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10 Interviews Celebrating Robert Siegel's Love For Classical Music

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10 Interviews Celebrating Robert Siegel's Love For Classical Music

January 5, 2018 • In 30 years of hosting All Things Considered, Robert Siegel says he's enjoyed "peeking inside the brains" of today's most intriguing classical musicians. Hear a few of his favorite interviews.

On Helene Grimaud's New Album, 'Water' Is A Metaphor And Motivation

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On Helene Grimaud's New Album, 'Water' Is A Metaphor And Motivation

February 16, 2016 • An environmental activist as well as a pianist, Grimaud was motivated by composers' fascination with water. Each piece on her new album is inspired by it.

On Helene Grimaud's New Album, 'Water' Is A Metaphor And Motivation

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Exclusive First Listen: Helene Grimaud

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February 2, 2009 • After a career built on romantics like Rachmaninoff and Chopin, pianist Helene Grimaud turns to the music of J.S. Bach with a combination of reverence and playfulness. Hear the new CD in its entirety, one week before its release.

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Best Music of 2007

Next Generation Classical: WGUC's Top CDs of 2007

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December 12, 2007 • To paraphrase an old marketing slogan, "this is not your father's Oldsmobile," these are not your father's classical artists. A new generation of instrumentalists, singers, and conductors has been taking the concert stage by storm, represented in part by these ten standout recordings of 2007.

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Pianist's Passions Span Music, America and Wolves

October 13, 2006 • French-born Helene Grimaud is busy this season. She has a new CD, Reflection, and her autobiography, Wild Harmonies, has been published in English. The works explore the pianist's different loves, in both her musical and personal life.

Pianist's Passions Span Music, America and Wolves

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Death and Transcendence in Chopin, Rachmaninov

April 29, 2005 • Robert Siegel talks with French-born pianist Helene Grimaud about themes of death and transcendence in the work of Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov. Grimaud explores their work in a new recording.

Death and Transcendence in Chopin, Rachmaninov

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Admirers of the Allegretto from Beethoven's 7th

December 24, 2003 • The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 is one of the world's best-loved pieces of music, evoking inspiration and affection since its first performance in 1812. Two recordings available in stores pay tribute to the piece: Pianist Jacques Loussier's trio offers a jazz interpretation, and pianist Helene Grimaud performs a 1985 fantasia based on Beethoven's original. Hear Loussier and Grimaud, and NPR's Robert Siegel.

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Helene Grimaud

September 13, 1998 • Liane Hansen speaks to rising piano star Helene Grimaud (ay-LENN gree-MOH). The French pianist"s new cd features Brahms" Concerto No. 1, Opus 15. (Erato 3984-21633-2) 13:50 NOTE: Due to internet rights issues, this segment has been modified from its original broadcast form.

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Around The Classical Internet: November 4, 2011

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Around The Classical Internet: November 4, 2011

November 4, 2011 • Grimaud opens up (kind of), Louisville tussles and a singer who'd been shot (yes, shot) sings anyway: all the news that's fit to link.