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Music icon Ani Difranco says she unconsciously wrote the same song over and over until she realized she was carrying old family wounds.
Bought by WGDR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Jul 07, 2008
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
As the cliche goes Jeb Loy Nichols marches to his own drummer. It makes his life difficult. But his singularity helps yield great music
Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KMXT
- Added: Jun 20, 2008
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 2
From a bone chilling graveyard scene, to the sound of a heart beat that slows down and finally stops beating, Prokofiev's First Violin Sonata has j...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :23
When the soloist and orchestra are playing a concerto, who's in charge? Is it the soloist, the conductor - the orchestra? Someone has to make sur...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :20
The soloist faces a number of temptations in the Sibelius Violin Concerto, especially the magical moments at the beginning. For Hilary Hahn, the t...
- Added: May 31, 2008
- Length: :27
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
Interview of Chris Kokesh a fabulous Fiddle and Guitar player
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 04:34
- Added: May 29, 2008
- Length: 07:00
Exploration of Dennis Wilson's solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue" and rare, unreleased "Bambu" sessions.
Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, KFAI Minneapolis and more
- Added: May 27, 2008
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 12
When Jason Isbell left the Southern Rock band Drive by Truckers last year he shocked the group's intensely loyal fan base. Emotionally and creativ...
Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: May 01, 2008
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 2
There's often a story behind a story behind the music we love, but not always. Mozart never really tells us how he came to write his Violin Sonata...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: :28
We haven't heard much from talented singer-songwriter Marc Cohn since his eponymous 1991 hit "Walking in Memphis". He talks about his new album an...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, WMNF, and Mississippi Public Broadcasting
- Added: Apr 21, 2008
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 5
The story of The Beatles told firsthand by the people that were really there.
Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Apr 16, 2008
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 2
A fascinating 55-minute three-way conversation between host Mike Cuthbert, the extravagantly gifted and knowledgeable Ramsey Lewis, and his compani...
- Added: Mar 28, 2008
- Length: 01:02:00
- Purchases: 2
The Bach Cello Suites are the cellist's Holy Grail. The exquisite nature of the music is both a source of inspiration and intimidation. Cellist S...
- Added: Feb 29, 2008
- Length: :20
March is Bach's birthday month - and while there are plenty of sounds to celebrate, pianist Murray Perahia also likes to celebrate the spirit in th...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :21
Use this clip to enhance your introduction of Simone Dinnerstein's recording of the Goldberg Variations by Bach (Telarc 80692).
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :26
Although musicians, critics and academics set high benchmarks for performing, most have come to terms with the fact that no performance will ever b...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :26
Although pianist Murray Perahia plays music that's 2 to 3 hundred years old, he'll be the first to tell you listening to classical music isn't alwa...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :22
For some, proper "decorum," is our connection with decency and doing things in a more civilized way. Pianist Emanuel Ax says there's a little too ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2008
- Length: :29
When it comes to interpreting the Goldberg Variations, many view the 1955 Glenn Gould recording as the gold standard. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein h...
- Added: Feb 27, 2008
- Length: :21
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are the cellist's bible and yet their existence is shrouded in mystery. Cellist Steven Isserlis is happy to specula...
- Added: Feb 25, 2008
- Length: :22
Interviews with performers in the Des Moines Metro Opera.
- Added: Jan 26, 2008
- Length: 22:00
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, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WETS
- Added: Jan 24, 2008
- Length: 09:59
- Purchases: 3
This radio special celebrates the release of Ringo Starr's new studio album "Liverpool 8" as Ringo shares his thoughts on the album, plays songs fr...
- Added: Jan 08, 2008
- Length: 55:10
