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Mahler Symphony No. 5, Part 2
Season 9 Episode 192
I left you last week after Part 1 of Mahler's 5th symphony, dazed and defeated. There seems to be no hope, and no way out. But as many of you know …
2 years, 10 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 5, Part 1
Season 9 Episode 191
There is a thread of musical theory called Schenkerian analysis, based on the work of Heinrich Schenker. Schenker believed that musical works could …
2 years, 11 months ago
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Season 9 Episode 190
I'm not sure there's ever been a composer who changed as much throughout his or her life as Arnold Schoenberg. Schoenberg would become famous, or inf…
2 years, 11 months ago
What Does an Opera Director Really Do? W/ Tabatha McFadyen
Season 9 Episode 189
Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on behind the scenes putting together an opera? Have you ever asked yourself how a director make decisions o…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Life and Music of Clara Schumann
Season 9 Episode 188
Clara Schumann, without a doubt, was one of the greatest pianists of all time.
Schumann's playing didn't just leave critics and audiences in rapture…
2 years, 11 months ago
So What's It Like To Be The Principal Horn Of The Berlin Philharmonic? W/ Stefan Dohr
Season 9 Episode 187
Stefan Dohr is one of the greatest french horn players in the world today. He has been the Principal Horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the worl…
2 years, 11 months ago
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Season 9 Episode 186
Brahms was only 20 years old when Robert Schumann wrote his famous Neue Bahnen(New Paths) article that proclaimed Brahms as the future of music and t…
3 years ago
Debussy String Quartet
Season 9 Episode 184
Just one year before Debussy wrote his legendary Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, he completed another groundbreaking work. It was a string quart…
3 years ago
A Conversation with Martin Fröst: "The Highest Feeling You Can Get is that Someone Got Better"
Season 9 Episode 184
Martin Fröst very well may be the greatest living clarinetist. His brilliant sound, feats of virtuosity, eclectic taste, and amazing performing abili…
3 years ago
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 2
Season 9 Episode 183
By as early as 1909, composers like Mahler knew that tonality was reaching its breaking point, and composers like Debussy were experimenting with col…
3 years ago