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Classical Music During the Pandemic
Season 6 Episode 34
Today I was thrilled to have with me Matthew Szymanski of the Phoenix Orchestra and Aram Demirjian of the Knoxville Symphony on the show to talk abou…
5 years, 9 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 2
Season 6 Episode 33
Today we explore the two middle movements of Mahler's 2nd symphony. These movements were meant as intermezzi, and are both memories in their own way.…
5 years, 9 months ago
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Season 6 Episode 32
We're taking a brief detour from Mahler 2 today to discuss Debussy's legendary Afternoon of a Faun, a piece written in the same year as Mahler's 2nd …
5 years, 10 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 1
Season 6 Episode 31
"What next? What is life and what is death? Will we live on eternally? Is it all an empty dream or do our life and death have a meaning? We must answ…
5 years, 10 months ago
A Conversation with Jan Swafford, Composer and Author
Season 6 Episode 30
If you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall for a slightly nerdy conversation between a conductor and a composer who also happens to be a great writer…
5 years, 10 months ago
Opus 1s: The First Works of Great Composers, Part 2
Season 6 Episode 29
Every great composer has an origin story. Every composer started somewhere. I'm fascinated with a composers first works because they tell us so much …
5 years, 10 months ago
What is Historical Performance? w/Augusta McKay Lodge
Season 6 Episode 28
Have you ever wondered what the real differences are between modern and historical performance? Why do historical performances sound so different fro…
5 years, 10 months ago
Opus 1s: The First Works of 10 Great Composers, Part 1
Season 6 Episode 27
Every great composer has an origin story. Every composer started somewhere. I'm fascinated with a composers first works because they tell us so much …
5 years, 10 months ago
Conductor's Roundtable
Season 6 Episode 26
This week I was proud to join the Phoenix Orchestra's livestream at twitch.tv/thephoenixorch for a quarantined conductor's roundtable featuring Matth…
5 years, 10 months ago
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Part 2
Season 6 Episode 25
Bartok did not have an easy life in the US, and he was constantly both homesick and horrorstruck by the news from across the ocean. The final three m…
5 years, 10 months ago