Episodes
Sunday May 19, 2019
Episode 75: Erik Satie and the Fantasie Valse
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
Q: What has a one room apartment with umbrellas, newspapers, pianos, and castles?
A: French composer, Erik Satie! Learn all about his eccentric life in this week's episode!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Fantaisie-valse_(Satie%2C_Erik)
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Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Episode 67: The Schumanns Part I: Clara Schumann and Scherzo No. 2
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Welcome to our next mini-series, this time on the married couple Clara and Robert Schumann! We're kicking it off this episode with a look at Clara's life and beautiful music!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.2%2C_Op.14_(Schumann%2C_Clara)
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Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Episode 63: Rameau and the Gavotte and Six Variations
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Music upon music! We're looking at a set of variations again this episode, based on Dukas' muse, Rameau!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_in_A_minor%2C_RCT_5_(Rameau%2C_Jean-Philippe)
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Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Episode 62: Dukas and the Theme, Interlude, and Finale on a Theme of Rameau
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
Sunday Nov 18, 2018
One hit wonder? We think not! Dukas wrote many works filled with magic and wonder!
If you would like to hear excerpts from the other composers mentioned in this podcast, here are some selected YouTube links:
Hindemith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsDD1SJbjM
Hovhaness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-gVLMNSV_Y
Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLhFnmaO_fg
Einaudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRjNiiTVOys
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations%2C_interlude_et_final_sur_un_th%C3%A8me_de_Rameau_(Dukas%2C_Paul)
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Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Episode 60: Chopin and Scherzo No. 1
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
We're off to Poland... and then France! And we'll tell a not-so-funny joke with this week's piece, the Scherzo No. 1 by Chopin.
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.1%2C_Op.20_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric)
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Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Episode 57: Edvard Grieg and Jeg Elsker Dig
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
We always tell you Romanticism doesn't mean romance- but this week we take a look at a song by Grieg that goes against that motto: I Love You!
Music: https://musopen.org/music/755-melodies-of-the-heart-op-5/
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Melodies_of_the_Heart%2C_Op.5_(Grieg%2C_Edvard)
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Episode 56: Burgmuller and his Piano Etudes
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
We all have to start somewhere, right? Join us this week as we learn about how to learn with piano etudes!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/25_%C3%89tudes_faciles_et_progressives%2C_Op.100_(Burgm%C3%BCller%2C_Friedrich)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike_4.0
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Episode 46: Franz Liszt and Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Roll out the red carpet, we've got a real romantic rock star on the podcast today!
Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Mephisto_Waltz_No.1%2C_S.514_(Liszt%2C_Franz)
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Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Episode 40: Johann Hummel and the Rondo in Eb Major
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
What do you think it would be like to personally know both Mozart and Beethoven? Our composer this week, Johann Hummel, certainly knew! Check out this lesser known rockstar and his Rondo in Eb Major!
Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
http://imslp.org/wiki/Rondo_in_E-flat_major%2C_Op.11_(Hummel%2C_Johann_Nepomuk)
Sunday May 21, 2017
Episode 22: Gershwin and the Second Rhapsody
Sunday May 21, 2017
Sunday May 21, 2017
*This episode is being updated and is temporarily unavailable!*
Put on your dancing shoes and get your jazz hands ready! We're looking at George Gershwin's lesser known, yet still jazzy and fun Second Rhapsody. Get ready for a rip-roaring good time!