Nate Brown
Listening to The Works
Listening to The Works - the great music of the Western world! This is a 10-year project to study the masterpieces in all eras of classical, jazz, and rock.
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Episodes
72: From Sonatas to Fugues 09.11.2026 25:59
Welcome to Week 72 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Bacewicz, Falla, and Coltrane. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
71: Not Just Cacophony 02.11.2026 30:08
Welcome to Week 71 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Charpentier, Mundy, Weelkes, Mendelssohn, Schoenberg, and Coltrane. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
70: Moods for Listening 27.10.2026 21:56
Welcome to Week 70 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Coltrane, Purcell, Byrd, Faure, Mozart, and Benjamin. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
69: Music or Muddle? 19.10.2026 23:16
Welcome to Week 69 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Shostakovich, Palestrina, Weelkes, Faure, Tippett, and several British pop artists of the early 1960s. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
68: An Opera I Can't Watch? 14.10.2026 25:28
Welcome to Week 68 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Byrd, Beach, and Coltrane. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
67: Sorry It's Late 09.10.2026 18:40
Welcome to Week 67 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Bernstein, Tye, Grieg, Reich, and Coltrane. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
66: A Major A Minor Concerto 29.09.2026 30:39
Welcome to Week 66 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Monteverdi, Mozart, Schumann, Foss, Tan Dun, and Coltrane. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
65: Rock and Renaissance 22.09.2026 45:58
Welcome to Week 65 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Byrd, Rameau, Mendelssohn, Sessions and the Beatles, and previews the music for the coming week. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
64: Will You Still Need Me? 14.09.2026 29:48
Welcome to Week 64 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Lutoslawski, and the Beatles. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
63: Related Pieces 08.09.2026 14:35
Welcome to Week 63 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Taverner, Byrd, Franck, Shostakovich, and Armstrong (and Ellington). The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
62: Drop the Needle! 03.09.2026 15:16
Welcome to Week 62 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Ussachevsky and Luening, and Armstrong. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
61: Brief Memories 31.08.2026 11:29
Welcome to Week 61 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Beethoven, Bizet, Ravel, and the Beatles. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
60: What's Wrong with Symphonies? 31.08.2026 14:38
Welcome to Week 60 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Grieg, Rihm, and the Beatles. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
59: Lots of Strings 31.08.2026 11:51
Welcome to Week 59 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces (mostly for strings) by Beethoven, Dvorak, Shapey, Rihm, and Armstrong. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist. Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
58: Tours de Force 03.08.2026 27:16
Welcome to Week 58 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and talks about the difficulty of selecting the essential masterworks of a jazz artist before the LP era. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
57: Song Form and Hand Crossing 27.07.2026 25:34
Welcome to Week 57 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown offers analytical commentary on last week's pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Scarlatti, Arnold, Finzi, and the Beatles. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
56: How Many Overtures Does It Take...? 21.07.2026 18:47
Welcome to Week 56 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Henze, and Armstrong, and previews the coming week's pieces by Beethoven (again), Schubert (again), Scarlatti, Finzi, Arnold, Lennon, McCartney, and maybe Harrison. The coming week's pieces a...
55: Hip-Hop Rap-Up 14.07.2026 23:21
Welcome to Week 55 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and wraps up our time listening to the masterworks of hip-hop through 1992. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
54: Gavottes Are Backwards 07.07.2026 21:04
Welcome to Week 54 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and explains why gavottes feel backwards to him. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
53: Year 1 Review 29.06.2026 49:05
Welcome to Week 53 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and all of Year 1 in general. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
Week 52: Suites and Symphonies 22.06.2026 27:09
Welcome to Week 52 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces, including several "suites" of different kinds, and looks ahead to next week, including several symphonies. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
Week 51: Miles Davis Wrap-Up 15.06.2026 22:10
Welcome to Week 51 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Bach, Brahms, Steiner, Davies, and Davis. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
Week 50: More Cowbell 09.06.2026 18:08
Welcome to Week 50 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Weber, Puccini and Messiaen, and a couple of hip-hop albums. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
Week 49: Clarinet (and Bass Clarinet) 01.06.2026 18:56
Welcome to Week 49 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Dufay, Liszt, Prokofiev, Shchedrin (or Bizet), and Miles Davis. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
Week 48: More Carmen 26.05.2026 20:44
Welcome to Week 48 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World! In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Ives, and Miles Davis. The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist . Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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