103. Tis the season for watching box sets: Wiseman: Wolf Hall
One of my favourite things on TV in recent years has been Wolf Hall. Debbie Wiseman's haunting and memorable music captures all the tension, mood and atmosphere. Music here on Youtube or Spotify bot...
30 Dec 20214min
102. Nightmare before Christmas? Schnittke‘s ‘Silent Night‘
Everyone knows and loves Silent Night, right? But you probably haven't heard it sound quite like this. It probably won't actually give you nightmares, but it will certainly stay with you (Listening ti...
23 Dec 20212min
101. Music from an arc-angel! Corelli, Christmas Concerto
If you want a change from Christmas pop, Christmas baroque is the way to go - here's a sparkling little gem from Arcangelo Corelli - a great 15 minute way to reset, reflect and energise - it manages a...
22 Dec 20212min
100. Music is life! Nielsen, Symphony no.4
A bold statement from composer Carl Nielsen, that music IS life, who demonstrates it with a breathtaking symphony of awesome power and overwhelming optimism. The perfect piece for Cacophony's 100th ep...
10 Dec 202114min
99. Heaven is a place on earth: Mahler, Symphony No.4
For Cacophony episode 99, I wanted to explore something deeply personal. Mahler's Symphony No.4 is one of the first pieces I discovered for myself and it moves me like very little else. Sometimes pain...
30 Nov 202111min
98. Searching for answers and getting Marmite: Bruckner, Symphony no.3
It's inexplicable to me, but Anton Bruckner's music has been dividing opinion since he started writing around 140 years ago. He goes in search of the meaning of life and comes back with... Marmite! Pe...
10 Okt 20217min
97. Shake it off and get transcendent! Adams, Shaker Loops
One of the closest [classical] things to electronic dance music, John Adams's Shaker Loops is one of my favourite things. Dreamy and reflective music mixed with thrilling dance music that leaves us ec...
20 Sep 20217min
96. Flights of Fancy: Debussy, Piano préludes
Freethinking, inventive - quiet and mysterious one moment, giddy and playful the next, Debussy's préludes - short pieces for piano - are great escapes for your imagination! Listening time 26 mins (pod...
10 Sep 20218min
