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A Conversation with Gabriela Lena Frank, Composer
Jul 08, 2021Gabriela Lena Frank is currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the storied Philadelphia Orchestra and was included in the Washington Post's list of the 35 most significant women composers in h...
Shostakovich Symphony #13, "Babi Yar"
Jul 01, 2021In 1961, a poem appeared by the young poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, entitled Babi Yar. The first line of this poem is: "There are no monuments over Babi Yar." In September of 1941 at least 33,771 Jews wer...
The Story of "Blind" Tom Wiggins, w/ Deirdre O'Connell
Jun 24, 2021Never heard of Tom Wiggins? You're in for a treat with this episode! Tom Wiggins was a fantastic 19th century pianist and composer who was ruthlessly exploited by his owner/guardian on account of his ...
Bach Chaconne for Solo Violin
Jun 17, 2021The Bach Chaconne is one of the great masterpieces of Western Classical Music, and today we're going to be diving straight into this monumental work. We'll talk about the legends behind its compositio...
Wynton Marsalis and the "Blues Symphony"
Jun 10, 2021I had the chance to sit down with virtually with the legendary Wynton Marsalis for a conversation about Jazz, comparing jazz and classical pieces, why so many classical composers writing jazz fail and...
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Part 2
Jun 04, 2021The cycle is complete! Would it surprise you to find out that Beethoven's 9th Symphony wasn't his last piece? Would it surprise you that he was actually considering an all instrumental movement for th...
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Part 1
Jun 01, 2021More has been written about the meaning of Beethoven's 9th than any other symphony. There are more recordings of it, more performances of it, and more uses of its most famous theme, the Ode to Joy, th...
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
May 27, 2021In 1812, Beethoven's life was in ruins. He was embroiled in court battles, pining away for his "Immortal Beloved," and profoundly depressed. His musical response is one of his funniest, most charming,...
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
May 20, 2021The composer Carl Maria Von Weber called it the work of a madman. Clara Schumann's father, Friedrich Wieck, called it the work of a drunk. Beethoven's 7th has been popular ever since its premiere, but...
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
May 17, 2021Beethoven once said: "No one can love the country as much as I do. For surely woods, trees, and rocks produce the echo which man desires to hear." There's no better example of Beethoven's love of natu...