Episodes
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Episode 133: The Time Bach Went to Jail, and the E minor Prelude and Fugue
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
The great composers weren't all goody-goody like you may think they were! This week we'll tell the story of Bach's imprisonment and what he did to deserve such punishment. Like, and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier_I%2C_BWV_846-869_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian)
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Episode 120: Felix Mendelssohn and the Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
We're visiting an old friend of the show- Felix Mendelssohn! Join us for a dive into his Piano Concerto No. 2! Be sure to like, and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.2%2C_Op.40_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)
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 May 31, 2020
Episode 101: Leopold Godowsky and selections from Triakontameron
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Stories, diseases, music, and history! This episode of the CoffeeHouse has it all! Join us for some vignettes during these trying time with Godowsky's Triakontameron. Like, and share with a friend!
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Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Episode 95: Manuel de Falla and Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
We hope you've had a nice siesta, because now it's time to awaken and take a night tour of the Gardens of Spain! Join us and our musical guide de Falla this week on the CoffeeHouse! Like and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Noches_en_los_Jardines_de_Espa%C3%B1a_(Falla,_Manuel_de)
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Episode 87: Ferruccio Busoni and Fantasia Nach J.S. Bach
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
We're just in love the Baroque era, there's something so Romantic about it!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Fantasia_nach_J.S._Bach%2C_BV_253_(Busoni%2C_Ferruccio)
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Episode 85: Franz Schubert and the Impromptu in Gb Major
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
"I like playing in F major, but I like singing in F#!" ~Tim Minchin
Appropriate this week as our piece is in Gb! Schubert's lovely, if challenging, music had a lasting impact!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Impromptus,_D.899_(Schubert,_Franz)
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Episode 84: Sir Edward Elgar and the Imperial March
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
Sunday Oct 06, 2019
A lack of good native composers had been the phantom menace to the English people until Sir Edward Elgar came on the scene! He brought about the return of "good" English music and provided a new hope for the composers who came after him! Be sure to subscribe and share with a friend!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Imperial_March%2C_Op.32_(Elgar%2C_Edward)
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Episode 80: Bartolomeo Cristofori and A New Keyboard Instrument
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Can you guess what instrument we're talking about this week? Hint: it's probably the most popular and influential instrument in the world, and it didn't even come on the scene until the late Baroque era when Cristofori invented it!
Music:
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_E_major%2C_K.380_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_D_minor%2C_K.517_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.5%2C_Op.73_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Episode 76: Arthur de Greef and the Perpetual Motion Etude
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Arthur de Greef is a little known musical gem. And he'll challenge you to perform with your left hand like never before!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Nouvelles_%C3%A9tudes_de_concert_(Greef%2C_Arthur_de)
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