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Ysaye Sonatas for Solo Violin
Season 8 Episode 133
If you're not a violinist, you might not be familiar with the name Eugene Ysaye. But this violinist and composer was called "The King of the Violin" …
4 years, 2 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 1, Part 2
Season 8 Episode 132
This week, on part 2 of this look at Mahler 1, we're going to take a deep dive into the third and fourth movements of this massive and massively ambi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 1, Part 1
Season 8 Episode 131
No one makes a grand statement quite like Gustav Mahler, and his first symphony, nearly an hour long, was one of the boldest statements ever made by …
4 years, 3 months ago
The Music of Heinrich Schutz (and Brahms!)
Season 8 Episode 130
There are composers whose influence outstrips their popularity. The Baroque composer Heinrich Schutz falls into this group, due to his total focus on…
4 years, 3 months ago
Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Season 8 Episode 129
Bartok's Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste is a perfect encapsulation of Bartok's musical output. Each movement provides us with a magnifying …
4 years, 3 months ago
Bach Transformed
Season 8 Episode 128
Arrangements of Bach's music have been happening essentially since his music was "rediscovered" by Mendelssohn in the 19th century. But Mozart and Be…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
Season 8 Episode 127
Mendelssohn was only 20 years old when he wrote to his friend Karl Klingemann: "...I am going to Scotland, with a rake for folk songs, an ear for the…
4 years, 4 months ago
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Season 8 Episode 126
Rachmaninoff's music is often described as many different kinds of chocolate cake, but this piece, if it's chocolatey at all, would be that 85% dark …
4 years, 4 months ago
Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"
Season 8 Episode 125
In 1956, Dmitri Shostakovich wrote: "I am now writing my 11th symphony, dedicated to the First Russian Revolution...I would like in this work to refl…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sticky Notes Vs. Wagner w/ Rafael Payare
Season 8 Episode 124
Wagner is probably the most admired AND the most reviled composer in Western Classical Music history. I've always been uncomfortable with Wagner's mu…
4 years, 4 months ago