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Episode 1 - Spectacular Sound

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 • Duration 17:11

The ‘Pines of Rome’ by Ottorino Respighi is a favourite piece of mine, featuring a huge orchestra building from nothing to one of the most climactic endings in all music! It’s a spectacular celebration of the sound of an orchestra! In this episode I share insights into this piece and I discuss ‘What is music?’ and ‘What led to the invention of the orchestra?’

This episode features the fourth movement from ‘The Pines of Rome’ by the composer Ottorino Respighi. I recommend the recording by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta.

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Episode 10 - Achieving A Symphony

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 • Duration 20:56

‘Symphony no. 1’ by Brahms is a piece that’s a favourite amongst musicians, and it may even be the piece I love most. But, composing it was an immense challenge: it took Brahms perhaps twenty years to complete! In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss Symphonies, and I conclude my series of episodes on how music works by taking a look at Form.

This episode features the fourth movement from ‘Symphony no. 1’ by the composer Johannes Brahms. I recommend the recording by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.

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Episode 11 - Star Wars!

Season 1 · Episode 11

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 • Duration 19:08

‘Star Wars’ by John Williams is some of the best music ever written. Even those who’ve never seen the films instantly recognise it. In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss music from film, tv, and video games, and also I explore what it is that makes performances thrilling.

This episode features the ‘Main Title’ from ‘Star Wars, Episode 4, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ by the composer John Williams. I recommend the recording by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams.

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Episode 12 - Creating A Universe

Season 1 · Episode 12

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 • Duration 17:54

‘Symphony no. 2’ by Gustav Mahler is a piece for an enormous orchestra with a choir, and it features one of the greatest endings in all music. Its sheer scale and intensity is astonishing: this music creates a universe. In this episode I share insights into the piece and I discuss how an orchestra’s conviction can create thrilling performances.

This episode features the fifth movement from ‘Symphony no. 2’ by the composer Gustav Mahler. I recommend the recording by the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Simone Young.

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Episode 13 - Death Dance

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, December 16, 2022 • Duration 20:02

‘The Rite of Spring’ by Igor Stravinsky is the piece that jolted classical music into the Twentieth Century. It’s a ballet and its central theme is a human sacrifice. There’s bombastic outbursts, pounding rhythms, and a driving intensity. In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss orchestral virtuosity and we discover music from ballet.

This episode features the ‘Sacrificial Dance’ from ‘The Rite of Spring’ composed by Igor Stravinsky. I recommend the recording by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Episode 14 - Once Upon A Time...

Season 1 · Episode 14

Monday, July 31, 2023 • Duration 20:27

‘The Moldau’ by Bedřich Smetana is a wonderfully picturesque piece describing a journey down one of Europe’s most magnificent rivers. And even better, it’s your imagination that brings this piece to life! In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss Symphonic Poems, and also I describe why a listener must have conviction in their responses to music.

This episode features ‘The Moldau’ by the composer Bedřich Smetana. I recommend the recording by The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell.

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Episode 15 - The Games of a Genius

Season 1 · Episode 15

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • Duration 22:02

‘Symphony no. 41’ by Mozart is a display of compositional prowess. Mozart’s playing games in the music: his brilliant musical mind composes in a way that entertains the audience, the musicians, and himself. In this episode I share insights into the piece, we take a close look at the violin, and I discuss the virtuosity of composers.

This episode features the fourth movement from ‘Symphony no. 41 by the composer Mozart. I recommend the recording by the Manchester Camerata conducted by Douglas Boyd.

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Episode 16 - A Journey of Conviction

Season 1 · Episode 16

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 18:46

‘Symphony no. 1’ by Johannes Brahms has one of the most magnificent endings in all music. The piece itself is a journey of conviction, and when you arrive at the finale you hear the composer’s sense of accomplishment. In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss the role of the timpani within an orchestra, and we continue to discover what it is that makes performances thrilling.

This episode features the fourth movement from ‘Symphony no. 1’ by the composer Johannes Brahms. I recommend the recording by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly (conductor).

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Episode 17 - Superhuman Virtuosity

Season 1 · Episode 17

Friday, April 19, 2024 • Duration 22:22

‘Piano Concerto no. 2’ by Sergei Rachmaninoff is a vehicle for virtuosic performance. It requires the pianist to display superhuman levels of physical prowess! In this episode I share insights into the piece, I discuss pianos, and we explore virtuosity in classical music.

This episode features the first movement from ‘Piano Concerto no. 2’ by the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff . I recommend the recording featuring the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Antonio Pappano.

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