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Classical Breakdown

WETA Classical

John Banther takes classical music fans behind the scenes with interviews, deep dives, and analysis. Episodes released bi-weekly on Tuesdays. Produced by WETA Classical in Washington, D.C.

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Episódios

172 episódios

  1. Bonus! A performance of Mozart's Requiem 54:58
  2. Your Guide to Mozart's Requiem with Steven Fox 1:27:50
  3. Snoopy and the Gang come to life in Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Peanuts Gallery! 34:31
  4. William Schuman: The composer that shaped Juilliard, the Lincoln Center, and American music 53:47
  5. What is a Harp with Nadia Pessoa: Ancient origins to modern innovations! 38:18
  6. Bonus! A performance of Handel's Water Music 49:20
  7. Handel's Water Music; a Kings bid to lift his reputation and one smelly river 48:12
  8. Season 7 Recommended Summer Listening! 33:29
  9. Tosca! Puccini's tragic opera on love, lust, and brutality 1:14:47
  10. The Montgomery Variations: A Piece of American History by Margaret Bonds 1:01:26
  11. Haydn's Trumpet Concerto: Revolutionary in ways you didn't know! 50:32
  12. Leos Janacek: an original composer who found success late 53:20
  13. Bonus! John and James discuss Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and gigs 27:49
  14. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Where Music and Philosophy Reach New Heights 53:08
  15. Bonus! 2 Opera preludes by Richard Wagner 24:06
  16. Richard Wagner: The flawed man who changed opera 1:18:39
  17. Bonus! 3 Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tampered Clavier Book 1 by Sam Post 14:32
  18. The Well-TAMPERED Clavier: A rhythmic reimagining of JS Bach by Sam Post 44:21
  19. Brahms Symphony No. 3: Perfection in Orchestration and Form 51:04
  20. 3 Composers lost to Tyranny 43:15
  21. Meet Grammy-Winning Composer Jessie Montgomery! 40:05
  22. A performance of Carnival of the Animals featuring Argerich and Freire! 25:35
  23. Carnival of the Animals, a work of genius kept hidden (plus animal facts!) 1:02:54
  24. Bonus episode: Ballet music from 2 operas by Verdi! 17:48
  25. Giuseppe Verdi: A life of drama, censorship, and even farming! 57:59
  26. Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto, one of the most challenging works for violin! 52:04
  27. A performance of Emilie Mayer's Cello Sonata in D minor featuring Grace Mockus 28:07
  28. Emilie Mayer; Rediscovering a celebrated 19th-century composer 45:04
  29. Clara Wieck Schumann's Piano Concerto; a teenage work of genius 38:30
  30. Adolphus Hailstork, an American composer writing for our time 54:25
  31. Death in music! 10 works that explore life’s final question 47:52
  32. Bonus episode! 3 select performances of guitarist Xuefei Yang 12:45
  33. Xuefei Yang performs Erik Satie and shares insight into her new album! 41:11
  34. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Rejecting Napoleon and Charting a New Path! 1:04:11
  35. The Great World of Percussion with Chris DeChiara: From bones and war drums to symphonies! 1:44:57
  36. Bonus episode! A performance of a suite from the ballet Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel 16:35
  37. Maurice Ravel at 150: celebrating his life, music, and influence! 1:23:43
  38. Recommended listening; 4 new albums to listen to this summer! 31:21
  39. Mahler's Symphony No. 5, a story of uncertainty and triumph 1:10:15
  40. Felix Mendelssohn: A prodigy, inventor, and visionary! 1:07:29
  41. Verdi's Rigoletto: Unforgettable tunes, tragedy, and a new concept in opera 1:10:13
  42. John Williams: a defining American composer that goes beyond the silver screen 59:03
  43. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5: a symphony of bravery, intrigue, and survival 1:00:04
  44. An update on Florence Price! 1:55
  45. The most difficult music for piano: Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel 37:31
  46. The Future is Female: Exploring Clarice Assad and the Boulanger Initiative with Laura Colgate 55:00
  47. Ethel Smyth's Mass in D: A 19th century mass by an extraordinary woman! 57:26
  48. Olly Wilson, an American composer that will change how you hear music! 41:15
  49. Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi 47:06
  50. Lincoln Portrait: Aaron Copland's defense of Democracy 44:38