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Classical Music During the Pandemic
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…

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Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 2
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.…

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Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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 …

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Mahler Symphony No. 2, Part 1
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…

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A Conversation with Jan Swafford, Composer and Author
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…

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Opus 1s: The First Works of Great Composers, Part 2
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 …

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What is Historical Performance?  w/Augusta McKay Lodge
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…

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Opus 1s: The First Works of 10 Great Composers, Part 1
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 …

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Conductor's Roundtable
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…

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Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Part 2
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…

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