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The Piano Concerto No. 5 by Saint-Saens is known as the "Egyptian" Concerto, because it includes a melody from a song Saint-Saens heard while vacat...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :25
The Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 begins quite dramatically with a thick, almost foggy texture. But, in the second movement, pianist Jean-Yves ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :19
Star gazing, and our occasional infatuation with celebrities, dates back long before movies and television. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet (ZHhahn-Ev...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :25
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has recorded nearly every piano work by Erik Satie. His music could be melancholy and mysterious. Thibaudet says Sati...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :23
Spotlight on Eric Clapton as one Who Changed the way Guitar is Played and His Tremendous Influence on the Guitar Community ...
- Added: Feb 21, 2008
- Length: 58:00
UC Berkeley graduate student, Alejandro Reyes, takes us to East Los Angeles, where a number of Chicano artists inspired by the Zapatistas have been...
- Added: Feb 14, 2008
- Length: 29:00
Theresa Orlando plays the album and highlights the liner notes of this jazz gem recorded on October 26 and 27 1955, in New York City.
- Added: Feb 07, 2008
- Length: 20:49
The Byrds - Buffalo Springfield Connection and the impact they have on the global music community.
Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, WTIP, and WTIP
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 4
In this series, we examine various aspects of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in both modern and historical context. From the players themselves...
Bought by WDAV Classical Public Radio and WETS
- Added: Jan 24, 2008
- Length: 10:13
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Jan 12, 2008
- Length: 58:01
- Purchases: 1
One-hour special exploring the life and music of legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael
- Added: Dec 19, 2007
- Length: 59:03
- Purchases: 2
The Canadian Brass knows their way around holiday music – they've made numerous holiday recordings in their 30 plus years. They're the first to ad...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :21
Holiday music recordings are a dime a dozen, with a few exceptions. Some really stand out, but all holiday recordings, with or without creative me...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :24
The Canadian Brass has dozens of holiday music recordings – in their most recent holiday CD, they continue their tradition of giving some familiar ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2007
- Length: :21
A musical portrait that explores the Jazz great's overlooked Southern roots.
Bought by WTJU, WNCU, KFAI Minneapolis, 90.5 WSNC, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 08:05
- Purchases: 6
Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Paul Simon as revealed by musicians, writers and fans and archival interviews with ...
Bought by WHRV, KSUT, WHYY, KZYX, Prairie Public and more
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 01:59:03
- Purchases: 17
Choosing a title for a new piece of music can be as tough as writing the very first note. Composer Michael Torke tries to avoid titles that push l...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :27
Like many composers Michael Torke worries about coming up with the right titles for his music. When he wrote "Javelin," he wondered if the title m...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :21
Composer Carl Maria von Weber is a favorite of clarinetists - including David Shifrin. Weber's Grand Duo concertante is, basically, 19th century s...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :20
The clarinet was most likely invented by Johann Christoph Denner in 1690. While Denner may have been the inventor, David Shifrin says it was Mozar...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :26
The word "spiritual" continues to have a wide range of applications when discussing religion and the 21st century lifestyle. Conductor Herbert Blo...
- Added: Oct 31, 2007
- Length: :23
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 03:30
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 04:35
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 04:11
- Added: Oct 03, 2007
- Length: 28:47
- Purchases: 1
