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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is a staple of the holiday season, and conductor Erich Kunzel says the music is that perfect mix of heart and skill. Use ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :18
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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops recorded the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Although it's a staple of the holiday season, conductor Erich Kunzel ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :18
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We know that personal and artistic insecurities often accompanied Tchaikovsky's daily composing activities. Conductor Erich Kunzel says there's pl...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :15
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News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU


  • Added: Nov 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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New music from Grizzly Bear, Ceu, Emma Pollack, Valerie Project and Lucinda Blackbear.

Bought by KTRL, WFSU, KISU, and WUKY


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 4
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review of "Down 'N' Dirty" by Warner Williams & Jay Summerour

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KKRN, WEFT and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 6
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Highlights from Johnny Cash's variety television program.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WMMT, KFCF FM, KFOK-LPFM, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
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Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Bob Boilen chats with The Go! Team's Ian Parton about music and his band.

Bought by KTRL, WFSU, KISU, and WUKY


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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interview with harmonica player and author Adam Gussow

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, and WQJC


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
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A look back at the career and influence of the jazz saxophonist.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
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Fred Flaxman presents his picks of the most tuneful orchestral music by Richard Strauss.

Bought by KTRL, WUFT, KUCO, KAMU, KWAX and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 13
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A piece about the Hare Krishnas in Berkeley

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
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Host Bob Boilen talks to Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst about his favorite music.

Bought by KTRL, WFSU, KISU, and WUKY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 4
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Music Conversation between Tom Schuman and Jazz Saxophonist Steve Cole

  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 58:45
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Music Conversation between Tom Schuman and Pop/Jazz Drummer Cora Coleman Dunham

  • Added: Nov 03, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
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Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard talks about his latest work: "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
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The music of R. Strauss for those who can't stand R. Strauss.

Bought by KTRL, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUCO, KAMU, KWAX and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 13
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A musical travelogue into rural Cuba

Bought by PRX Remix, WBEZ, PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 5
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Choosing a title for a new piece of music can be as tough as writing the very first note. Composer Michael Torke tries to avoid titles that push l...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :27
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Like many composers Michael Torke worries about coming up with the right titles for his music. When he wrote "Javelin," he wondered if the title m...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :21
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If you're a well established performer, writer or artist of any kind, you're likely to have your fans tell you they like your early work the best. ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :20
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Composer Carl Maria von Weber is a favorite of clarinetists - including David Shifrin. Weber's Grand Duo concertante is, basically, 19th century s...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :20
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The clarinet was most likely invented by Johann Christoph Denner in 1690. While Denner may have been the inventor, David Shifrin says it was Mozar...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :26
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Some composers are influenced by other composers and earlier styles and trends. That was surely the case with Jean Sibelius, but conductor Herbert...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2007
  • Length: :26