The CoffeeHouse Classical

Be careful out in those forests this summer! As Edward MacDowell shows us in this week's piece, they can be pretty scary places! Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_No.1%2C_Op.42_(MacDowell%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Jump in those time machines, we're going way back to the beginning of the Baroque! Praetorius will serenade us with us with his ancient aesthetic.   Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen_(Praetorius%2C_Michael) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Roll out the red carpet, we've got a real romantic rock star on the podcast today!  Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Mephisto_Waltz_No.1%2C_S.514_(Liszt%2C_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

We have a fantastique episode to share with you this week, filled with cunning plans, plot twists, and demonic dances!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonie_fantastique,_H_48_(Berlioz,_Hector)

What a joy it is to be presenting one of the worlds greatest composers of all time: Ludwig van Beethoven and his extraordinary final symphony, the "Choral" Symphony.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://musopen.org/music/2571-symphony-no-9-in-dm-op-125/

Look out! This episode is bursting with music fun in the form of a brand new genre (for the time)- the tone poem! We'll see how Richard Strauss made history with this new form as we go on an adventure with his Don Juan.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Don_Juan,_Op.20_(Strauss,_Richard) http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonie_fantastique,_H_48_(Berl...

He's the new "it" guy in recent years. This once overlooked and snubbed composer gets the attention he deserves this week as we look into the first movement of his first symphony.  Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler,_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

How many pieces to do you know by Johann Pachelbel? Just "the one"? Well, join us as we broaden your musical horizons!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/43604-magnificat-fugue-t103/ http://imslp.org/wiki/Canon_and_Gigue_in_D_major%2C_P.37_(Pachelbel%2C_Johann)

What do you think it would be like to personally know both Mozart and Beethoven? Our composer this week, Johann Hummel, certainly knew! Check out this lesser known rockstar and his Rondo in Eb Major! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Rondo_in_E-flat_major%2C_Op.11_(Hummel%2C_Johann_Nepomuk)

Welcome back to the CoffeeHouse for our first episode in 2018! We're taking a look at Verdi who followed his destiny to become one of the greatest Italian opera composers to ever live, as we can see with his Force of Destiny Overture. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/La_forza_del_destino_(Verdi,_Giuseppe)

We have an early Christmas present for you, our dear listeners: a holiday special about everyone's go-to classical holiday music, The Nutcracker! We hope everyone has a happy holiday season. We're going to take a little break ourselves and will return to you on January 14, 2018. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchai...

Come along with us to an auditory Spanish festival with this French piece! Think we don't know geography? Tell that to the French impressionists.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1a_(Chabrier,_Emmanuel)

This week on the CoffeeHouse we're taking a look at a real American show stopper in a classic episode.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.12%2C_Op.96_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn) https://musopen.org/music/4571-slavonic-dances-op-46/ http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn)

Whoever says that classical music is stuffy and uptight obviously doesn't understand satire! Join us as we look at a humerous piece by French composer Charles Gounod that has made its way into pop culture!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Marche_fun%C3%A8bre_d%27une_marionnette_(Gounod,_Charles)

Meet Carl Maria von Weber. He should have been called "Europe's Next Top Mozart", and he arguably changed the course of music history. Take a listen as we explain his history and dissect his well loved Clarinet Concertino. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/6168-clarinet-concertino-in-e-flat-major-op-26/

Get ready for those spooky October nights with some devilishly good music! We have more baroque violin this week, this time from Giuseppe Tartini! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_in_G_minor%2C_B.g5_'Le_trille_du_diable'_(Tartini%2C_Giuseppe)

We're going back to Baroque this week for a seasonally appropriate work, the Violin Concerto in F Major "Autumn" by Italian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/14910-the-four-seasons-op-8/

Welcome to the CoffeeHouse classical music salon-podcast! We're simply delighted you could join us today. Do relax and enjoy this scrumptious piece from the French music salons of old written by one of the most important composers in modern French history! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No.1,_Op.13_(Faur%C3%A9,_Gabriel)

Do you know this melody? If not, you will after this episode about one of the great melody composers, Serge Rachmaninoff and his iconic Symphony No. 2! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2,_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei) http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.1,_Op.1_(Rachmaninoff,_Serg...

Step right up folks, and be dazzled by the miraculous Rag King himself: Scott Joplin! Tap your toes to his upbeat music, and join us in discussions of the mysterious life of this national treasure! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/43092-magnetic-rag/ https://musopen.org/music/43164-maple-leaf-rag/ https://musopen.org/music/43166-peacherine-r...

You'll need some good walking shoes this week as we march into the history of John Philip Sousa! It's a spectacular display of patriotic spirit to help celebrate the 4th of July weekend. Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/43799-the-gladiator/...

Behold the spine-tingling symphony about exploration and the sea on this 20th episode of the CoffeeHouse Classical Podcast! We'll delve into the modern British sound and be taken on an aural journey through the seas and beyond! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/A_Sea_Symphony_(Symphony_No.1)_(Vaughan_Williams%2C_Ralph)

We're traveling to the Mother Land of Russia this week to explore the massive influence of a little-known composer. Get ready to feel the power of the mighty Russian musical sound-scape! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Tarantella_(Balakirev%2C_Mily) http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.5,_Op...

Join us as we journey once again to France! Debussy is one of the more well known composers, and his Premier Rhapsody is a real delight!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://musopen.org/music/451/claude-debussy/la-mer/ http://imslp.org/wiki/Premi%C3%A8re_rhapsodie_(Debussy,_Claude) https://musopen.org/music/1...

Even as the temperatures dip and snow covers the ground, this episode is full of the happiness of springtime in musical form! Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://musopen.org/music/9862-the-blue-danube-op-314/ https://musopen.org/music/9895-fruhlingsstimmen-op-410/ https://musopen.org/music/9896-tales-from-the...