The CoffeeHouse Classical

Happy April Fools Day! It's our annual tradition to take you back stage to hear our goof ups and play acts! We hope you enjoy, and we'll be back with more *serious* classical music next week! Be sure to rate and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

The weather has been gloomy around these parts, but Spring is just around the corner- it's a fitting to to listen to some Chopin who leaves us with a glimmer of hope this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturne_in_C-sharp_minor%2C_B.49_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

It's a wild ride this week on the CoffeeHouse with Dvorak's crowd pleasing Carnival Overture! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Carnival_Overture%2C_Op.92_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode  

Do you want to see sound? This week we'll teach you how by making your very own Chladni Figures!  If you participate in our experiment, we'd love if you would share your figures with us on our social media. And as always, be sure to like and share with a friend. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Agrippina%2C_HWV_6_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Berlioz wrote a real crown pleaser, then shoved it into a flop- was it enough to save his piece and his reputation? Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/La_damnation_de_Faust%2C_H_111_(Berlioz%2C_Hector) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Welcome to the new year with the CoffeeHouse! We're Bach and better than ever with one of our favorite composers. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Suite_No.1_in_G_major%2C_BWV_1007_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse! For this year's holiday special, we are joined by friend of the show Emily Kerski to offer you bracket style showdown of the very best holiday tunes. Play along at home with our brackets found on Facebook or Instagram (linked below) and listen along with our Spotify playlist. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fqWeqlHMqdKFIndKr3GRi?si=7c22b514...

We know you know this tune, but how much to you know about the name sake, the humble jingle bell? We'll ring in the holiday season and again give you some fun facts to share around a holiday dinner table. Be sure to like and share with a friend!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for you, our listeners, and all the wonderful music there is to experience in the world- including the Shaker dance Simple Gifts. Learn all about this simple piece here in our Thanksgiving Holiday Special!  Be sure to like and share with a friend!

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well playing in a New York symphony will get you close. This week we'll learn all about the history of the New York Philharmonic.  Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.67_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode  

This Spooky Season, we bring the tale of Paganini, the violinist who sold his soul to the Devil, was protected by Angels, and who's body had quite the busy afterlife! Be sure to like and share with a friend! TwoSet Violin (on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8X2Kv-ztr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klmvaVvv_0c Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations_on_'I_palpiti'%2C_Op.13_(Paganini%2...

You (probably) know it and love it- it's La Campanella! Or if you're a pianist, maybe it's the bane of your existence... listen in this week's episode and let us know your complex feelings about this iconic work! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liszt-La_Campanella-Greiss.ogg

We're branching out to learn about the music that inspired Debussy in 1889 at the grand Paris Exhibition! Expand your horizons this week on the CoffeeHouse! Gamelan Nyai Saraswati: http://www.ibiblio.org/gamelan/index.php?style=light&view=home Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Danse_sacr%C3%A9e_et_danse_profane_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org...

Pianos that play themselves? Yes, they're real! Learn all about them in this episode, and be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Rag_(Joplin%2C_Scott) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Rag_(Joplin%2C_Scott) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

We predict a Purcell revival! And remember, you heard it here first!  Youtube for A Far Cry Ensemble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMzi6cFsjGQ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor%2C_Z.607_(Purcell%2C_Henry) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Was Adolph Sax a hyperintelligent cat with a passion for instrument invention? It certainly seems like he had nine lives! Find out more in this episode, and be sure to share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

You asked for it, and we have answered- here is the story of the magical instrument the Euphonium! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Euphonium_Sonata_(Fine%2C_Elaine) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

As promised, Holst has returned to grace our ears with another suite for band! It's campy, it's cute, and it's here to infect you with ear worms. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Second_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.2_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Calling band kids everywhere- we've got a piece just for you! We're taking a looks at Holst's wildly popular First Suite and tackling an ensemble we usually don't see to much of around on the CoffeeHouse- the Concert (or Military) Band! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music:  https://imslp.org/wiki/First_Suite_for_Military_Band%2C_Op.28_No.1_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/l...

Okay, maybe you already know the right story behind this famous nursey rhyme, but nevertheless we're here to set the record straight. Feat. our favorite boy, Mozart!   Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/12_Variations_on_%27Ah,_vous_dirai-je_maman%27,_K.265/300e_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

It's the composer we all know and love, Buxtehude! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Toccata_in_F_major%2C_BuxWV_156_(Buxtehude%2C_Dietrich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

We promised we'd be bach! This time we listened to an relic from the 90's: "Mr. Bach Comes to Call". We're reviewing this little production in an effort to never forget the world's greatest composers.  Youtube playlist with entire “Mr. Bach Comes to Call”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEBA5E55B56858165 Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Orchestral_Suite_No.3_in_D_major%2C_BWV_1068_(Bach%2C_Jo...

Yes, of course we a Bach again.  And expect us to be Bach in our next episode too! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Notebooks_for_Anna_Magdalena_Bach_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs_4.0

Strap in, it's a fun one! Laugh along with us as we look back on the past year's notable goofs and gags. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Samson_et_Dalila%2C_Op.47_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns%2C_Camille) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

An old friend, Emmanuel Chabri-YAY! We're happy to be back with the impressionist to look into a lovely little piano work filled with emotion. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: