Piano Rhapsody

One of the greatest love songs from American theater. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Let's take another page from The Great American Songbook and dive into one of the greatest love songs from American theater. We discuss Oh, Kay! vs OK, rag dolls, and appendicitis. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Not exactly a modern feminist anthem, but a bluesy torch song from the Roaring 20s. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Next stop: America in the 1920s. The Jazz Age is in full swing and Gershwin is writing banger after banger. We discuss Baby Shark, Cinderella, and torches. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

A popular erotic waltz from 1902 sharing a similar form to modern pop music. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/8014-je-te-veux/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

What better way to close out our visit to the Postromantic period than with a waltz by Satie and a discussion on his romantic history? We discuss Johnny Depp, carousels, and erotic lyrics. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

An atmospheric conversation between three parts. Sheets (p. 1-4): https://musopen.org/music/8008-trois-gnossiennes/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Just how eccentric was Erik Satie? Let's talk about it and explore one of his Gnossienne. We discuss religious cults, corduroy suits, and cotton salads. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Like floating on a cloud... Sheets (p. 1-4): https://musopen.org/music/8010-3-gymnopedies/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

We move on to a new musical era spotlighting an eccentric composer who was ahead of his time, Erik Satie, and his most famous work, Gymnopedie #1. We discuss non-wicked stepmothers, naked Spartans, and Janet Jackson. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Scenes of a breakup between Chopin and Maria Wodzinska. Sheets (p. 1-4): https://musopen.org/music/4415-waltzes-op-69/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

We round out a series chock-full of melancholic music with the most melancholic piece yet: a nostalgic waltz by Chopin. We discuss Romeo and Juliet, the Footloose prequel, and Haagen-Dazs. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

One of Chopin's final works. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/105-mazurkas-op-67/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

One of Chopin's first mazurkas: a mazurka about a mazurka. ...mazurka. Sheets (p. 3-4): https://musopen.org/music/107-mazurkas-op-7/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

It's two-for-one week as we tackle two mazurkas in a single episode! One of these mazurkas is one of the final pieces Chopin ever wrote. We discuss cocktails, an assassination attempt, and massive amounts of nostalgia. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

"At the cemetery." -Chopin Sheets (p. 6-8): https://musopen.org/music/4433-nocturnes-op-15/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

We take a turn for the darker side of Chopin today with an exploration of the musical form inspired by nighttime, the nocturne. We discuss cemeteries, psychics, and Chopin’s preserved heart. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Chopin's first published work: a traditional Polish dance. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/4399-polonaise-in-g-minor-b-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

We are shifting the spotlight with a new series on the Romantic era and the musical prodigy Frederic Chopin. Today we'll focus on a traditional Polish dance, the polonaise. We discuss Polish prom, killer worms, and playing the piano with one's foot. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

ABACA or ABABA? That is the question. Sheets(p. 4-8): https://musopen.org/music/2549-piano-sonata-no-19-in-g-minor-op-49-no-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

The conclusion of our discussion on Beethoven's Opus 49 is a dance in rondo form. We discuss barnacles, tiramisu, and Beethoven's dark side. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Beam me up, Scotty! The first piece on this podcast showcasing a Picardy third. Sheets(p. 1-3): https://musopen.org/music/2549-piano-sonata-no-19-in-g-minor-op-49-no-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

One sonata down, one to go. This episode focuses on the first sonata form movement of Sonata #19. We discuss Goldilocks, Star Trek, and hear a story of one of Beethoven's temper tantrums. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Movement 2 of Sonata 20 is an example of a minuet in the rondo form of ABACA, a musical club sandwich. Sheets(p. 5-7): https://musopen.org/music/45-piano-sonata-no-20-in-g-major-op-49-no-2/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!

Today, we delve into the 2nd and final movement of Beethoven's Sonata #20, completing the first of many piano sonatas on the podcast. We discuss minuets, Beethoven's meddlesome little brother, and club sandwiches. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!