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Classical Music: The Stories

by Carl Roewer

Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday. Find me on Instagram: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: [email protected] playlist of all the pieces on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51oLhez68efe05JZtycdYG?si=EV1-f2u9Sji6AFiUliAhqA&utm_source=copy-link

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Episodes

  1. G. Holst 'The Planets Suite: Mars, The Bringer of War'

    In this extra-terrestrial episode, Carl discusses the piece that British composer Gustav Holst is most famous for: his tribute to the planets!

  2. R. Schumann Symphony no. 2 in C major IV: Allegro Molto Vivace

    Back from his break, Carl looks at Robert Schumann's Symphony in C major which he wrote at a particularly painful time of his life.

  3. 'Bess you is my woman now' from Porgy and Bess - G. Gershwin

    On a completely different note (and tone and genre), Carl looks at American Composer George Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess'.

  4. Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 'Emperor' 2nd Mvt.

    This week, Piano concertos are back on the menu, this time written by Beethoven. It's his 5th and last Concerto, entitled 'Emperor'.

  5. 'Ombra mai fu' from 'Xerxes' - G. F. Händel

    This week comes the 'Händel Largo' with which Carl talks about the raw beauty of something so simplistic.

  6. 'The Boatswains Mate' Overture - Ethel Smyth DEB

    This week, Carl talks about the music of Dame Ethel Smyth, regarded as the 'Forgotten Woman of Classical Music'.

  7. Requiem in D minor: Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozarts prime time from the last episode gives way to his darkest hours in this episode where Carl looks at the last piece he ever wrote.

  8. Mahler Symphony no. 1, 3rd mvt. - 'Feierlich und langsam, nicht schleppen'

    This week, Carl chooses a movement from Mahler's 1st symphony with a very familiar tune.

  9. Overture to La Gazza Ladra - G. Rossini

    In the first episode of 2021, Carl talks about classical music's greatest foodie, Rossini. And talks about his energetic opera overtures!

  10. J. S. Bach Christmas Oratorio - 'Jauchzet Froh Locket' [Christmas Special]

    In the final episode of 2020, Carl finds himself back where he started - at J. S. Bach, and has chosen his vibrant opening chorus to the Christmas Oratorio. Insta: @classicalmusic_theinsta, Email: [email protected]

  11. 'Tosca' - Tre Sbirri... Una carozza by G. Puccini

    For this week, Carl has chosen an incredibly powerful moment from one of Giacomo Puccinis most well known operas.

  12. 'Madamina, il catalogo e questo' - W. A. Mozart

    Moving to a revolutionary figure in the world of classical music, Carl discusses an Aria from Mozart's late masterpiece 'Don Giovanni'.

  13. Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saens

    For Halloween week, Carl chooses a well known piece all about the antics of the dead on Halloween night.

  14. Classical Music: The Stories Official Trailer

    Every week, Carl Roewer picks one piece of classical music to examine in further detail, bringing a new side to classical music that is full of fun and enjoyment. New episode every Sunday starting the 11th October 2020.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday. Find me on Instagram: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: [email protected] playlist of all the pieces on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51oLhez68efe05JZtycdYG?si=EV1-f2u9Sji6AFiUliAhqA&utm_source=copy-link

HOSTED BY

Carl Roewer

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Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday. Find me on Instagram:...

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