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HEAT -- A Long Sweet Visit

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY

John Hockenberry visits with bluesman Mose Allison and his daughter, singer Amy Allison.

Bought by Prairie Public, Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Added: Apr 03, 2007
Length: 58:29
Purchases: 7

Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Turning Down Work)

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

There's an old saying in the music business: never turn down work. Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions, and sometim...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :31
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (Audience Reviews)

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

Feedback can be helpful, informative or devastating. Musicians constantly receive feedback, invited and uninvited, and some of Jennifer Higdon's h...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :18
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Better than Bellini)

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

Composed while Chopin was still a teenager, Pianist Garrick Ohlsson calls Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2 "as great a masterpiece as anybody has ever ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :30
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Sor Winner)

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

Spanish composer Fernando Sor wrote a ton of music for the guitar. On the surface, they're mostly short, sweet and delightful little pieces. Guit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :28
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Moonlit Night)

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

Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 is a joyful ride through all of the melodies and pianistic prizes you associate with Chopin. Its Second Movement, pi...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :22
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (After the Storm)

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

Beethoven's 4th Piano Sonata is one of the longest of his 32 sonatas, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson says every minute is rich with melody, musical in...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :23
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Wide Ranging Giuliani)

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

Some composers go unnoticed, or become forgotten for a variety of reasons. Mauro Giuliani composed in Beethoven's shadow, but guitarist David Star...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :32
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (In the Beginning)

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

How does the musical life of a child prodigy begin? For Sarah Chang, playing the violin was simply a hobby. Use this 24 second clip to introduce ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :25
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (British Invasion)

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

Why does a composer write music the way they do? Jennifer Higdon says influences come from just about anywhere, and the road to becoming a classic...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :21
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Chopin for Last)

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

The "People's Favorite": pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about the universal popularity and mood altering music by Chopin. It's like "dessert" -- wh...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :27
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - David Starobin (Virtuoso Dash)

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

More than a dozen composers have written music based on an engaging melody by Nicolo Paganini. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini is th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :29
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Young & Fearless)

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

Overnight success does happen but it's more myth than reality. Violinist Sarah Chang made her debut when she was 8 years old. Her success that ev...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :18
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Jennifer Higdon (How I Compose)

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

Composer Jennifer Higdon maintains a full schedule of commissions and enjoys more than 200 performances of her music a year. "Blue Cathedral" is o...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

Added: Mar 28, 2007
Length: :27
Purchases: 2

Virtuoso Voices - Garrick Ohlsson (Beethoven's Lab)

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

While some might say Beethoven is best known for his 9th Symphony, or the famous first four notes of his Symphony Number 5, pianist Garrick Ohlsson...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media