Haydn & Henle w/ Stephen Hough and Norbert Müllemann
Have you ever wondered how music gets from the manuscript to the printed page? Today we're talking about Haydn, and a project by Henle Publishers to reissue all 55 of Haydn's piano sonatas with finger...
8 Apr 202139min
Baroque Music in 60 Minutes
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Monteverdi. These are some of the biggest names in the history of Western Classical Music, and they were all writing in one of the most innovative periods in musical hi...
1 Apr 202158min
Mozart, "The Marriage of Figaro," Part 2
Acts III and IV of the Marriage of Figaro are complicated in many ways. They are difficult for the singers, for the conductor, and especially for the director. So in honour of the many experiments tha...
25 Mars 20211h 31min
A Conversation with Frederica Von Stade
Frederica Von Stade needs no introduction. She is one of the legends of our time, and one of the most beloved singers in the world. She has made over 60 recordings and has appeared with all of the wor...
18 Mars 202148min
Introduction to Opera + Mozart, Marriage of Figaro (Part 1)
In the late 16th century, a new art form emerged, borne out of a desire to re-engage with Greek dramas of the past. This art form was incredibly ambitious; it would involve music, words, and dance, al...
11 Mars 20211h 13min
Renaissance Music in 60 Minutes
There are indelible images associated with the musical Renaissance period. This 200 year era saw an astonishing growth in productivity, an expansion of education, both musical and otherwise, and repea...
4 Mars 202156min
William Levi Dawson, "Negro Folk Symphony"
William Dawson is not a household name to classical music lovers. But for one week in 1934, he was the talk of the classical music world. The legendary Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra...
25 Feb 202154min
Nathan Milstein, Django Reinhardt, Playing with Only Two Fingers, and More, w/ Clayton Haslop
Clayton Haslop might not be a name that is familiar to all of you, but I bet you anything that you've heard his playing. He has appeared as concertmaster on over 1000 TV Shows and Movies, such as Tita...
19 Feb 202140min
