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Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" - LIVE with the Aalborg Symphony!
Season 9 Episode 222
I had the great joy to do my first ever live edition of Sticky Notes last month with the Aalborg Symphony in Denmark. For this concert, I chose a pie…
2 years, 3 months ago
Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
Season 9 Episode 221
Throughout the history of Western Classical Music, folk music has imprinted itself as an invaluable resource for composers from all over the world. I…
2 years, 3 months ago
R. Schumann Piano Concerto
Season 9 Episode 220
In January of 1839, Clara Wieck, Robert's future wife, wrote to Robert, "Don't take it amiss if I tell you that I've been seized by the desire to enc…
2 years, 4 months ago
Brahms Violin Concerto
Season 9 Episode 219
Brahms' violin concerto is one of the most difficult works for any violinist to tackle. It is as virtuosic as the hardest piece of Paganini as well a…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Does Music Mean?
Season 9 Episode 218
Today is a bit of an unusual episode. Last month I was invited by the British Society of Aesthetics to address their annual conference. My task was t…
2 years, 4 months ago
William Grant Still Symphony No. 1., "Afro-American"
Season 9 Episode 217
On October 29th, 1931, The Rochester Philharmonic presented the world premiere of a new symphony by the composer William Grant Still. A symphonic pre…
2 years, 4 months ago
(Part 2) - The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler
Season 9 Episode 216
This is another episode where I highly recommend listening to Part 1 from last week before listening to this episode! It was a great honor to speak w…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Music of World War II and the Holocaust with "Time's Echo" writer Jeremy Eichler (Part 1)
Season 9 Episode 215
I had the great pleasure and honor this week(and next week) to speak with the author of the new book Time's Echo Jeremy Eichler. The book chronicles …
2 years, 5 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 2
Season 9 Episode 214
If you haven't listened to Part 1 of this episode about Mahler's 4th symphony, I highly recommend doing that, as every movement of this symphony buil…
2 years, 5 months ago
Mahler Symphony No. 4, Part 1
Season 9 Episode 213
After the truly heavenly slow movement of Mahler's 4th symphony, a soprano emerges and sings a song literally called "The Heavenly Life." It is a sym…
2 years, 5 months ago