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Virtuoso Voices - Bernard Haitink (Bruckner's 7th)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Anton Bruckner's most popular work is his Symphony No.4, but conductor Bernard Haitink says he's under the spell of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Use...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2007
  • Length: :19
Mississippi Porches (3:30)
From: Jake Warga
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Life on Mississippi Porches

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe Pledge Spot - Musicians on Creativity
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Three musicians talk about their belief in creativity.

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, New England Public Media, and KJZZ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 5
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Amy Lavere
From: KUT
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A profile of Texas's beauty behind the bass Amy Lavere.

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 08:21
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Spoon
From: KUT
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A profile of Austin's hometown heroes Spoon.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2007
  • Length: 07:59
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Sound Team
From: KUT
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A profile of the Austin based experimental rockers Sound Team.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:32
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Steve Earle
From: KUT
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A profile of the straight talking Texas troubadour Steve Earle.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits Festival 2007 Artist Profile: Ben Kweller
From: KUT
Series:
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A profile of Texas pop-rocker Ben Kweller

  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 07:15
This I Believe - George Bowering
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Canadian poet George Bowering believes human intellect is the closest thing we have to the divine.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Aug 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
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
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Haydn's Children)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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If you've heard or read only one thing about Haydn, it's probably that he is the undisputed "Father of the Symphony". Conductor Roy Goodman thinks...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Mozart's Horn)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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If you're a horn player, Mozart's a likely hero. He wrote four gorgeous concertos for horn plus some shorter solo pieces. Admirers of Mozart's ho...

Bought by WHRV and WITF


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
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
KUT's On the Record: Ruthie Foster
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Austinite Ruthie Foster is one part folk songwriter, one part soulful gospel singer. She talks about an album that truly changed her life: Stevie ...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 10:18
Virtuoso Voices - Yolanda Kondonassis (Who's Hovhaness?)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Traditionally, composers have gone beyond their own national boundaries for their creative inspiration. One composer who frequently thought and co...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Maurizio Pollini (Mozart Without Conductor)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Mozart originally conceived many of his Piano Concertos as works he would both play and conduct. Occasionally, pianist Maurizio Pollini performs t...

Bought by WHRV and WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (Nervous Composers)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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If you're a conductor, it's helpful to have a living composer at your side to answer questions about their music that may come up during rehearsals...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Maurizio Pollini (Universal Chopin)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Before Pope John Paul II, Poland's most celebrated national hero was Frederic Chopin. His music was a source of inspiration and comfort for a coun...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - JoAnn Falletta (America's Debussy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In Classical Music, "Impressionism" means the music of Debussy and Ravel - and light washes of sound and pastel-like colors. Though impressionism ...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's On the Record: Joan Osborne
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Joan Osborne scored big with a hit single in the mid-nineties and has since made a career of soulful, smart recordings. But she had already embark...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:05
Why the Dudes Dig Me
From: Live Wire! Radio
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Personal essay by Courtenay Hameister, host of Live Wire Radio, featuring lots 'o' humiliating moments.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WNIN, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 4
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

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