Bach To Mozart

Open Book Reading, Schubert and Beethoven 08.07.2026 34:17 ↓

We look at a couple of pieces talking about melodic shaping

Mozart at 17, Emulating 1st Violin of KV 156 06.07.2026 14:58 ↓

We continue speaking about achieving a singing tone, looking at a short intro of The String Quartet KV 156

Mozart KV 570 Adagio Analysis 05.07.2026 1:08:31 ↓

We go through ideas for variation with this orchestral type work.

Mozart's Adagio in B Minor 04.07.2026 21:27 ↓

An unexpected lesson playing this work after having been away from Mozart for some time

Schubert D 664 Third Mvmt 02.07.2026 1:04:24 ↓

We talk about how to bring about a truly singing tone in the Russian Piano Tradition

Schubert D960 Scherzo Walkthrough 23.06.2026 23:37 ↓

A Short look at the Scherzo from Schubert's famous last Sonata.

Musical Line Masterclass Schubert Impromptu Op 142 No. 2 21.06.2026 32:00 ↓

We look at a few ways to bring out some of the richness in the harmonic and songlike writing of this work.

Musical Analysis of Mozart KV 533 Mvmt I Part 2 28.05.2026 48:55 ↓

We look at the Development Section which starts in the Minor after giving a brief recap of some of the topics we covered in the Part I Analysis of this work.

KV 333 Mvmt III: A Piano Concerto for single instrument 27.05.2026 53:32 ↓

We talk about this Rondo-like work, which can easily be classified as a Piano Concerto for Single Instrument

Schubert D 959 1st Mvmt Walkthrough 21.05.2026 59:37 ↓

We explore this fascinating work and the idyllic-to-tumultuous transitions

Schubert D 625 Allegro and his Harmonic Language 18.05.2026 21:26 ↓

We look briefly at a very unknown Sonata movement, analyzing his songlike melodies in this work

Musical Analysis of Mozart KV 533 Mvmt I Part 1 01.05.2026 31:36 ↓

We look at the first movement in F Major of this canonical, musical puzzle-like work.

A Gershwin Quote in Schumann? 30.04.2026 18:27 ↓

We look at a melody/section from the famous Sonata in F# Minor by Schumann, which could have been written by Gershwin.

Sviatoslav Richter Technique for Slow Playing Mozart KV 533 Mvmt I 28.04.2026 28:48 ↓

We talk about a technique Sviatoslav Richter used post-concert/post-recital using Mozart Sonata KV 533 Mvmt I

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 1st Mvmt [Listener Request] 28.04.2026 18:52 ↓

A quick walkthrough of the famous first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata

On the most Beethoven-like Mozart Sonata KV 457 27.04.2026 38:26 ↓

We look primarily at the second movement of KV 457, a gorgeous cantabile work that needs a full singing tone.

Schubert Reference Recording Recommendation: Alexei Nasedkin 27.04.2026 7:48 ↓

A quite short episode focused on Alexei Nasedkin, one of the best Schubert interpreters

Schubert's First Ever Sonata 23.04.2026 53:21 ↓

Written in 1815 when Schubert was only 18, this pure orchestral-style work has some amazing compositional ideas. We explore the beginnings of Schubert's twisted harmonic language.

Brahms and the Schubert Connection 22.04.2026 24:21 ↓

We look at a Sonata from 1818 from Schubert which preceded Brahm's romantic style by many years. Brahms came into possession of many of Schubert manuscripts probably through Robert Schumann who had gone to visit Schubert's brother after the composer's death and came into possession of many of these works.

Schubert's Unfinished D 571 Sonata 1st Mvmt 10.04.2026 41:11 ↓

Schubert's unfinished work from 1817 is etheric and haunting in a way only Schubert could write. We look at a few techniques to bring out different elements in this seemingly skeletal work.

Mozart's Rondo in A Minor KV 511 09.04.2026 52:28 ↓

Written in 1787 in Vienna, this work is probably one of the most psychologically-intense works by Mozart

Kv 311 Mozart Rondo 08.04.2026 49:56 ↓

We look at an incredible work, which every few measures puts us in completely different territory. Written at the age of 18-19, this work is quite varied and musically rich.

Mozart Runthrough KV 332 Mvmt I F Major 06.04.2026 47:23 ↓

An exploration of this one of a kind Sonata work.

Mozart's Improvisation Style in KV 333 Mvmt I 05.04.2026 57:47 ↓

Mozart's improvisational style was never the same. In this episode we start to look at his arguably hidden framework and style.

Wagner Themes in Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata 1st Mvmt 03.04.2026 42:33 ↓

The first movement of the Sonata Pathetique 1st Movement has a few precursors to Wagner's chromatic style musical language.