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The Spanish Hour 2439: Enfoque: Frederic Mompou
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Composer Federico Mompou
The enigmatic musical world of 20th-century Catalan composer Frederic (Federico) Mompou.

Bought by KENW, WRTI, KSJE, KMUN, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 38
The Spanish Hour 2437: The Classical Side of Paquito D’Rivera
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Paquito D'Rivera
A child prodigy, the Cuban-born clarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera is well-known equally in both the jazz and classical worlds. We’ll hea...

Bought by KUER, WRGY, GCR (Global Community Radio), KVNO, KRZA and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 51
The Spanish Hour 2332: Compositores Porteños: Born in Buenos Aires
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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Argentinean composers from the 19th and 20th centuries, all born in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires.

Bought by KMUN, KUCO, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRTI, KSJE and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 36
The Spanish Hour 2414: Cuba’s Classical Legacy
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Ernesto Lecuona postage stamp
Whether making their homes in Spain, the United States, or never venturing from the Pearl of the Antilles, Cuba’s best-known and best-loved compos...

Bought by WRTI, WRGY, KVNO, KRZA, KSJE and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 36
The Spanish Hour 1825: Nacido en la Habana / Born in Havana
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Composer and Conductor Tania León
Music by some of Cuba’s best-known and best-loved composers, all born in Havana.

Bought by KUER, GCR (Global Community Radio), KPIP-LP, KMUN, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 13
The Spanish Hour 2407: Classics from Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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20th-century South American classcis from Argentina’s Carlos Guastavino to Chile’s Juan Antonio Sánchez to Venezuela’s Evencio Castellanos.

Bought by KSJE, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRTI, KMUN, WCQS and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 37
The Spanish Hour 2436: Enfoque:: Arriaga, “The Spanish Mozart”
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: The Spanish Mozart" Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
Spain's Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga was born 50 years to the day after the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Like Mozart, Arriaga was a prodigy who ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSJE, KRZA, KVNO, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 51
The Spanish Hour 2433: Spanish Violin Romances
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Ara Malikian
An array of some of the great Spanish works written for violin in the second half of the nineteenth century. Works by Sarasate, Monasterio, and Fer...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KVNO, KSJE, KRZA and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 50
The Spanish Hour 2430: Enfoque: Spain's Modern Masters
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Del Sol String Quartet
Musical colors of Spain by Spain's modern Masters

Bought by WRTI, WCQS, WRGY, KUER, KVNO and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 40
The Spanish Hour 2428: Enfoque: Xavier Montsalvatge
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: A Youthful Xavier Montsalvatge
A tribute to the 20th-century Catalan composer, author, and music critic Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002), one of the so-called “Lost Generation” of...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, WRGY, KVNO, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 49
The Spanish Hour 2426: Enfoque: Tenor Alfredo Kraus
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Spanish Tenor Alfredo Kraus
The great Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus in zarzuela and song.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCQS, WRTI, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRGY and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 45
The Spanish Hour 2424: Spanish Guitar Classics
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: "La jota" by Joaquín Sorolla , Aragón (1914)
Claude Debussy defined the guitar as an expressive harpsicord. Joaquín Rodrigo believed this to be the best definition ever given of the Spanish gu...

Bought by WRTI, New Hampshire Public Radio, KVNO, WRGY, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 45
The Spanish Hour 2420: Guitar Potpourri
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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A guitar potpourri, featuring works from Latin America and Spain by Joaquín Rodrigo, Astor Piazzolla, and Antonio Lauro.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WCQS, KMUN, KUER, WRGY and more


  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 46
Christmas Around New England
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: Round Church-Richmond, VT, Credit: Cheryl Willoughby
Classical New England's Cheryl Willoughby is your tour guide for a seasonal sleigh ride around the region, visiting the unique places where live Ch...

Bought by WMNR, WMPG, WUAL, KVNO, WVRU and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Artist Profile Cindy Cashdollar
From: KUT
Caption: Cindy Cashdollar
In another installment of the series ‘Austin Aces’ featuring Austin artists making a mark on the "world stage", Texas Music Matters’ David Brown pr...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:40
Artist Profile: Adrian Quesada
From: Michael Lee
Caption: Adrian Quesada, Credit: Sandra Dahdah
In the first story of our ‘Austin Aces’ series, Texas Music Matters’ David Brown profiles a native of Laredo who’s changing how the world thinks of...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:14
Artist Profile Charlie Sexton
From: KUT
Caption: Charlie Sexton
In another installment of the series ‘Austin Aces’ featuring Austin artists making a mark on the "world stage", Texas Music Matters’ David Brown pr...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:28
A Musician's Life: Neko Case
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Neko Case's torch-like voice has won her fans. But her genre-defying style--as well as her take on love and nature--set her apart from her contemp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Austin City Limits: Into the Archives
From: KUT
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From Coldplay and My Morning Jacket to Lyle Lovett and Johnny Cash--its an hour of classic performances and the untold histories behind them.

Bought by KHNS, WCPN, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 6
A Musician's Life: Jayhawks co-founders Mark Olson & Gary Louris
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Mark Olson & Gary Louris. The two men co-founded the Jayhawks in 1985. A decad...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Erin McKeown
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Erin Mckeown got her start playing folk-based guitar as a student at Brown University. A decade into her career Erin has developed a genre-defying...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WGDR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: John Doe
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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John Doe is best known for his contributions to X, one of America's seminal punk rock bands. Nearly three decades after X's inception, John Doe is...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
A Musician's Life: Colin Hay
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay admits he hasn't had the most successful solo career. He's grateful the big bucks he earned with his old ban...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WMNF


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Kaki King
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Kaki King amazes audiences with her wicked guitar. But don't call her a virtuoso!

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 25, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Musician's Life: Francis Dunnery
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Meet Francis Dunnery. The British singer-songwriter also considers himself a comedian, preacher and psychologist.

Bought by KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3