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Daniel and Isabel take a break03 Sep 202600:08:23

Daniel and Isabel are taking September and October off from the podcast. New episodes coming in November! With Daniel's tour of his solo show and Isabel's movie release, they aren't able to be in the same city as each other enough to produce quality episodes right now. We (this is actually Isabel typing, hi!) are so moved by everyone who's been listening, writing to us, and enjoying the show. We are so excited to dive back in come November when our other projects settle down a bit. Thank you everyone for listening!

To see Daniel on tour, check out his website.
For cities/dates/tickets to see Isabel's film 'On a String' click here. And check out the trailer here.

Rachmaninoff Rests01 Sep 202600:42:21

Daniel and Isabel talk about slowing down, the balance between hard work and rest, and the power of musical rests, repetition, and rhythmic variation in Sergei Rachmaninoff's Moments Musicaux No. 3 in B Minor. Isabel brings her viola and they try an arrangement. 

Chasing Ideas25 Aug 202600:42:46

Daniel and Isabel talk about reading Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act," getting ideas, and Debussy's Arabesque No. 1 in E major.

Depression and Schubert18 Aug 202600:43:07

Daniel and Isabel talk about depression, the difference between depression and sadness, and whether great artists need to feel an intense emotional state like depression in order to create. Daniel plays the second movement of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 and they discuss its cathartic power.

Chopin's Dark Chorale11 Aug 202600:41:58

Daniel and Isabel analyze Chopin's short yet powerful Prelude in C Minor, and Isabel explains her unfortunate association with the piece. They also reference Chopin's 1st and 4th Ballades, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in c-sharp minor, and Francois Couperin's Le Tic Toc Choc. 

Pleasure in Melancholy04 Aug 202600:45:55

Daniel and Isabel talk about Brahms' Intermezzo op. 119 no. 1, which begins his final set of small works for the piano. They discuss Brahms' letter to Clara Schumann about the opening of the piece, the painful desire of the Romantics, and Brahms' organic writing. We also talk about teaching, and why it's not for Isabel.

Shostakovich Goes Baroque28 Jul 202600:35:31

Daniel and Isabel dive into Fugue in A Major, op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Chopin's Darkest Prelude21 Jul 202601:01:45

Daniel and Isabel dive into Chopin’s E Minor Prelude (and Isabel joins on a special viola rendition of it), and they briefly touch on Chopin’s E-flat Major Nocturne, Chopin’s A Minor Mazurka, op. 59 no. 1, Earl Wild’s arrangement of Gershwin’s Embraceable You, and the first movement of Bach’s Italian Concerto.

Dr. Gradus14 Jul 202600:57:11

Daniel and Isabel dive into Claude Debussy’s Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum and the first movement of Leoš Janáček’s In The Mists.

Getting Romantic with Brahms07 Jul 202600:49:13

Daniel and Isabel dive into Brahms' Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2, and also touch on Brahms’ Piano Trio in B Major and the 3rd movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109.

Clair de Lune30 Jun 202600:59:12

Daniel and Isabel dive into Debussy's Clair de Lune.

Couperin and Memory23 Jun 202601:02:49

Daniel and Isabel dive into François Couperin's Les Barricades Mystérieuses, memory, and more.

Special Chords16 Jun 202600:50:36

Daniel and Isabel dive into Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata and Schubert's A-flat Major Impromptu, and Isabel joins Daniel on viola for some of Brahms' F minor Sonata. Also Daniel cries.

Scenes from Childhood09 Jun 202600:47:54

Daniel and Isabel dive into Schumann's Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood") and more!

Funereal Chopin02 Jun 202600:48:18

Daniel and Isabel dive into Chopin's C-sharp minor Nocturne, the Funeral March from Chopin's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, and more!

Rethinking Für Elise26 May 202600:51:29

Daniel and Isabel dive into two piano repertoire staples, Beethoven's Für Elise and Bach's C Major Prelude from The Well Tempered Clavier. They also touch on Beethoven's piano concerto no. 3, Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, and Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.

INTRO23 May 202600:00:41

COMING SOON! Daniel and Isabel Save Classical Music. Classical musician-turned-stand up comedian Isabel Hagen and classical pianist Daniel Anastasio explore their favorite classical pieces while discussing the creative life. Listen along for musical excerpts paired with banter between two best friends. New episodes every Tuesday!

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