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    Classical Music: The Stories

    Classical Music: The Stories

    Classical Music: The Stories

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    Length:
    32 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday. Find me on Instagram: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: classicalmusicstories@gmail.com
    Spotify playlist of all the pieces on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51oLhez68efe05JZtycdYG?si=EV1-f2u9Sji6AFiUliAhqA&utm_source=copy-link
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 32 episodes

    Title

    R. Wagner 'Liebestod' from Tristan und Isolde

    In the final episode before the summer, Carl looks at a pivotal moment in musical tonal...

    22 minutes
    		May 30, 2021

    L. v Beethoven String Quartet no. 14 in C# minor

    This weeks episode focuses on Beethoven's intense work scored for 2 violins, viola and ...

    21 minutes
    		May 23, 2021

    G. Holst 'The Planets Suite: Mars, The Bringer of War'

    In this extra-terrestrial episode, Carl discusses the piece that British composer Gusta...

    23 minutes
    		May 16, 2021

    'E strano... Sempre Libera' G. Verdi

    This week's episode focuses in on an aria from Giuseppe Verdi's groundbreaking opera La...

    24 minutes
    		May 09, 2021

    Academic Festival Overture op. 80 J. Brahms

    What would you do if you were asked to write music for a prestigious awards ceremony? B...

    26 minutes
    		May 02, 2021

    G. Faure Requiem VI Libera me and VII In Paradisum

    This week's episode focuses on Faure's requiem which has a completely different mood an...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 25, 2021

    A. Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor AND JS Bach Keyboard Concerto BWV 974 in D Minor

    It's two for the price of one this week. Or is it? Alessandro Marcello may have written...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 18, 2021

    R. Schumann Symphony no. 2 in C major IV: Allegro Molto Vivace

    Back from his break, Carl looks at Robert Schumann's Symphony in C major which he wrote...

    24 minutes
    		Apr 11, 2021

    'Bess you is my woman now' from Porgy and Bess - G. Gershwin

    On a completely different note (and tone and genre), Carl looks at American Composer Ge...

    19 minutes
    		Mar 28, 2021

    'Ma Vlast' II. Vltava - B. Smetana

    This week, the longest river of the Czech Republic is the subject, thanks so Bedrich Sm...

    28 minutes
    		Mar 21, 2021