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We are continuing our listening to music of the Romantic period with part 2 of the Chamber music genre. Today we listen to two movements from “Death and the Maiden” by Schubert, two movements from Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, and the complete Piano Quintet by Robert Schumann. I just know you will enjoy these Schubert - String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, · Schubert - String Quartet No....

Some of my favourite music today, so I really hope you will join me! If you don’t know these pieces, you are in for a surprise, and if you do know them, you will be delighted to hear them again. We are going to listen to Dvorák’s “American” Quartet Opus 96 and Brahm’s String Quintet Op 111. Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, · Dvořák - String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 9...

What do I hear you saying? You're not familiar with any opera? You haven't heard any opera tunes either? Well, I have quite the surprise for you! Make sure to join us on Thursday at 6pm on GaySA Radio. Let me refresh your memory with what you might have overlooked! We'll be featuring 12 Opera Arias that have achieved "Pop" status. Giacomo Puccini: “Nessun Dorma!” from Turandot Sc 91 Act III Sung b...

There are four big Piano Concertos from the Romantic period, which feature in almost every competition, played usually by multiple competitors. These are Tchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and Schumann. We listen today to the Schumann concerto. These extremely well known and popular concertos gained their popularity for a reason, and if you don’t know...

Today’s music is again one of those “crank up the volume to maximum” programmes. There are four big Piano Concertos from the Romantic period, which feature in almost every competition, played usually by multiple competitors. These are Tcchaikovsky’s first, Rachmaninov’s second, and the Concertos in A minor by Grieg and Schumann. We listen today to the Grieg concerto and next week we will take the...

Today’s music is one of those “crank up the volume to maximum” programmes. Big, big stuff today! We start off with the Symphonic Poem "The Moldau," by Bedřich Smetana Next is "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius Thereafter "Les Preludes", a symphonic poem by Franz Liszt Our final item "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" (German: "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche") is a tone poem composed by Richard Stra...

One of my favourite music genres in programme 46! We are starting with fingerprints of the different genres of the 19th century, and first up is Lieder, or German songs. The music is by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Carl Loewe, and Robert Schumann. Some of my favourite music today, so I really hope you will join me! Franz Schubert: Erlkönig Opus 1,...

In this programme we are going to play a little quiz game. I have lined up nine items in the programme today; all are from the 17th and 18th Centuries, and I would like you to use all the fingerprints we have covered in past episodes to identify if the music is of the Baroque period or of the Classical Period. For each I will give you two hints, then we listen, and then I will briefly discuss the...

In part 2 in the series, we are looking again at the music of the Classical period, Our composers for this programme are Haydn, CPE Bach, Glück, Clementi and Schubert.. Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Classical sound as composed by these five masters. Josef Haydn: String Quartet in C Major Op 76 no 3 Hob III:77 “Emperor” Performed by the Emerson String Quartet ·...

The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints in Music of the Classical Period In the next programme in the series, we are looking at the music of the Classical period, Our composers for this programme are Mozart, Boccherini and Beethoven. Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Classical sound as composed by these three masters. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat...

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at the music of the Baroque period, Our composers for this programme are Bach, Purcell, Handel, Corelli, and Vivaldi. Spend an hour with me getting up close and personal with the Baroque sound as composed by these five masters. Johan Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto number 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 Performed by the Netherlands Bach Society, led...

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 6. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. In today’s programme I am going to play 6 mystery items for you. My challenge to you will to identify the...

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 5. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today we look at Keyboard music of the Piano in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Even if you alrea...

about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 4 In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 4. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today we look at Keyboard music of the Har...

In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 3. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today we look at four Sonatas for Violin with Keyboard accompaniment. Even if this is something you already know, join...

In the next programme in the “about Music” series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 2, following on from Part 1 of last September. What are these? These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types, that an observant listener will immediately identify. Today is about recognising the sound of a Baroque orchestra...

And so we enter the New Year 2024 and my wish for each one of you is “Happy New Year, and let it be your best one yet!” Our gentle start to our New Year’s listening is with well-known pieces by Dvorak, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Faure, Brahms, Mozart, Wagner and Elgar. Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72 Performed by Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks condicted by Rafael Kubelik &middo...

In this programme, I present some well-known music which is both inspirational and motivational, so that we can individually meditate about how our 2023 year has been. The music is by Aaron Copeland, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Jules Massenet, Samuel Barber, Stanley Myers, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss, and Joey Tempest Aaron Copeland: Fanfare for the Common Man “The Presidents Own®” U.S. Marine Ban...

The programme this week is the Christmas and Sacred music of John Rutter. There are original compositions and a selection of well-known carols in exquisite arrangements. Please feel free to join me and allow the music to stir the emotions in you in the spirit of the Christmas season! A Christmas Overture Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Hark the Herald Angels Sing Performed b...

In the next programme in the series “about Music”, we are going to look at how music breathes – cadences as an essential ingredient in our listening experience. I have lots of musical examples to demonstrate these. AND THEN, be prepared to let your ears tell you stories you have probably never heard before. This item is also an excellent illustration of cadence in music – but oh! is it different!...

In the next programme in the series “about Music”, we are going continue in our investigation of melody, also casually referred to as “tunes”. We go further with Phrases and Phrasing, which refers to the grouping of notes within a melody. The new information for this episode is information about the major scales and major chords. Lots of examples will help us to master identifying modulation to th...

This evening we look at two seasonal works, with the specific intention of understanding how the construction of the music is carefully crafted to produce the desired emotional content. You will love these, and I feel you cannot fail to be as moved as I always am. And then Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto with its astounding slow movement rounds our programme out. Please join me! Brian. Adolphe Adam...

In the 30th programme in the series “about Music” today, we are going to look at melody, also casually referred to as “tunes”. Then we go further with Phrases and Phrasing, which refers to the grouping of notes within a melody. We explore in depth the set of Variations from Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, with a view to understanding and recognizing modulation to the Dominant key. Please join me! Johan...

Another two full length works today, in which you can hear memorable slow movements in the context of the other movements of the composition. Mendelssohn’s irresistible Violin Concerto and Haydn’s famous Oxford Symphony are featured today Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan · Fe...

Today we fill in the movement we haven’t spoken about yet; the second movement. This is usually the “Slow” movement. But what exactly does “Slow Movement” mean? Please join me and together we will find out. Two full length works, and one slow movement, all by Mozart, in today’s programme! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 Elvira Madigan – Andante movement Jan Lisiecki with the Symphoni...