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Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Why should you go to a holiday concert? Why do we even have holiday concerts? We'll explore these questions and more on this week's episode! Happy Holidays, everyone!
And tune back on MONDAY DECEMBER 31st for our final episode of 2018!
Music:
https://imslp.org/wiki/The_First_Nowell_(Rondeau%2C_Michel)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells_(Leontovych%2C_Mykola)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite)%2C_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr)
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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
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 Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Look! Up there! It's a castle! Oh, you can't see it? Don't worry, Smetana will describe it to you in song form in this week's episode!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Vy%C5%A1ehrad%2C_JB_1:112%2F1_(Smetana%2C_Bed%C5%99ich)
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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 Oct 07, 2018
Sunday Oct 07, 2018
As Autumn sets in (but there's still some warm weather in the air!) we'll discuss the magic of outdoor concerts! And enjoy this video of the watery outdoor performance we reference in the show: https://www.facebook.com/1458724191006028/videos/1513327175545729/
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(Sousa,_John_Philip)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6%2C_Op.68_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)
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https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)
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Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Join us for travels far and wide with a Baroque composition by Telemann inspired by a book!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Intrada-Suite_for_2_Violins_'Gulliver's_Travels'%2C_TWV_40:108_(Telemann%2C_Georg_Philipp)
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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
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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Saturday Aug 11, 2018
Saturday Aug 11, 2018
We visited Richard Strauss back in episode 43, but we're going on a new adventure with his music this week! Tune in for our most out there episode yet!
Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra,_Op.30_(Strauss,_Richard)
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NASA Audio: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/re-audio-index-diy.html