Episodes
Sunday May 06, 2018
Episode 47: Micheal Preatorius and Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
Jump in those time machines, we're going way back to the beginning of the Baroque! Praetorius will serenade us with us with his ancient aesthetic.
Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen_(Praetorius%2C_Michael)
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Sunday Mar 25, 2018
Episode 44: Beethoven and Symphony No. 9, "Choral"
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
What a joy it is to be presenting one of the worlds greatest composers of all time: Ludwig van Beethoven and his extraordinary final symphony, the "Choral" Symphony.
Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
https://musopen.org/music/2571-symphony-no-9-in-dm-op-125/
Sunday Mar 11, 2018
Episode 43: Richard Strauss and Don Juan
Sunday Mar 11, 2018
Sunday Mar 11, 2018
Look out! This episode is bursting with music fun in the form of a brand new genre (for the time)- the tone poem! We'll see how Richard Strauss made history with this new form as we go on an adventure with his Don Juan.
Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode
http://imslp.org/wiki/Don_Juan,_Op.20_(Strauss,_Richard)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonie_fantastique,_H_48_(Berlioz,_Hector)
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Episode 42: Mahler and the Symphony No. 1
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
He's the new "it" guy in recent years. This once overlooked and snubbed composer gets the attention he deserves this week as we look into the first movement of his first symphony.
Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler,_Gustav)
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Sunday Aug 13, 2017
Episode 28: Carl Orff and "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana
Sunday Aug 13, 2017
Sunday Aug 13, 2017
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You may have been hearing this week's piece from various sources for years, but have you ever heard of its composer, Carl Orff? We're back in Germany yet again to look at the life and times of this dramatic composer and his dramatic works!
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Episode 23: Weill and Symphony No. 2
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
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We're at it again with a composer who loved the theatre but was equally as comfortable in the concert hall: German composer Kurt Weill. His symphonic masterpiece, the Second Symphony, will illuminate how wonderful this underappreciated composer really is!
Sunday Oct 23, 2016
Episode 7: Brahms and Symphony #3, Mvt I
Sunday Oct 23, 2016
Sunday Oct 23, 2016
Why did it take Brahms so long to write his four symphonies, and why are they so fantastic? Find out in this episode!
Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_Non-commercial_Share_Alike_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_Non-commercial_No_Derivatives_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs_4.0
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.3,_Op.90_(Brahms,_Johannes)
http://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Piano),_WoO_1_(Brahms,_Johannes)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1%2C_Op.68_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Sonata_No.1%2C_Op.120_No.1_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)