Music Documentaries archive
Watch 1-Bit Composer Tristan Perich's Practice Space Q2
April 30, 2013 – A visit with the electronic composer shows bins and bins of quirky new and used gear. Q2
Watch Morton Subotnick's Practice Space Q2
April 17, 2013 – Get a glimpse of the first ever analog synthesizer and take a tour of the couple's New York home. Q2
Watch Special Delivery: The Postal Service Story
April 8, 2013 – Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard reflect on Give Up, which emerged from a casual collaboration.
Watch A Backstage Glimpse Of The Grand Ole Opry WXPN
April 8, 2013 – Nashville singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook takes us behind the scenes at the Grand Ole Opry. WXPN
Watch Dave Grohl's SXSW 2013 Keynote Speech
March 14, 2013 – Watch Dave Grohl discuss his long career — from punk to Foo — in the 2013 SXSW keynote address.
Watch Dan Deacon's Practice Space WQXR
March 12, 2013 – Watch a documentary on the eccentric composer's practice space, which used to be a concert venue. WQXR
Watch In Practice: David Byrne And St. Vincent
October 15, 2012 – Peek behind the curtain at the final rehearsal for the two musicians' magical live show.
Watch In Practice: Jeremy Denk
June 20, 2012 – The pianist has his own personal "piano boot camp." Actually, it's his cramped Manhattan apartment.
Watch In Practice: Jonathan Biss
June 20, 2012 – A building demolition inadvertently helps the pianist discover the perfect practicing solution.
Watch In Practice: New York Polyphony
June 20, 2012 – Cathedrals aren't easy to come by, so the vocal group falls back on a modest-sized living room.
Watch Jeremy Denk vs. The Goldberg Variations: Contrasting Variations
April 3, 2012 – Denk muses about two opposing variations — the simplistic No. 18 and the brooding No. 25.
Watch Jeremy Denk vs. The Goldberg Variations: Bach's 'Dark Jewel'
April 3, 2012 – Denk digs deeper to focus on one of the Goldberg's "dark jewels."
Watch Jeremy Denk vs. The Goldberg Variations: The Musical DNA
April 3, 2012 – The pianist reveals how Bach's musical DNA is revealed in the beautiful melody fueling the Goldbergs
Watch Jeremy Denk vs. The Goldberg Variations
April 3, 2012 – Bach's Goldberg Variations invite a variety of unusual observations from pianist Jeremy Denk.
Watch The Knights: On A Quest To Make Great Music
September 29, 2011 – Watch a documentary about the fabulously energetic orchestra called The Knights.