and destroying their hotel rooms. Violinist Hilary Hahn doesn't trash her room whe...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Orion Weiss (Burning Cello)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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This 10 second clip is intended to be used as a "Top of the Hour" Billboard or as an Enhanced Forward Promo. In pianist Orion Weiss' first recordi...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: :10
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Orion Weis (Deep Massenet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Meditation" from the Opera, "Thais", is the only moment we know from this all but forgotten opera by Jules Massenet. Today, the "Meditation" ...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WFSU


  • Added: Jan 01, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Haydn from Heaven)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Haydn Piano Trios have always been an important part of the Beaux Art Trio repertoire. The Trio's Pianist Menahem Pressler offers this multipl...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Yes Dear)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Getting accepted as a student at a prestigious music school is a grueling and highly competitive process. At Indiana University, Piano Professor (...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Who's the Boss)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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At best, making music with others is a successful marriage -- there's give and take and compromise. Pianist Menahem Pressler is the founding membe...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and WFSU


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Menahem Pressler (Inspiration by the Dots)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Throughout his illustrious, 60-year career, pianist Menahem Pressler has been associated with the biggest names in classical music, from Toscanini ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2