Scene Breakdown: Mozart‘s Magic Flute
On this episode, we take a deep dive and look at one scene from Mozart's Magic Flute, the quintet from Act 1. We examine Mozart's unique ability to change musical characters quickly, his use of text p...
18 Loka 202138min
Opera SparkNotes: Mussorgsky‘s Boris Godunov
On this episode, we continue our opera SparkNotes series with a review of Mussorgsky's great Russian epic, Boris Godunov. We highlight all the great music from the opera, including the famous Coronati...
2 Loka 202154min
Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 2
We continue our breakdown of Strauss's striking masterwork Salome, looking at the second part of the opera, including the Dance of the Seven Veils and the famous (or infamous!) final scene! www.attent...
17 Syys 202144min
Opera Sparknotes: Salome, Part 1
On this episode, we break down the first half of Richard Strauss' groundbreaking and controversial Salome, an opera premiered in 1905. Based on a play by Oscar Wilde, Salome is one of the first works ...
6 Syys 202151min
Top 10: John Williams Edition
On this episode, we look at the incredible film composer John Williams, ranking our favorite pieces from his body of work. We are joined by Josh Joyce, brother of Jacob, to break down all of the music...
23 Elo 202148min
A Hundred Episodes: A Musical Celebration
In celebration of 100 episodes of the podcast, we fashioned a fun musical quiz designed to test our hosts' and audience's knowledge of classical music! Jacob tries to identify pieces from ClassicalFM'...
6 Elo 202150min
What to Expect in a Symphony: Fourth Movements
We conclude our series on what to expect from symphonic movements with finales! We look at the history of last movements, spanning from Mozart to Mahler, and listen to some epic finishes. www.attentio...
2 Elo 202141min
What to Expect in a Symphony: Third Movements
On this third episode in our mini-series on what to expect in standard symphonic movements, we supplement our breakdown of third movements with a fun game: Minuet or Scherzo? www.attentiontodetailpod....
29 Heinä 202133min
