32 episodes
Classical Music: The Stories Carl Roewer
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4.6 • 8 Ratings
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Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday. Find me on Instagram: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: classicalmusicstories@gmail.com
Spotify playlist of all the pieces on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51oLhez68efe05JZtycdYG?si=EV1-f2u9Sji6AFiUliAhqA&utm_source=copy-link
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R. Wagner 'Liebestod' from Tristan und Isolde
In the final episode before the summer, Carl looks at a pivotal moment in musical tonality; Wagner's 'unplayable' Tristan und Isolde.
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L. v Beethoven String Quartet no. 14 in C# minor
This weeks episode focuses on Beethoven's intense work scored for 2 violins, viola and cello.
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G. Holst 'The Planets Suite: Mars, The Bringer of War'
In this extra-terrestrial episode, Carl discusses the piece that British composer Gustav Holst is most famous for: his tribute to the planets!
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'E strano... Sempre Libera' G. Verdi
This week's episode focuses in on an aria from Giuseppe Verdi's groundbreaking opera La Traviata.
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Academic Festival Overture op. 80 J. Brahms
What would you do if you were asked to write music for a prestigious awards ceremony? Brahms clearly took it to mean 'Write music for a student party'. Which is exactly what he did. Here is his Academic Festival Overture.
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G. Faure Requiem VI Libera me and VII In Paradisum
This week's episode focuses on Faure's requiem which has a completely different mood and tone to Mozart's requiem in how it views the topic of death.