Episodes
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Episode 177: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and the Flight of the Bumblebee
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Buzz, buzz! Happy Sunday and welcome to another new episode of the CoffeeHouse! Please enjoy this episode featuring one of the most well known tunes in the classical cannon, and be sure to share with a friend!
Music:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rimsky-Korsakov_-_flight_of_the_bumblebee.oga
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Episode 123: Aleksander Scriabin and the Piano Sonata No. 4
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Does music help you escape into another world? May be transcend this plane of existence? Scriabin certainly viewed it like that! Learn more in our episode this week, and be sure to share with a friend!
"Prometheus" on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3B7uQ5K0IU
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.4%2C_Op.30_(Scriabin%2C_Aleksandr)
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Episode 115: Sergey Lyapunov and Chanteurs de Noël from Fêtes de Noël
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
It's getting to be the time of year where sparkling lights adorn green trees set against a background of snow. Join us for a cozy episode this week about Lypunov and his take on Russian Christmas music!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/F%C3%AAtes_de_No%C3%ABl%2C_Op.41_(Lyapunov%2C_Sergey)
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Episode 89: Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky's Patron and Friend
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Dear Listeners,
We bring you today a tale of pen-pals. But it was so much more than that! Listen to learn about money, friendship, and music.
Yours Truly, The CoffeeHouse
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.1%2C_Op.11_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Seasons%2C_Op.37a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)
Sunday May 05, 2019
Episode 74: Modest Mussorgsky and the Persian Dances
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
We're in Russia again! And we're keeping it just among friends, this time looking at Borodin's good fried Mussorgsky!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Khovanshchina_(Mussorgsky%2C_Modest)
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Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Episode 73: Alexander Borodin and the Prince Igor Overture
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Sunday Apr 21, 2019
Borodin was a scientist, but he had a fondness and knack for music. One of his many gifts to the world was the opera Prince Igor. Is it E-gor or I-gor? Let us know if we said it wrong!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Prince_Igor_(Borodin%2C_Aleksandr)
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Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Episode 38: Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Suite (Holiday Special)
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
We have an early Christmas present for you, our dear listeners: a holiday special about everyone's go-to classical holiday music, The Nutcracker! We hope everyone has a happy holiday season. We're going to take a little break ourselves and will return to you on January 14, 2018.
Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Episode 30: Rachmaninoff and Symphony No. 2, Mvt. III
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Do you know this melody? If not, you will after this episode about one of the great melody composers, Serge Rachmaninoff and his iconic Symphony No. 2!
Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2,_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.1,_Op.1_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)
Sunday Jul 16, 2017
Episode 26: Shostakovich and the Festive Overture
Sunday Jul 16, 2017
Sunday Jul 16, 2017
*This episode is being updated and is temporarily unavailable!*
Happy Birthday to us here at the CoffeeHouse Classical Music Podcast! That’s right, it’s been one year since our first episode went live. So, we’re celebrating in style with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Holiday Special: An Easter Playlist
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Hello CoffeeHousers! It’s an off week for a new episode, but we thought you might like some inspiration for an Easter holiday playlist for brunch, lunch, dinner, or any time in between! We have for you a selection of pieces written specifically for Easter festivities, and others just for those spring time feelings. Enjoy!
- Russian Easter Overture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXR0tloMmoo
This is a CoffeeHouse favorite, written by Rimsky-Korsakov. It is in the style of cantors in the Russian Orthodox Church, but this orchestration is so triumphant sounding!
- Symphony 2: "Resurrection" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpug1NIi2s0
This is the second symphony of Gustav Mahler, so you just can’t go wrong. The resurrection described by the subtitle refers to the musical protagonist Mahler takes with him through all of his symphonies, but it is still fitting for the holiday’s significance.
- St. Matthew Passion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P21qlB0K-Bs
Bach really nailed it with this oratorio. It’s been described as the finest choral work ever written!
- The Water Passion After St. Matthew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzR8mjxX7i8
For those listeners who like the St. Matthew Passion and modern music, the Water Passion in for you! This ingenious work by Tan Dun has the original Passion text mixed with innovative orchestration and percussionists playing with water!
- Cavalleria Rusticana:Overture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idquyGAKyL0 and Easter Hymn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKTWkMC8KQo
These are some excerpts from a one act opera by Mascagni that happens to take place on Easter Sunday.
- The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cPchmU-pB4
Another oratorio, this one by the masterful Joseph Haydn.
- The Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HPtSftZ3b0
Based on colored eggs found this time of year, we suggest another Russian work, this one by Mussorgsky. This is a sweet little movement from his larger work Pictures At An Exhibition, with the rest of the movements having no relation to Easter.
- Irish Suite: The Rakes of Mallow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYpS3ak9erk
Leroy Anderson composed this work based on a folk song. It might remind you of marshmallow peeps found in an Easter basket.
- Dancing at Stonehenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uFEbMRTC0
This is a work for wind band by Anthony Suter. It is a nod to the argument that many modern Easter symbols such as bunnies and eggs are said to have originated from pagan traditions.
- White as Lilies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQk_KIikKBM
A lovely English song by John Dowland, representative of the holiday as white lilies typically are the flower of choice to represent the occasion.