A fresh wind from the East…

Bohemia was once called the Music conservatory of Europe because so many accomplished and more importantly innovative musicians hailed from that region. Tomasek, Vorisek, Stich, Stamitz, Dvorak, Smetana and the list goes on and on. And then there are the Bohemian musicians who Germanized or Italianized their names to better fit in.

On the Piano this Sunday you can hear some of that fresh wind from the East that sparked new music and changed our conceptions of music in the West. Hear some of Bohemia's best with Czech Mix on the Piano this Sunday afternoon at 5 on KPAC and KTXI.

host, Randy Anderson

Sproing!

Spring is when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. That and not having to shovel snow might make this the most anticipated season of the year. Whatever your reaction to the warmth that follows winter, there is plenty of music to celebrate that in between season when it isn't too hot or cold.

On the Piano this Sunday we spring it up with music from China that weds music to the happiness of spring and another that describes the gusty winds of the season. Christian Sinding created a work that finds joy in these warmer winds and Joachim Raff composed music that "blooms" in to life in his Ode to Spring. Also included is a "pictorial mood" of Antonin Dvorak and his student Josef Suk. Music of love, warmth, anticipation and life - hear it all on the Piano this Sunday afternoon at 5 on KPAC and KTXI.

host, Randy Anderson