Episodes
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Episode 165: Bach: Basic or Brilliant? feat. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Welcome to the new year with the CoffeeHouse! We're Bach and better than ever with one of our favorite composers. Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Suite_No.1_in_G_major%2C_BWV_1007_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian)
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Episode 164: The Nutcracker vs. The World
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse! For this year's holiday special, we are joined by friend of the show Emily Kerski to offer you bracket style showdown of the very best holiday tunes. Play along at home with our brackets found on Facebook or Instagram (linked below) and listen along with our Spotify playlist.
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fqWeqlHMqdKFIndKr3GRi?si=7c22b5149fa744ed
Facebook post with brackets: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Ez4nVErqSxP5NbeK3F5H1WaCkJWECBAGSEPjVX1UKwBVoq1MaUZki7C5ZYet2yLcl&id=100051831981871&mibextid=Nif5oz
Check out the US Army Band's holiday performance here: https://youtu.be/61wBErIPefE
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Episode 163: Ring Those Holiday Jingle Bells!
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
We know you know this tune, but how much to you know about the name sake, the humble jingle bell? We'll ring in the holiday season and again give you some fun facts to share around a holiday dinner table. Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Episode 162: We Are Thankful For Simple Gifts!
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for you, our listeners, and all the wonderful music there is to experience in the world- including the Shaker dance Simple Gifts. Learn all about this simple piece here in our Thanksgiving Holiday Special!
Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Episode 161: The New York Philharmonic, a Classic American Institution
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well playing in a New York symphony will get you close. This week we'll learn all about the history of the New York Philharmonic.
Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.67_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
This Spooky Season, we bring the tale of Paganini, the violinist who sold his soul to the Devil, was protected by Angels, and who's body had quite the busy afterlife! Be sure to like and share with a friend!
TwoSet Violin (on YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8X2Kv-ztr8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klmvaVvv_0c
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations_on_'I_palpiti'%2C_Op.13_(Paganini%2C_Niccol%C3%B2)
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Episode 159: Liszt’s La Campanella
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
You (probably) know it and love it- it's La Campanella! Or if you're a pianist, maybe it's the bane of your existence... listen in this week's episode and let us know your complex feelings about this iconic work! Be sure to like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liszt-La_Campanella-Greiss.ogg
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Episode 158: A Voyage Across the Seven Seas, To Inspire Debussy’s Harmonies
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
We're branching out to learn about the music that inspired Debussy in 1889 at the grand Paris Exhibition! Expand your horizons this week on the CoffeeHouse!
Gamelan Nyai Saraswati: http://www.ibiblio.org/gamelan/index.php?style=light&view=home
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Danse_sacr%C3%A9e_et_danse_profane_(Debussy%2C_Claude)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Danse_(Debussy%2C_Claude)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Images%2C_2%C3%A8me_s%C3%A9rie_(Debussy%2C_Claude)
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Episode 157: Play us a song, you’re the (Player) Piano Man!
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Pianos that play themselves? Yes, they're real! Learn all about them in this episode, and be sure to like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Rag_(Joplin%2C_Scott)
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Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Episode 156: Purcell, Again: Incidental Music for ”The Old Bachelor”
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
We predict a Purcell revival! And remember, you heard it here first!
Youtube for A Far Cry Ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMzi6cFsjGQ
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor%2C_Z.607_(Purcell%2C_Henry)