All Pieces for Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Cuban guitarist Manuel Barrueco has been playing guitar and making music for more than 40 years. His love affair with the guitar began almost inno...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :22
The benefit of working with a living composer is you can get instruction and clarification directly from the source. On the other hand, it might b...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :25
The innate romantic flavor of music from Spain, Mexico and South America is at the heart of its charm and appeal. But it has been known to tempt p...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :23
It's not unusual for a well known guitarist to play and record the most famous guitar concerto of all time, the Concierto di Aranjuez by Joaquin Ro...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :19
In the middle of her busy international career, and a somewhat hectic concert season, violinist Sarah Chang took a moment along the way to stop, sm...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :24
Reality checks are healthy and provide valuable perspective. But they can also be shocking, surprising and really knock us off our feet. Violinis...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :26
After a stormy and almost raucous orchestral introduction, the clarinet makes a quiet, almost innocent entrance in the Concertino for Clarinet by C...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :31
Practice, attention to detail, thinking, trying out new ideas… more practicing – that's what violinist Sarah Chang does to prepare for a concert. ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :23
The Duetto for String Bass, Clarinet and Orchestra was written by Giovanni Bottesini, one of the greatest bass players of the 19th century. Since ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :26
You'll hear some of the most brilliant virtuosic flourishes about midway through Debussy's First Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra. They're almo...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :24
It's not a "given" that the instrument a famous musician plays today was the very first instrument they played. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma's first instrumen...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :20
Numerous stories document the virtuosic piano skills of Franz Liszt. But even in those days, there were conspiracy theorists who suggested Liszt's...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :21
The Piano Concerto No. 2 by Liszt basically consists of one short theme that the composer recycles multiple times. While the melody is continually...
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :20
- Purchases: 1
How does a performer choose the music they'll play? First and foremost, performers play the music they love – the music that resonates for them. ...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :15
It's wonderful to have a large circle of friends, but the best friends are those who stand by you – the ones who've "got your back." Pianist Jean-...
- Added: Apr 30, 2009
- Length: :18
It's not uncommon for performers to study the historical and theoretical aspects of the music they play. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein knows her hist...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :25
There really is no such thing as an overnight success. It's a myth, or a misunderstanding at best. Or...is it? On one August day in 2007, pianis...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :29
Beethoven's last piano sonata contains one of classical music's all-time most shocking moments. Right in the middle of the sonata, without warning...
Bought by MPR News Stations
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :25
- Purchases: 1
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein's most recent CD begins with the French Suite No. 5 by Bach. Here's her brief translation of the French in the French S...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :21
On a few occasions, pianist Simone Dinnerstein gets herself into trouble on the concert stage. Nothing too serious, but the difficulty usually beg...
- Added: Mar 31, 2009
- Length: :25
