Carnegie Hall Sound Insights

Artist Interviews ›

Music In Depth

› Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin

› Beethoven: String Quartets

› Messiaen: Turangalîla-symphonie

› Music of Mali

› Reich: Life & Work

› Shostakovich: Songs

› Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

New Music at Carnegie Hall ›

Hall History ›

Carnegie Hall Podcasts ›

Musical Journeys

› Berlin in Lights (Nov 2–18, 2007)

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Carnegie Hall Sound Insights

Want to know more about the music and musicians you listen to at Carnegie Hall? Get inside the music with Carnegie Hall Sound Insights.

Features

Olivier Messiaen:

Turangalîla-symphonie

Listen to a guided audio tour through Messiaen’s transcendent tribute to love—his Turangalîla-symphonie; watch archival footage from Olivier Mille’s, The Crystal Liturgy: A Portrait of Olivier Messiaen; and read an appreciation about the life of Olivier Messiaen.

Hear Paul Schiavo discuss Messiaen’s splashes of aural color ›

Watch a video clip from Olivier Messiaen: The Crystal Liturgy ›

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New Music @ Carnegie Hall

New and innovative work has long been a part of Carnegie Hall’s fabric—the world premieres of such now-standard works as Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony and Gershwin’s An American in Paris took place at the Hall.

Every season, Carnegie Hall commissions new works from today’s most promising and talented composers; many of these compositions are now available for listening online and for download.

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The Life and Times of Shostakovich

Trace the composition of some of Shostakovich’s influential works in the context of his life and the world around him in our interactive timeline.

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The Emerson String Quartet on Beethoven

Members of the Emerson String Quartet explore Beethoven’s string quartets, discussing his struggles, his deafness, his musical achievements, and his legacy.

Hear David Finckel discussing Beethoven’s career ›

Hear an excerpt from one of Beethoven’s early string quartets ›

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Explore the Music of Mali in Video

Discover the rich musical traditions of Mali—a country that has produced some of Africa’s most famous musicians.

Watch a video introduction to Mali ›

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Interactive Demonstration of Steve Reich’s Process

Discover two of the techniques Steve Reich employs that allow him to construct complex sounds out of simple materials in interactive excerpts from his Music for Pieces of Wood.

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Sound Insights is sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP.

Programs of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.

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Join artists and scholars before select performances for fun and informative thirty-minute discussions about the works to be performed.

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