ViolinFest
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Two Views on Paganini
New recordings offer two different approaches to Paganini’s fiendishly difficult Caprices – one by the young German violinist Julia Fischer, and the other by the New York violnist P... Sep 16, 2010
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From the Vaults: Isaac Stern with Leonard Lopate
In this 1999 interview on WNYC's New York & Company, Stern talks with Leonard Lopate about his autobiography, My First 79 Years.
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Top Five Famous (and Infamous) Violins
Antonio Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù built creations that can eclipse their fiddlers in sheer stardom. Men will scheme, steal and pay large fortunes to behold these violins’ aural fruits.
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Instruments of Murder
Why does the violin world provide such rich fodder for crime writers? Behind the fictional world of legendary instruments and the characters who deal them, steal them, and even kill for them.
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Stradivari vs. Guarneri: An Expert Explains the Difference
Even people who know nothing about the violin know the name of its most famous maker: Stradivarius. But don't count out the Guarneri family. Violinist Renaud Capuçon tells Jeff Spurge... Sep 13, 2010
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Menuhin, Grumiaux and Heifetz
Every Monday in September, WQXR presents chamber works from an earlier generation of violin masters. Tonight's installment features classic performances by Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Grum... Sep 13, 2010
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Wanna Play?
As our month-long ViolinFest proceeds on WQXR, I’ve been reading about the violin, and talking with some violinists and other violin experts. Curiously for me, though, learning abo... Sep 13, 2010
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Anne Akiko Meyers: Seasons...dreams
This week's Full Rotation highlights "Seasons…dreams," violinist Anne Akiko Meyers's new collection of seasonal and dream-related pieces by Debussy, Faure, Wagner, Gershwin and others... Sep 10, 2010
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The British Invasion
As ViolinFest continues on WQXR, Symphony Hall this week is featuring works written exclusively for strings. Tonight, we turn our attention to British composers, with works by Vaughan... Sep 10, 2010
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American Minimalists
As ViolinFest continues on WQXR, Symphony Hall this week is featuring works written exclusively for strings. Tonight spotlights two American composers who got their start as minimalis... Sep 9, 2010