A collection of stories tagged 'miles hoffman' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:09:01 EST Relatives can be an important ingredient to a successful Thanksgiving. Classical music commentator Miles Hoffman points out some important musical relatives of Mozart, Bach, Schumann and Mendelssohn. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59748 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97444604&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST Commentator Miles Hoffman offers a classical variation on a political theme: insults and endorsements among the great composers. Invectives hurled at their colleagues and competitors were effective means of shaping public opinion. Whether positive, negative or the all-too-common flip-flop, classical-music criticism, just like political commentary, is little more than biased opinion in time. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57838 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95915254&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:02:00 EDT As medal-winners step up to the podium in this year's Summer Olympics, commentator Miles Hoffman says, we're bound to hear quite a few national anthems, some of which come equipped with bad poetry and stilted music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53848 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93283699&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:23:00 EDT Just in time for the change of the season, music commentator Miles Hoffman considers the lingering reputation of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring as the shocker that altered the art world. The work has been called "one of the most daring creations of the modern musical mind." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46643 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88490677&ft=1&f=1039 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:52:00 EDT Legendary musicians such as Arturo Toscanini, Maria Callas and Jascha Heifetz might be gone, but their performances are still alive, thanks to YouTube. Commentator Miles Hoffman considers the popular Web site a treasure trove for fans of classical music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45129 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18881714&ft=1&f=1039 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:01:00 EST In the spirit of the gift-giving season, classical music commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the fine art of musical patronage. Composers from the renaissance to Beethoven to Copland have benefited from generous philanthropists. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43333 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17272855&ft=1&f=1039 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:09:00 EST Like overeating at Thanksgiving, composers can overindulge on music. Commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the reaction some composers had to the "musical bloat" of the Bruckner and Mahler years. The result was a leaner musical waistline. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42201 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16508933&ft=1&f=1039 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:12:00 EST Even when it isn't sung, the Italian language sounds like music, which is part of why Italian words are used to tell musicians how to play—presto, lento, adagio, forte. Commentator Miles Hoffman explains why Italian is the lingua franca of classical music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40335 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15040264&ft=1&f=1039 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:07:00 EDT Mstislav Rostropovich left his mark both on the world of classical music and the musicians he played with. Music commentator Miles Hoffman played under Rostropovich for seven years. He tells Steven Inskeep that the maestro's hands were notable for more than their ability to work the cello. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33826 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9871191 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:53:00 EDT Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler were both born on Feb. 2 -- Kreisler in 1875 and Heifetz in 1901. But the men share more than just a birthday. Music commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the two fiddlers and how they each set new standards for the art of playing the violin. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/30536 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7121113 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:40:00 EST For the final Morning Edition broadcast of the year, music commentator Miles Hoffman plays some of the greatest finales of classical music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/29135 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6692125 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:00:00 EST If it's Thanksgiving, it must be time for another musical pun from Miles Hoffman. The music commentator joins Renee Montagne for a holiday review of drums, triangles and other percussive instruments. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/26503 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6525209 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:01:00 EST A treasure trove of composers' manuscripts has been donated to Juilliard. The music school's collection of 139 priceless documents includes works by Beethoven, Brahms and Handel. Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the collection's significance. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/17127 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5247384 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:57:28 EST Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about orchestra conductors and how you know a good one when you have one. In this New Year, many major symphony orchestras across the country are auditioning conductors or have recently hired new ones. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1241 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5080436 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Even history's most famous composers raided their own works for themes and ditties to use in future works. They also borrowed from the works of their predecessors. Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about famous musical leftovers. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5021390 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST More composers than you might think have written thunder and lightning into their works, and commentator Miles Hoffman says when you stop to think about it, it makes sense. He discusses the theme of stormy weather in works by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Verdi and Johann Strauss. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/5218 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4776354 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT It's easy to imagine the great composers living in a rarefied world, surrounded by their art and their admirers. But music commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart all had to make money -- and that wasn't always easy. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/8325 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4519312 Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST Musician and writer Miles Hoffman says the great composer, born 234 years ago this week in Bonn, Germany, is still revered for his forceful music -- and admired for writing a share of it after losing his hearing. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/9700 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4230263 Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST NPR's Renee Montagne talks to music commentator Miles Hoffman about classical music "turkeys." Even the best composers had their failures. Brahms was known to burn the pieces he didn't like, and the critics weren't always kind to the darlings of their day. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/9147 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4187098 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST September marks the 350th anniversary of the first Jewish settlement in America. Music commentator Miles Hoffman says one way to celebrate is to listen to a new collection from the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/11347 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3927550 Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT Bolero is perhaps best known from the 1979 movie 10 soundtrack. But Maurice Ravel didn't strictly have romance in mind when he composed the classic piece, music commentator Miles Hoffman says. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/12555 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3335230 Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT Music commentator Miles Hoffman, a nationally renowned violist, and NPR's Steve Inskeep visit the Library of Congress' small, priceless collection of Stradivarius instruments. Hoffman plays some of the rarest instruments in the collection, including a violin called the "Betts," crafted in 1704 by Antonio Stradivari. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/12833 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1972690 Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:00:00 EDT