Ranked #1
7. Eric Jacobsen on Vulnerability
7. Eric Jacobsen on Vulnerability
Conductor Eric Jacobsen recalls losing his beloved mother at the age of 11 and how her favourite piece, Franz Schubert’s... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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16mins
Ranked #2
8. Jamie Barton on Catharsis
8. Jamie Barton on Catharsis
Queer opera singer Jamie Barton talks about how Chopin's Nocturne No. 21 helped her to find her identity in a world in w... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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8mins
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Ranked #3
6. Ian McEwan on What Cannot Quite Be Said
6. Ian McEwan on What Cannot Quite Be Said
Novelist Ian McEwan remembers how Bach's Concerto for Two Violins helped him first to navigate selfhood as a teenager, a... Read more
15 Sep 2019
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12mins
Ranked #4
14. Robert Macfarlane on A Quiet Kind Of Miracle
14. Robert Macfarlane on A Quiet Kind Of Miracle
Writer Robert Macfarlane reflects on the transporting fragility and beauty of Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse heard in a time... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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9mins
Ranked #5
5. Aminatou Sow on Finding Joy
5. Aminatou Sow on Finding Joy
Podcaster Aminatou Sow talks about how the cheerful defiance of Florence Price’s Juba Dance helped her through a life-ch... Read more
14 Sep 2019
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7mins
Ranked #6
4. Miloš Karadaglić on Being Home
4. Miloš Karadaglić on Being Home
Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić discusses his deep connection to the longing for home expressed in Francisco Tárrega’s Lágrim... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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7mins
Ranked #7
3. Connie Viglietti on Making Grandma Proud
3. Connie Viglietti on Making Grandma Proud
Yoga teacher Connie Viglietti tells us how she remembers her beloved Grandma Ginger by singing one of her favorite songs... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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11mins
Ranked #8
2. Rob Vogt on Conquering Fear
2. Rob Vogt on Conquering Fear
New York City firefighter Rob Vogt talks about how Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries helped him cope in the tragic aftermat... Read more
11 Sep 2019
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10mins
Ranked #9
1. Alec Baldwin on Resetting Your Day
1. Alec Baldwin on Resetting Your Day
Actor Alec Baldwin talks about how Aram Khachaturian's Spartacus Adagio revives and energizes him during the busiest day... Read more
10 Sep 2019
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13mins
Ranked #10
26. Christopher Wheeldon on A Journey
26. Christopher Wheeldon on A Journey
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon gives moving insight into his long and inspiring journey with the music of Prokofiev’... Read more
5 Oct 2019
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Ranked #11
25. Megan Reid on What Changed My Life
25. Megan Reid on What Changed My Life
TV producer Megan Reid talks about Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel helped spark a lifelong obsession with ballet. Keep li... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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12mins
Ranked #12
24. Terrance McKnight on Overcoming Adversity
24. Terrance McKnight on Overcoming Adversity
Broadcaster Terrance McKnight links family, art, a late Beethoven piano bagatelle, and the extraordinary poetry of Langs... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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8mins
Ranked #13
23. Justin Jackson on Imagination
23. Justin Jackson on Imagination
New York City art teacher Justin Jackson talks about how Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King inspired him as... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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5mins
Ranked #14
22. Alison Stewart on Just Letting Go
22. Alison Stewart on Just Letting Go
WNYC host Alison Stewart talks about how she gave up learning the piano when she was young after the sudden death of her... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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7mins
Ranked #15
21. Daniel Libeskind on Perspective
21. Daniel Libeskind on Perspective
Architect Daniel Libeskind reflects on the healing power of music and architecture and reveals his lifelong obsession wi... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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13mins