The Classical Music Minute
By Steven Hobé, Composer & Host
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Ever wonder who were the Florentine Camerata? Where did the conductor’s baton come from? Or the difference between Opera Buffa and Opera Seria? These little nuggets of classical music trivia are what this podcast is all about. Come hop around music history with me, Steven Hobé, as we take a minute to get the scoop!
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Siegfried Wagner & The Pressures To Conform
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Paganini The Legend
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Mozart & His Quirky Habits
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Rite of Spring: Shattering The Conventions of Classical Music
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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"The Callas Imprint: A Centennial Biography" by Sophia Lambton
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The Tale Of The Sliding Trombone
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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“Maestro”, A Film About The Cultural Icon Leonard Bernstein
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Journey Of The Harp
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Why Is The French Horn So Difficult To Play?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The Elgar Legacy
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Charlie Chaplin, The Violinist & Composer
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Seiji Ozawa, The Pioneering Japanese Conductor
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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La bohème in 60 Seconds
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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The Marriage of Figaro in 60 Seconds
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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A Brief History of the Piano
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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A Brief History of the Concerto
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Baroque Era In 60 Seconds
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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The Metronome & The Human Need To Measure Time
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Joseph Haydn's The Creation: A Celestial Masterpiece
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, A Holiday Season Bombshell
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Handel’s Messiah, ‘Tis The Season
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The Chevalier de Saint-George: Musical Creativity & Equality
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Marie Antoinette & Her Passion For The Harp
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Musicians Of The Titanic Who Played Until The End
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Franz and Richard Strauss: Like Father, Like Son
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Swan Lake: Raising The Bar For Ballet Music
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ludwika Chopin: Beloved Sister, Composer & Writer
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns | Boo!
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Maria Anna [Nannerl] Mozart: The First Prodigy
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Mozart’s Oboe Concerto: Lost & Found
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Martha Argerich: The Dazzling Pianist From Argentina
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本龍一) & Japanese Contemporary Music
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | The Child Prodigy
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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“Mental Illness & Music” Interview with Acclaimed Canadian Composer & Pianist, Frank Horvat
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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“Finlandia” by Sibelius & The Finnish People’s Struggle
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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A Quick Note From Me 🤓
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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The Barber of Seville: A Comic Masterpiece By Rossini
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann | The Bad Luck Opera
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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"The Real Mozart: The Original King Of Pop" | Announcing Our Book Draw Winner!
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The Mystery Of Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Bruckner's Third Symphony & First Performance Debacle
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Mahler’s Ninth Symphony & The Longing To Live
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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"The Real Mozart: The Original King Of Pop" by Judith Grohmann (Bonus Interview Ep)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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The Sensuous Soundscape Of Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (Madman or Genius?)
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra (Breaking The Tonal Norm)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Gustav Holst: A Holiday, Astrology, & “The Planets”
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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“Mozart In Motion” Reveals A Musician In Dialogue With Culture At Its Most Sweepingly Progressive
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf, A "Symphonic Fairy Tale For Children"
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Saint-Saëns' The Carnival of the Animals (Not just a piece of fun!)
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May 29, 2023 |
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten
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May 22, 2023 |
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Chopin Nocturne, Op. 9, No.2 (Press 2 for Chopin! )
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May 15, 2023 |
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Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
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May 08, 2023 |
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Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt, The (Not So) Incidental Music
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May 01, 2023 |
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Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, A Truly Original Creation
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Birth Of The Trombone
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Elgar’s Enigma Variations: Dedicated “...to my friends pictured within.”
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 1
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata: Breaking The Mould
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Ravel's Boléro: A Simple Tune On Repeat
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Beethoven, Symphony No.5 in C minor — “Fate Knocking At The Door”
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The Blue Danube: Lifting A Country's Spirit
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik: A Little Light Entertainment
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture: A Paradox in the Making
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Floating Down the River Thames with Handel's Water Music
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Pachelbel’s Canon in D & Its Iconic Bass Line
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Symphony No. 100 (“Military”) by Joseph Haydn
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Mozart's Piano Music: Complexity Masked In Simplicity
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Felix Mendelssohn & Wagner's Contempt
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Pablo Casals & The Bach Solo Suites
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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How Did Frédéric Chopin Feed His Creativity?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Addressing Childhood Trauma Through Music in Rwanda w/Patrick Rutikanga (Bonus Episode)
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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"Auld Lang Syne" & Mr. New Year's Eve
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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The Classical Music Minute Is Coming To Classical 95.9-FM WCRI In 2023!!!
