We open the month of December with a look at March Slave, written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Join us as we discuss the historical events that inspired this piece, the nationalistic tunes used as melodies, and its relationship with the Russian composer's famous 1812 Overture.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 11:37Size: 10.7 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Orchestral Marches II: March SlaveWe open the month of December with a look at March Slave, written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Join us as we discuss the historical events that inspired this piece, the nationalistic tunes used as melodies, and its relationship with the Russian composer's famous 1812 Overture.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 11:37Size: 10.7 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Music of Johannes BrahmsA special welcome to BSR members!!! Enjoy the podcast!German composer month concludes with a look at the composer who felt the weight of the great composers who came before him. Brahms composed in a Romantic style, but under classical conventions at a time when other composers were more forward-thinking in their work. Join us as we examine Brahms' interaction with other composers of his day, and listen to sound clips from his first symphony, and Hungarian dances.Click on the title of this ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Vivaldi's Winter, Largo MovementYes the weather outside is indeed frightful, so we'll dedicate this week's show to Antonio Vivaldi's Winter Concerto from The Four Seasons. Join us as we discuss the current popularity of the famous concertos, and elements of the work that showed Vivaldi was musically ahead of his time. Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 10 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
