PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging
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A selection from my three day digging trip through the Appalachians last week.
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK, KHNS, and KIYU-FM
- Added: Aug 29, 2023
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 4
When the Twin Cities Flamenco Collective performs, it’s a combination of singing, dancing and guitar playing. To pull it off, the performers have t...
- Added: Jan 06, 2023
- Length: 08:01
When the Twin Cities Flamenco Collective performs, it’s a combination of singing, dancing and guitar playing. To pull it off, the performers have ...
- Added: Jan 06, 2023
- Length: 08:01
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Dec 03, 2012
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
Bullying isn't an American phenomenon. In Sweden, a federally-appointed bullying ombudsman will sue a school district for not sheltering students f...
Bought by Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)
- Added: Feb 21, 2012
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 3
For your Fundraising campaign, percussionist Evelyn Glennie honors your listener-supporters. Use this 17 second clip as a fundraising message duri...
Bought by WSMC, WWNO, KVNO, WMNR, Spokane Public Radio and more
- Added: Jul 27, 2011
- Length: :18
- Purchases: 6
For your Fundraising campaign, pianist Yefim Bronfman reminds listeners we all speak, hear and understand the universal language of music. Use thi...
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 3
It started a few years ago; two legendary choral groups got together to do one of the things they do best: Christmas music. The union of the six ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :25
Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah,” despite its title, does not necessarily offer a religious point of view. The song includes one section with a s...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :25
When something has been around for a while and has become extremely popular, it can be easy to take it for granted. The Violin Concerto by Max Bru...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :18
Some consider the Violin Concerto by American composer Samuel Barber to be the quintessential American violin concerto. Violinist James Ehnes says...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :19
Music is about relationships between the performer and the audience and also between individual instruments. One of music’s most satisfying relati...
- Added: Nov 29, 2010
- Length: :23
Do you like happy endings? They’re not just in movies and books. Pianist Misha Dichter says they’re heard in music as well. This 26 second clip ...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :26
How fast should Beethoven be played? Pianist Misha Dichter usually believes in following the composer’s instructions. But with Beethoven he’s not...
- Added: Oct 27, 2010
- Length: :24
Composer Domenico Scarlatti was Italian, but when pianist Yuja Wang plays his Sonata in E Major, she sees Spain. Use this 23 second clip to introdu...
Bought by KVLU
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Saint-Saens wrote the Piano Concerto No. 5 while on vacation in Egypt. He incorporated an ancient Egyptian melody within the music, and evokes a M...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :26
Debussy gave one of his best know piano preludes the subtitle, “Veils.” With all due respect, pianist Pascal Rogé says he doesn’t necessarily take...
- Added: Sep 29, 2010
- Length: :25
Sarasate’s Ziguenerweisen – or “Gypsy Airs” – is a work that is often played with an extroverted romantic passion. On his most recent recording of...
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: :24
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
The Beaux Arts Trio was widely recognized for consistently reaching and upholding the highest musical standards. But there were times when they di...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :27
- Purchases: 1
While most musicians genuinely believe their instrument is the closest sounding to the human voice, cellist Lynn Harrell makes a pretty convincing ...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
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
Beethoven was one of the first composers to demonstrate the cello's wide range of expressive capabilities. But there was one characteristic Beetho...
Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
- Added: Mar 31, 2010
- Length: :26
- Purchases: 1
