Virtuoso Voices - Frank Peter Zimmermann (All Tied Up)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Length: :28
Use this clip to introduce Frank Peter Zimmermann playing Mozart-Violin Concertos (EMI 73559, 69355, 55426, 75874); Bach-Chamber Music (Philips 422328 and Sony 711243). Frank Peter Zimmermann’s complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.
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Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “opposites attract.” That’s the case for violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann when he’s asked to name his two favorite composers.
Frank Peter Zimmermann Clip:
“Well I think Mozart, for me, next to Bach, is the composer with - most full of life. And especially Mozart I, I felt maybe the closest ever. It is so natural, you know? And it’s strange, Bach is much more a brainwork somehow I think, but if you play this music, you wouldn’t need anything more. It is like basics of life for a musician, I mean at least for me.”
SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
Frank Peter Zimmermann gets down to basics here with (insert music title, composer and performers).
(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)
WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?
Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.
Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music. These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.
Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.
For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.
Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service
Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.
Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information. www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.
VIRTUOSO VOICES
"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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Piece Description
Use this clip to introduce Frank Peter Zimmermann playing Mozart-Violin Concertos (EMI 73559, 69355, 55426, 75874); Bach-Chamber Music (Philips 422328 and Sony 711243). Frank Peter Zimmermann’s complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.
SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “opposites attract.” That’s the case for violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann when he’s asked to name his two favorite composers.
Frank Peter Zimmermann Clip:
“Well I think Mozart, for me, next to Bach, is the composer with - most full of life. And especially Mozart I, I felt maybe the closest ever. It is so natural, you know? And it’s strange, Bach is much more a brainwork somehow I think, but if you play this music, you wouldn’t need anything more. It is like basics of life for a musician, I mean at least for me.”
SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
Frank Peter Zimmermann gets down to basics here with (insert music title, composer and performers).
(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)
WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?
Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.
Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music. These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.
Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.
For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.
Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service
Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.
Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information. www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.
VIRTUOSO VOICES
"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Additional Files
- Suggested copy for this clip. (VV_Frank_Peter_Zimmermann_All_Tied_Up.txt)
Additional Credits
This clip is also available on the November 2010 Virtuoso Voices CD.
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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