Episodes
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Welcome to a new mini-series that will introduce you, a music listener, to some tools musicians use behind the scenes! This week we'll be spending our time learning about the rudimentary clock known as the metronome. Be sure to share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Samson_et_Dalila%2C_Op.47_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns%2C_Camille)
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https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/Minimal_1625/Phase_2_1586
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Welcome to the Modern Era, where you can write music in whatever style you want! Bruch did just that- for his entire life! Be sure to share this episode with a friend!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/8_Pieces_for_Clarinet%2C_Viola_and_Piano%2C_Op.83_(Bruch%2C_Max)
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Episode 86: Maurice Ravel and the Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Bonjour! C'est la Chateaux du Cafe! This week we look at Frenchman Maurice Ravel and his whimsical and powerful impressionist masterpiece, Daphnis and Chloe!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9_Suite_No.2_(Ravel%2C_Maurice)
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Episode 79: Antonio Stradivari: The History of a Luthier
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
This week, we're looking at perhaps the most famous instrument maker in history, Antonio Stradivari, maker of the legendary Stradivarius violins that are still sought after today!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No.9%2C_Op.47_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_in_D_minor%2C_Op.5_No.12_'La_Folia'_(Corelli%2C_Arcangelo)
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Episode 66: Emily Kerski: Guest Interview
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Welcome to the New Year! Today, we have a very special interview with musician extraordinaire, Emily Kerski! She'll talk to us about attending concerts, discovering new music, and teaching. Links discussed in the episode are listed below:
Episode Resources:
Emily Kerski: http://egkerski.wixsite.com/emilykerski/contact
Thomas Lack: https://www.thomaslack.com/
Benjamin Wallfisch: https://www.benjaminwallfisch.com/
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiD8F9ItX0
I Care If You Listen: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/
Ensemble Dal Niente: http://www.dalniente.com/
Eighth blackbird: https://www.eighthblackbird.org/
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE): https://www.iceorg.org/
Cacophony Magazine: http://cacophonymag.com/
Modern Reeds: https://www.facebook.com/modernreeds/
Music:
Veiled Entropy used with composer and performer permission.
https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2%2C_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff%2C_Sergei)
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Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Episode 51: Concerts: A Listening Review
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
This week's episode is a little different. Instead of our normal historical perspective, we are talking about attending concerts or listening to music in our modern world and how audiences perceive what they hear! We hope you'll humor us in this little experiment. Let us know what you think by emailing or posting on our Facebook page!
Links to the pieces:
Trace: http://zhoutianmusic.com/Works%20-%20Orchestral/trace.html
Piano Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w
Pictures at an Exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w
Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.2,_Op.18_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)
https://musopen.org/music/4736-pictures-at-an-exhibition/
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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 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 May 07, 2017
Episode 21: Copland and the Red Pony Suite
Sunday May 07, 2017
Sunday May 07, 2017
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You may know American composer Aaron Copland for his ballets or symphonies, but did you know he was also composed numerous film scores? The Red Pony Suite is taken from the soundtrack to a great Western film of the same name, and if full of Copland-isms!
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.