Mozart Symphony No. 36, "Linz"
In 1783, Mozart wrote a letter to his father. He wrote, in part: "On Tuesday, November 4th, I am doing a concert in the theatre here and, as I have not a single symphony with me, I am writing a new on...
27 Aug 202043min
Caroline Shaw on Composing, Performing, and Letting Go
This week I had the huge honour to speak with the composer, vocalist, violinist, and producer Caroline Shaw about her music and her performing career. Caroline is one of the most exciting composers ar...
20 Aug 202047min
Goldberg Variations Mini-Episode + Announcement
I'm sharing today's mini episode for two reasons - the first is that I wanted to show all of you who are not subscribed on Patreon what I put up there every week. Every Thursday, I do a sort of deep d...
17 Aug 20209min
Bach, The Goldberg Variations
In 1741, Bach published a piece called "Aria with diverse variations." Little did he know that the piece would become one of the most beloved and nearly mythical works in all of Western Classical Musi...
13 Aug 202054min
"Chasing Chopin," with Annik LaFarge
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Annik Lafarge, author of "Chasing Chopin," a book being released Tomorrow, August 11th, wherever books are sold. This is really a wonderful book and you'l...
10 Aug 202057min
Brahms Requiem
In February of 1865, Johannes Brahms received a letter from his brother saying: "If you want to see our Mother again come at once." Brahms rushed off to Hamburg but was two days too late. He had long ...
6 Aug 20201h 2min
Talking Conducting, Studying, and Loneliness w/ Dalia Stasevska
Dalia Stasevska is a wonderful conductor whose career has skyrocketed in the past few years. She is the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony and is the incoming Chief Conductor of the Lahti S...
3 Aug 202047min
The Connection Between Language and Music w/ Yundu Wang
I had the great pleasure of speaking with my friend Yundu Wang about her doctoral thesis exploring the connections between language and music. This research gets into thorny questions about the relati...
27 Jul 202050min
