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Precision & Passion

Season 4 Episode 496

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Merci, Monsieur Bartley. I was born in 1875 in the little town of Ciboure, in the Basque country of southwestern France. My father was an inventive man, an engineer with a passion for m…

Published on 5 hours ago

Debussy’s Paris

Season 4 Episode 495

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Maestro, thank you for joining me. Before we dive into your music, I’d really like to hear about your beginnings. Could you tell us about your background?

Of course. I was born in 1862, …

Published on 8 hours ago

Cosmic Composer

Season 4 Episode 497

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Welcome, Maestro Gustav Mahler. You’ve been called a composer of contradictions—cosmic in scope, but also obsessively detailed. If you could describe yourself in just a few words, how w…

Published on 2 days, 7 hours ago

Spooky Music!

Season 4 Episode 496

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Now in a nutshell, the history of Halloween and how it developed can be described in a few sentences.  You see, Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which m…

Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago

From Morning to Mountain

Season 4 Episode 495

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I am most happy to be here today with you, Mr. Bartley.

And we are glad that you're here, Maestro Greig Could you tell us about your early life.

Ya, I was born in Bergen, Norway, on the 1…

Published on 4 days, 8 hours ago

Bohemian Voice

Season 4 Episode 494

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Maestro, could you begin by telling us a bit about your background?

Ah, yes… I vas born in 1841, in a small village near Prague, in Bohemia. My father vas a butcher, my mother a simple, …

Published on 5 days, 10 hours ago

Tenderness Interrupted

Season 4 Episode 493

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2 Ghost sound

I am most happy, to be here, and as a ghost, my heart carries the weight of a funeral march, even in moments of applause.

Interesting analogy, Maestro Tchaikovsky, but could…

Published on 6 days, 10 hours ago

Stern and Tender

Season 4 Episode 492

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Today I vant to talk vith the final Composer of the three Bs - this podcast has previously Broadcast episodes regarding Bach and Beethoven - and vill certainly have more regarding those…

Published on 1 week ago

From Village to Glory

Season 4 Episode 491

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Well, a logical place to begin would be to ask the Maestro about his beginnings

“Ah, señor Bartley, I am pleased to be here. You ask about my beginnings? wery well. I was born October 10…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Music and Majesty

Season 4 Episode 490

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Musical attributions at end of transcript

Here the ghost - or if you will - the spirit of Richard Wagner -  is reminiscing about his existence in 1864.  A struggling genius. A lonely kin…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago