The CoffeeHouse Classical

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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

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

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-sa/4.0/deed.de

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

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

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

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/legalcode

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's time to bring Ravel back into our lives, along with a fictional dead princess. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Pavane_pour_une_infante_d%C3%A9funte%2C_M.19_(Ravel%2C_Maurice) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Step right up for the great history of The Sousa Band! Be sure to like, and share with a friend.  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip) https://imslp.org/wiki/Hands_Across_the_Sea_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip) https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Honored_Dead_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip)

Happy (late) April Fools! We're honoring our tradition of letting you hear some of our shenanigans that take place behind the scenes. We hope you laugh along with us, and please share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Trio_Sonata_in_D_minor,_RV_63_(Vivaldi,_Antonio) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Our March madness is coming to an end with our final La Folia variation, but there's a secret OTHER variation as well! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Rhapsodie_espagnole,_S.254_(Liszt,_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

The (March) madness continues here on the CoffeHouse with MORE La Folia variations for you! We hope you enjoy this rendition from the classical era this week. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/12_Variations_%C3%BCber_die_Folie_d%27Espagne,_Wq.118/9_(H.263)_(Bach,_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

No, we're not mad! This is yet ANOTHER La Folia theme and variations, this time from Corelli. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_in_D_minor_'La_Folia'%2C_Op.5_No.12_(Corelli%2C_Arcangelo) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

Are you ready to have your socks knocked off? This week features a riveting piece you're sure to love. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Trio_Sonata_in_D_minor,_RV_63_(Vivaldi,_Antonio) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

We're taking a quick break from music analysis for a little diversion. We'll investigate the musically tangential topic of Synesthesia, a fascinating way that some people experience the world! 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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Well, we've made it to the end of the symphony! Join us for the final installment of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 with the glorious 4th movement. Be sure to like 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

Happy Holidays! Why not spend some time learning about Mahler and a very grim sounding funeral march to take your mind off these festive times? Be sure to like 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

Mahler Winter is progressing nicely here on the CoffeeHouse; welcome to Part 2 of our Mahler series! Be sure to like, 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

While the calendar still says it's Fall, we're officially opening Mahler Winter here on the CoffeeHouse! Strap in for whole series on Mahler's 1st symphony- we think you'll really enjoy it. Be sure to like 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

Can you Handel this episode? We think you can! Join us as we meet once again with our good friend Handel and one of his lovely works for keyboard. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  https://imslp.org/wiki/Prelude_and_Allegro%2C_HWV_576_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Thank you for enjoying Dvorak Autumn with us! That's right, it's coming to a close this week with the final movement of The New World Symphony. Be sure to like, and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_licenses  

It's round three with Dvorak, of course with the 3rd movement of the New World Symphony. As always, like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_licenses

Dvorak Autumn continues with the New World Symphony, mvt 2! We hope you are enjoying this work as much as we are, and be sure to stick around for movements 3 and 4 upcoming as well. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_licenses

Back again, as promised with one of our friends of the show: Dvorak. We're looking at his New World Symphony (finally), and we'll be making a whole 4 part series about it. Be sure to subscribe, and like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn) https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_licenses

Have you had enough of us yet? Hopefully not, we've got a lot of composers still to talk about! Be sure to like and share with a friend, and thanks for sticking with us for these 200 episodes!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Orchestra)%2C_WoO_1_(Brahms%2C_Johannes) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

Thank you so much for sticking around with us for 200 episodes! We really love making this podcast, and we're happy to have our little following. We're going to keep listening to music and talking about it, and we're happy to have you follow us on this journey. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Orchestra)%2C_WoO_1_(Brahms%2C_Johannes) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

We've made it to the end of Symphony No. 5! We hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have! 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

Yes, we're back as promised with the next installment of Tchaikovsky's Symphony no. 5. 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  

It's time for movement 2! We hope your ready for some more Fate! Be sure to rate 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

Back by popular request, we're doing more Tchaikovsky! Be sure to 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

We're back after hiatus! Please welcome back some Tchaikovsky music as well, and be sure like share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet_(overture-fantasia)%2C_TH_42_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

If you think you know what Peer Gynt is about, maybe think again! We'll give you the whole run down of the play, with the music from Suite No. 1 sprinkled in for context. Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/#recordings https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grieg,_Edvard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode