PRX - Pieces for Topic: Music
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The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...
Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL
- Added: Dec 28, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...
Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS
- Added: Dec 27, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...
Bought by WUAL
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...
Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WUAL, WUFT, KRPS, KRPS and more
- Added: Oct 29, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more
- Added: Mar 12, 2007
- Length: 13:16
- Purchases: 8
The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"
- Added: Mar 06, 2007
- Length: 29:00