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Coffee Chat w/ Jamie Jones from Classical 95.9-FM, “A Family Legacy” (Bonus Episode)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Handel's Messiah: 'Tis The Season…Or Is It?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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The Rise of Polyphony & The Notre Dame School
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Alma Mahler, Austrian Composer & Socialite
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The World's Oldest Known Musical Instrument
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) by Igor Stravinsky
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Coffee Chat w/ Spanish Concert Pianist, Juan Pérez Floristán, “The Art & Business Of Performance” (Bonus Ep)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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What Happened When John Williams Met Yo-Yo Ma?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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The Beggar's Opera: The Anti-Opera
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Stravinsky’s Journey Through Neoclassicism
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Neoclassicism In Music
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Haydn's Symphony No. 45, The "Farewell" Symphony
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Sturm und Drang: The German Music Of Storm & Stress
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Frederick The Great: Have Flute Will Travel
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Paganini: The Devil’s Violinist
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Who was "Elise" in Beethoven's Piano Piece, Für Elise?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Johann Strauss Jr. "The Waltz King"
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of The Compact Disk (CD)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Coffee Chat with Kati Falk-Flores, Hollywood Composer (Bonus Interview Episode)
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Franz Liszt: Cognac, Dentures, & The Dog
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Bruckner’s Symphony No. 0 (Or Was It No. 1.5?)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra: A Message Of Defiance & Hope
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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The Queen Of The Night Aria Part II: The Sopranos Who Brought It Life
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Conversation with Maria Molinari, Canadian Media Composer (Bonus Episode)
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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The Queen Of The Night Aria Part I: From The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Henry VIII: King, Composer, & Bastion Of The Arts
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Conversation with world-renowned Theremin Player Pamelia Stickney, & Alexander (Sasha) Rapoport, Composer (Bonus Episode)
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Aaron Copland: The Dean of American Composers
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Era Of The Lute & The Composer Who Made It Happen
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Nessun dorma Part II: The Tenors Who Brought It To Life
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Nessun dorma Part I: The Plot of Puccini's Turandot
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Rigoletto in 60 Seconds
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Conversation with Bekah Simms, Composer & General Manager for the Canadian League of Composers (Bonus Episode)
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Medieval Music Era In A Nutshell
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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How Performers Connect With Us Through Music
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May 30, 2022 |
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Otherworldly Sounds Of The Theremin
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May 23, 2022 |
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The BBC Proms Is Back This Summer!
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May 16, 2022 |
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Franz Schubert & The Poets Of His Time
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May 09, 2022 |
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Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto & The Passion Behind It
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May 02, 2022 |
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Teacher Mozart: Billiards, Bowling, & The Art Of Fugue
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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What Did Mozart Like To Eat? Inquiring Minds Want To Know...
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Ukrainian Choral Music & The Soul Of A Nation
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Rachmaninoff & The Emotional Connection To Minor Keys
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Vladimir Horowitz & The Russian Empire
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Sergei Bortkiewicz, Ukrainian Composer: "Through Hardship To The Stars"
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Luciano Pavarotti, King of the High Cs
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Alexina Louie, Composer & Canadian Icon
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Esprit Orchestra & The Art Of The Living
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Chopin's Mazurkas: The Polish Dance That Is Undanceable
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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The Obsession With Mozart's Death
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Classical Music in Animation
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances: The Sum Of All Things
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Beethoven: The Unscrupulous Businessman
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Shostakovich & The Great Patriotic War
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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New Year Celebrations with Die Fledermaus
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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The Nutcracker: 'Tis the season
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Franz Schubert & The Psychological Narrative
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Exploring The Flute Family in Western Music
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Glenn Gould: The Mad Artist
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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The Age Of Enlightenment: A New Era In Music
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Renaissance Music & the “New Art”
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Steve Reich, “Music as a Gradual Process"
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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John Cage: The Search For Silence
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Frédéric Chopin: From Illness To Inspiration
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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John Dowland & Elizabethan Melancholy
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Fire Shut Up In My Bones: An Operatic Milestone
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Music & Poetry In Harmony
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Leonard Bernstein: One Of A Kind
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Neoclassicism & Igor Stravinsky
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Viva Verdi! The Music That United A Nation
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Renaissance Music & The Evolution Of The Printing Press
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Martin Luther: Changemaker & Composer
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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What Is The “Pants Role” In Opera?
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Ancient Greek Games & Music
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Twelve-Tone Music & The Crisis Of Tonality
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Obsession, Infatuation, & Tumult: Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Verdi's Macbeth, An Opera “Unlike Any Other.”
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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What Is Bel canto?
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Did Mendelssohn Revive Bach?
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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A Brief History Of The Stradivarius Violin
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Who Were The Medieval Troubadours?
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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The Story Of The Overture
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Carlo Gesualdo: The Prince of Darkness
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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The Magic Flute in 60 Seconds
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Lorenzo Da Ponte: The Words Behind Mozart’s Greatest
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Hildegard of Bingen: A True Visionary
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Opera Seria versus Opera Buffa
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May 31, 2021 |
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Who were the Castrati?
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May 24, 2021 |
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Who were the Florentine Camerata?
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May 17, 2021 |
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A Brief History of the Conductor’s Baton
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May 10, 2021 |
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How do Wind Players Circular Breath?
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May 05, 2021 |