All Pieces for Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
There are hundreds of lists that designate the Top Ten or Top 100 of anything, from movies to books to restaurants. Classical music has its "best ...
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :26
Its subtitle is the "Elvira Madigan" Concerto, thanks to its presence in the obscure 1967 Swedish film by the same name. But Mozart's Piano Concer...
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :26
The musical heights reached by Beethoven stretch even higher when you consider the enormous physical challenges he overcame, from total deafness to...
- Added: Jun 27, 2009
- Length: :25
If you ever enter into a friendly competition over which art form is the most powerful, or holds the greatest potential, you might want to consider...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :27
Before a new piece of music is played for the first time – before it is judged either a masterpiece or a disaster, it exists in a state of musical ...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :19
The middle of the 20th century saw both enormous growth and struggle for new classical music. Part of the struggle, according to composer John Cor...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
While some composers are inspired by nature and walks in the countryside, others approach it as a job where they show up and put pencil to music pa...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :22
The thought of playing a Mozart piano concerto is daunting enough. But playing the solo part and conducting the orchestra at the same time seems e...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :25
One of composer Edvard Grieg's best known works is his Piano Concerto. While Grieg speaks on a mostly grand scale in the concerto, Leif Ove Andsne...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :22
Composer John Corigliano grew up surrounded by music. His father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
Grieg's Piano Concerto has long held its place as an audience favorite and as the calling card for several generations of pianists, including Leif ...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :25
In almost every profession, some of the best work gets done away from the office. It's true for pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. He likes to work from h...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :23
What do you like about Mozart? There are so many things to like – and choose from. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes simply likes all the action. Use thi...
Bought by WHRV
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :18
- Purchases: 1
Composer John Corigliano’s father was the concertmaster (1st violinist) with the New York Philharmonic for 23 years, so violin playing and the viol...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
The name of the piece is "Mirror in Mirror." It's a seven minute work by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers describes it as...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :26
It was voted the Number One Song on the American Film Institute's list of the "100 Best Songs" used in film. The beauty and autobiographical senti...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :21
"Sea in Spring" was written by a blind Japanese composer, Michio Miyagi . Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers says this music calls on her to use some spe...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :18
The music by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is often charged with romantic and melodramatic urges. When it comes to playing Piazzolla, violi...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :24
Actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin was also a composer. His song, "Smile," is a standard and a favorite of balladeers…and violinists. The lyrics...
- Added: May 29, 2009
- Length: :25
For your fundraising campaign, this clips features violinist Hilary Hahn. She strives to give her audience more than just the gift of great music ...
Bought by KTXK, New Hampshire Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio, KUHF, WSKG and more
- Added: May 14, 2009
- Length: :59
- Purchases: 7
