APM's Mixed CompanyMixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love. We welcome your online comments."...and your little dog too!"- November 17, 2006 Every ensemble that I have had the pleasure of meeting through Saint Paul Sunday has had a hidden talent, hobby or interest that makes them all the more engaging and adds nuance to their character. Be it Helene Grimaud's connection to wolves or Claude Frank's playful reenactment of the 1940's film Song of Love, it seems like all our guests have something more to offer to than just music. OPUS ONE is no exception. Its members are jokesters, story tellers and purveyors of knowledge who kept us...http://www.publicradio.org/columns/sunday/archives/2006/11/and_your_little.php From the heart- November 8, 2006 When I go back and listen through past Saint Paul Sunday programs it takes me a little by surprise to find how warmly I respond to programs featuring (or embracing) violists. Just scratching the surface several come to mind—Paul Coletti, Kim Kashkashian, Paul Neubauer, Michael Tree—and certainly this week's program with Helen Callus. In the right hands, there's something about the viola's directness that makes it hard to resist. It's an exceptionally faithful medium for human...http://www.publicradio.org/columns/sunday/archives/2006/11/from_the_heart.php Family Affair- November 2, 2006 "You're going to Spain Bring me back a guitar. Nothing brings so much joy as strumming a guitar." (These are the words of Claude Debussy, who wrote so much wonderful Spanish music but only set foot in Spain one afternoon, to see la corrida - the bullfight.) There are times when I listen to a great guitarist and think, if only I could play six measures like that, I'd gladly trade anything I've learned to do in music for the experience. But I don't play. Instead I listen to guitarists with a...http://www.publicradio.org/columns/sunday/archives/2006/11/family_affair.php |