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We've pretty much moved beyond the outdated perception of classical music and musicians not having a sense of humor. Among the passions of cellist...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :18
There are several different, highly varied schools of thought when it comes to playing Bach. Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott prefers the Fred Astaire...
- Added: Jul 31, 2008
- Length: :22
This summer, relish the sound "of love, the smile, and the flower." 50 Years of the Beat, a two hour radio documentary, reveals the lesser-known hi...
Bought by Prairie Public, WNCU, WVPE, KGOU, KALW and more
- Added: Jul 30, 2008
- Length: 01:58:02
- Purchases: 6
Legendary rock producer Brian Eno once said that only a thousand people bought The Velvet Underground's first record. But every one of them, he add...
- Added: Jul 21, 2008
- Length: 09:24
Historical look at R&B Music
- Added: Jul 17, 2008
- Length: 59:58
- Purchases: 8
Historical look at R&B Music
Bought by WCSU-FM, KUCB, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU
- Added: Jul 16, 2008
- Length: 59:37
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Jul 16, 2008
- Length: 59:47
- Purchases: 6
Historical look at R&B Music
Bought by WCSU-FM, WSGE, KUCB, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WNCU and more
- Added: Jul 15, 2008
- Length: 59:46
- Purchases: 6
If you think one acoustic guitar is good, these musicians think 2, 3 or four are even better.
- Added: Jul 11, 2008
- Length: 03:30
When playing Bach, and especially when you play your own transcriptions of Bach, guitarist David Russell says it's important to color outside the l...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: :23
Sergei Prokofiev has no bigger fans than Gil and Orli Shaham. Though Prokofiev's place in musical history is guaranteed by a relatively small numb...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :24
Something unthinkable and unimaginable recently occurred in the classical music world. The Violin Concerto by the often maligned Arnold Schoenberg...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :25
John Diliberto reviews 3 musicians who distribute their work via MySpace, from Israel, England and Belgium.
- Added: May 21, 2008
- Length: 03:30
- Added: May 14, 2008
- Length: 03:26
- Added: May 05, 2008
- Length: 07:30
- Purchases: 2
- Added: May 02, 2008
- Length: 03:30
Trumpet players thank their lucky stars every day for Telemann and Purcell. In their day, they added dozens of new works to the repertoire. When ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
Working without a conductor creates both creative and practical challenges for an orchestra: how do you get the music started? For the conductor-...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :32
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. We know they make it work, but how do they make it work? Long time Orpheus violinist ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :23
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs without a conductor. They make all musical decisions as a group. In the business world, decision by consen...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :25
You may have heard of Brahms' several attempts to write his first symphony as he struggled to come out from behind Beethoven's shadow. Conductor Ma...
- Added: Apr 01, 2008
- Length: :22
Getting started, whether you're writing a term paper, a novel or a piano concerto, can be tough. But you have to get off to a good start. That's ...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :21
Vivaldi wrote his set of violin concertos, known as the "Four Seasons," for the orchestra at an all-girls school and orphanage. For violinist Sara...
Bought by WEKU
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :23
- Purchases: 1
Calling a political opponent a "flip-flopper" is one of the more frequently heard accusations heard on the campaign trail. While changing one's vi...
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
The cynical judgment often leveled against Vivaldi is he wrote the same concerto 100 times. Vivaldi fans respond to that charge with varying degre...
Bought by WEKU
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
