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The CoffeeHouse Classical

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The Coffeehouse Classical Podcast comes to you from Asa and Allison: two clarinetists and lovers of all things classical music, who are excited to share their love of the genre! Each 15-30 minute episode, we choose an excellent classical work and guide you through the history, technical aspects and more of what makes each piece great!

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Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 244: Elgar’s “Skizze” for solo piano 28.06.2026

We hope you'll enjoy this short piece that's dense with complexity- a real microcosm! Be sure to like, and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Skizze_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Episode 243: Elgar’s The Wand of Youth, Suites no. 1 and 2 07.06.2026

We've have some youthful vibes for this late spring time episode, and we think you'll love the charming nostalgia of these pieces this week. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Wand_of_Youth%2C_Suite_No.2%2C_Op.1b_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Episode 242: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 4 24.05.2026

Welcome to our final episode in our Reformation Symphony series, of course with the grand movement IV. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 241: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 3 10.05.2026

It's Part 3, time for the heavy third movement of Mendelssohn's iconic Reformation Symphony. We hope you're enjoying this series as we're in the home stretch! Be sure to like, and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 240: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 2 26.04.2026

It's time for the cute little movement II from Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony! We hope you're enjoying following along with us on this symphonic series. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 239: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 1 12.04.2026

It's Spring and time for a new symphonic analysis here on the CoffeeHouse! Join us as we start our look into Mendelsson's iconic 5th Symphony. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 238: Comic Relief: Aprils Fool's with the CoffeeHouse 29.03.2026

It's our yearly silly one- join us for outtakes that made us chuckle on this week's CoffeeHouse. Be sure to like and share with a friend.  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody_No.2%2C_S.244%2F2_(Liszt%2C_Franz) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Public_Domain

Episode 237: The World's Worst Opera Singer: Florence Foster Jenkins 15.03.2026

There are worse things to be the worst at than opera! Join us this week to learn all about Florence Foster Jenkin's amazing vocal career! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.64_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Florence_Foster_Jenkins_H%C3%B6lle_Rache.ogg

Episode 236: How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? 01.03.2026

Or should we say how did we get Carnegie Hall? Tune in for all the history of the Hall in this week's episode! Be sure to like, and share with a friend. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.64_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 235: The Creation of Mozart's Magic Flute 08.02.2026

It's the final installment of our Magic Flute series, this time we're looking at the work that started it all- Mozart's Magic Flute. Be sure to like, and share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mozart_-_Magic_Flute_Overture.ogg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en  

Episode 234: Mozart's Musical Fantasy- A Review 25.01.2026

Strap in for another journey to the land of the Magic Flute, this time via a children's retelling of the Mozart's famous fairy tale. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mozart_-_Magic_Flute_Overture.ogg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

Episode 233: Movie Review- The Magic Flute (2022) 11.01.2026

We invite you to join us in the wonderful world of the Magic Flute, and our own world as well for this silly movie review. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mozart_-_Magic_Flute_Overture.ogg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

Episode 232: A Musician's Holiday Wish List 21.12.2025

It's the Holidays, we hope your having a lovely time! Join us this week to rewrite a famous holiday tune. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 231: Peter Cornelius and “The Three Kings” 07.12.2025

The holiday season is underway, and we're delving in with a non-traditional carol. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DieKoenige.ogg#Summary https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:(Aurel_von_Bismarck)_EG_70_Wie_sch%C3%B6n_leuchtet_der_Morgenstern.mp3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-s...

Episode 230: March Madness (A Brief History of School Marching Bands) 23.11.2025

If you're lucky, you'll get to see a marching band field show during a high school or college football game this season. But what's with all the pageantry around this musical sport? Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_High_School_Cadets_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Public_Domain

Episode 229: Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major 09.11.2025

You may not know you know it, but we know you know it! You've definitely heard at least one movement of this piano sonata- let us know which movement you're familiar with! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.11_in_A_major%2C_K.331%2F300i_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

Episode 228: Hitting the Right Notes About the Timpani 19.10.2025

We continue our tour of the percussion section this week with a look at the timpani drums! You won't want to miss learning about these beautiful and versatile instruments. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_in_D_major,_Op.61_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

Episode 227: Anyone Can Play the Triangle (and learn about it too!) 28.09.2025

This week we're taking a look at perhaps the most famous percussion instrument, the triangle. We know even YOU can play it, so we're here to teach you all about it so you can go out into the world and pass as a true professional. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music:  https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.1%2C_S.124_(Liszt%2C_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/le...

Episode 226: Gabriel Faure’s Paris Conservatory 14.09.2025

In our final episode of the Paris Conservatory series, we're looking into a director who revolutionized the conservatory for the modern day- Gabriel Faure. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Pavane%2C_Op.50_(Faur%C3%A9%2C_Gabriel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Episode 225: Premiere Scandals at the Prix de Rome 24.08.2025

It was the most prestigious competition of all, yet shrouded in controversy; that's right, we're talking about the Prix de Rome. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/La_valse%2C_M.72_(Ravel%2C_Maurice) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Episode 224: The History of the Paris Conservatory 10.08.2025

You've heard us speak many times about the great establishment of the Paris Conservatory, so this week we're going to learn all about it's history. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

Episode 223: Modern Music of the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair 27.07.2025

It's fair to say some wonderful musical moments have come out of the Worlds Fairs. We're honing in on the Expo 58 this week to look at a very interesting modern piece, so join us at the Fair! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

Episode 222: Carlo Gesualdo, the Murderous Motet Musician 29.06.2025

Join us to look into one of the more diabolical musicians we've brought to the show, and stick around look hear some of his truly glorious music with the piece Tristis est anima mea from the Responsories for Holy Week. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Tristis_est_anima_mea_(Gesualdo%2C_Carlo) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

Episode 221: Nadia Boulanger, Teacher Extraordinaire 15.06.2025

This week we're looking at the teacher who shaped modern American music. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Shenandoah_(Alink%2C_Bert) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Episode 220: Aaron Copland, the Dean of American Music 18.05.2025

Copland has so cemented himself as an American music figure that he was commonly referred to as "the Dean of American Music"- find out more in this weeks episode, and be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Shenandoah_(Alink%2C_Bert) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

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