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The Pianos Of Beethoven’s Time Weren’t Enough For Him
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Dr. David Korevaar, Credit: Manfred Fuss
He wanted larger and louder. The stage was set for Beethoven, but being on the cusp of change had its challenges.

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
A los sucesores de Beethoven les fue difícil vivir en la sombra del mejor compositor de la historia
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Cómo Ludwig van Beethoven proyectó una gran sombra sobre Haydn y Brahms, dos gigantes de la música que vinieron antes y después de él.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:14
Beethoven’s Successors Found It Hard To Live In The Shadow Of Classical’s GOAT
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Beethoven’s teacher, Franz Josef Haydn, was eclipsed by the genius of his young student. Later, a young Johannes Brahms spent decades writing his f...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Mass for the Endangered
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green
Caption: Sarah Kirkland Snider, Credit: Anja Schutz
Composer Sarah Kirkland Snider introduces us to her "Mass for the Endangered" - a modern re-imagining of the traditional Catholic Mass as a prayer ...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, KDX Worldround Radio, KWAX, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
El mejor ‘Fidelio’ de Beethoven que RBG disfrutó en su vida
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: La producción teatral Fidelio de la Ópera Nacional de Washington, Credit: Courtesy of Washington National Opera
A Ruth Bader Ginsberg le encantaba la única ópera de Ludwig van Beethoven.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:38
This Is The Best ‘Fidelio’ That RBG Ever Experienced
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Washington National Opera's production of "Fidelio", Credit: Courtesy of Washington National Opera
Beethoven wrote one opera, Fidelio. A 2003 production so captivated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she wrote a letter to the director.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
How Did Beethoven Compose When He Was Deaf?
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Composer and multi-percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Credit: James Callaghan/Courtesy of the Artist
Scottish multi-percussionist Evelyn Glennie has been profoundly deaf since she was 12 years old. We asked her how someone who is deaf can "hear" wi...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beethoven y su ‘Amada Inmortal’
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
En el apartamento de Ludwig van Beethoven se encontró una carta en un cajón secreto poco después de que el soltero de toda una vida muriera en 1827...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
Who Was Beethoven’s ‘Immortal Beloved’?
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
A letter was found in a secret drawer in Beethoven's apartment not long after the life-long bachelor died in 1827. It was a 10-page rough draft wri...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
¿Cómo componía Beethoven estando sordo?
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Evelyn Glennie, Credit: James Callaghan/Courtesy of the Artist
La multipercusionista escocesa Evelyn Glennie ha estado completamente sorda desde los 12 años. Compartió con CPR Classical cómo una persona sorda p...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:07
S2:E1 Beethoven Symphony Show - Part 1
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Slatkin on Beethoven.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:54:35
S2:E2 Beethoven Symphony Show - Part 2
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Slatkin on Beethoven.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:55:46
S2:E3 Beethoven Symphony Show - Part 3
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Slatkin on Beethoven.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:53:09
S2:E5 Beethoven Symphony Show - Part 5
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Slatkin on Beethoven.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:52:31
A Holiday for Swinging-Show 5
From: Daniel Polletta
Series: A Holiday for Swinging
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Longtime WCPN-Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created five fun evergreen programs showcasing classic and current holiday ja...

Bought by WDCB, WCPN, WDCB, KCME, and WCPN


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 5
A Holiday for Swinging-Show 2
From: Daniel Polletta
Series: A Holiday for Swinging
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Longtime WCPN-Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created five fun evergreen programs showcasing classic and current holiday ja...

Bought by WDCB, KBEM, WCPN, KCME, WDCB and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
A Holiday for Swinging-Show 1
From: Daniel Polletta
Series: A Holiday for Swinging
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Longtime WCPN-Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created five fun evergreen programs showcasing classic and current holiday ja...

Bought by WDCB, KCSM, WCPN, KCME, KBEM and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 9
A Holiday for Swinging-Show 4
From: Daniel Polletta
Series: A Holiday for Swinging
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Longtime WCPN-Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created five fun evergreen programs showcasing classic and current holiday ja...

Bought by WDCB, WCPN, WDCB, KCME, and WCPN


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
A Holiday for Swinging-Show 3
From: Daniel Polletta
Series: A Holiday for Swinging
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Longtime WCPN-Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created five fun evergreen programs showcasing classic and current holiday ja...

Bought by WDCB, WCPN, KCME, WDCB, KCME and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
The Love for October
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Autumnal poetry and music.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Katia Cardenas’ Songwriting Picks Up Despite Covid Crisis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Katia Cardenas, Credit: Rita Zenefski
Katia Cardenas is a Twin Cities Jazz singer who, because of the pandemic has hardly performed in 2020. But Katia’s songwriting goes on. Both the Co...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
SPRINGSTEEN: Writers' Favorites (HOUR 1)
From: Paul Ingles
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"...articulate, thoughtful, moving" A LIMITED SERIES. Producer Paul Ingles gathers 7 top music writers to talk about their favorite Bruce Springs...

Bought by WHRV, KUOW, KSUT, KSRQ, and KRCU Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
How Sweet It Is - The Music of Marvin Gaye
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Music Lecture
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A musical history of the "Prince of Motown Marvin" Gaye is the subject of this program.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 56:04
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase Special (C-5) - Fantasy Concert Series 5
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour 5 of 5 of our Fantasy Concert Special Series. Featuring artists whose tours of the United States were all cancelled by the 2020 coronavirus ou...

Bought by North State Public Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Louisville Public Media, KSJE, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase Special (C-4) - Fantasy Concert Series 4
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour 4 of 5 of our Fantasy Concert Special Series. Featuring artists whose tours of the United States were all cancelled by the 2020 coronavirus ou...

Bought by North State Public Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5

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