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The CoffeeHouse Classical — 232 episodes
Episode 247: Schubert’s Schwangesang, D. 957, mvt 8. Der Atlas
Episode 246: The Oldest Known Song and Other Ancient Tales
Episode 245: Why Does Fantasy Music Sound Like That?
Episode 244: Elgar’s “Skizze” for solo piano
Episode 243: Elgar’s The Wand of Youth, Suites no. 1 and 2
Episode 242: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 4
Episode 241: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 3
Episode 240: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 2
Episode 239: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”, Part 1
Episode 238: Comic Relief: Aprils Fool's with the CoffeeHouse
Episode 237: The World's Worst Opera Singer: Florence Foster Jenkins
Episode 236: How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?
Episode 235: The Creation of Mozart's Magic Flute
Episode 234: Mozart's Musical Fantasy- A Review
Episode 233: Movie Review- The Magic Flute (2022)
Episode 232: A Musician's Holiday Wish List
Episode 231: Peter Cornelius and “The Three Kings”
Episode 230: March Madness (A Brief History of School Marching Bands)
Episode 229: Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major
Episode 228: Hitting the Right Notes About the Timpani
Episode 227: Anyone Can Play the Triangle (and learn about it too!)
Episode 226: Gabriel Faure’s Paris Conservatory
Episode 225: Premiere Scandals at the Prix de Rome
Episode 224: The History of the Paris Conservatory
Episode 223: Modern Music of the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair
Episode 222: Carlo Gesualdo, the Murderous Motet Musician
Episode 221: Nadia Boulanger, Teacher Extraordinaire
Episode 220: Aaron Copland, the Dean of American Music
Episode 219: Ravel and Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19
Episode 218: Touring Sensation: The Sousa Band!
Episode 217: The CoffeeHouse's Blooper La Follia
Episode 216: Franz Liszt and the Rhapsodie Espagnole
Episode 215: CPE Bach’s 12 Variations über die Folie d'Espagne, H.263
Episode 214: Arcangelo Corelli and the Violin Sonata in D minor “La Folia”
Episode 213: Vivaldi’s “La Follia” Trio Sonata in D minor
Episode 212: Color Music: What Is Synesthesia?
Episode 211: Gustave Mahler and Symphony No. 1, Part 4
Episode 210: Gustave Mahler and Symphony No. 1, Part 3
Episode 209: Gustave Mahler and Symphony No. 1, Part 2
Episode 208: Gustave Mahler and Symphony No. 1, Part 1
Episode 207: George Friedrich Handel and the Prelude and Allegro in A Minor, HWV 576
Episode 206: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”; Part 4
Episode 205: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”; Part 3
Episode 204: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”; Part 2
Episode 203: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”; Part 1
Episode 200: 200th Episode Celebration, Part 2
Episode 200: 200th Episode Celebration, Part 1
Episode 202: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 4
Episode 201: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 3
Episode 199: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Mvt 2
Episode 198: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I
Episode 197: Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Episode 196: Edvard Grieg and the Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Part 2
Episode 195: Edvard Grieg and the Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Part 1
Episode 194: A Peak Behind the Curtain: The April Fool's Goof Reel!
Episode 193: The Reeds Are Free! The History of the Harmonica
Episode 192: Erik Satie and Gymnopedie No. 1
Episode 191: This is Critical! A Guide to Listening to Music
Episode 190: Franz Schubert and the Impromptu in Eb
Episode 189: The Crash Bang Podcast: A Ranking of Special Percussion Sections
Episode 188: Debussy and Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque
Episode 187: Debussy and the Minuet from Suite Bergamasque
Episode 186: Debussy and the Prelude from Suite Bergamasque
Episode 185: Debussy and the Passepied from Suite Bergamasque
Episode 184: Boo! It’s all about the Theremin!
Episode 183: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique” , Part IV
Episode 182: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique”, Part III
Episode 181: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique” , Part II
Episode 180: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 ”Pathétique”, Part I
Episode 179: Hector Berlioz and the Roman Carnival Overture
Episode 178: Richard Wagner and the Ride of the Valkyries
Episode 177: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and the Flight of the Bumblebee
Episode 176: Gioachino Rossini and the Barber of Seville
Episode 175: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor And Four Novelletten for String Orchestra
Episode 174: Karol Szymanowski and the Nocturne and Tarantella
Episode 173: Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
Episode 172: The Mythical, Legendary Highland Bagpipe
Episode 171: Antonio Vivaldi and the Spring Violin Concerto
Episode 170: Our Comedy of Errors- April Fools 2023!
Episode 169: Chopin and The Nocturne in C# Minor, Op. post.
Episode 168: Dvorak and the Carnival Overture
Episode 167: The Invisible Beauty of Music: Chladni Figures and How to Make Them
Episode 166: Saving Berlioz from Damnation with the Hungarian March
Episode 165: Bach: Basic or Brilliant? feat. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Episode 164: The Nutcracker vs. The World
Episode 163: Ring Those Holiday Jingle Bells!
Episode 162: We Are Thankful For Simple Gifts!
Episode 161: The New York Philharmonic, a Classic American Institution
Episode 160: The Haunting Tale of Nicolo Paganini’s Life and Death, feat. Variations on I Palpiti
Episode 159: Liszt’s La Campanella
Episode 158: A Voyage Across the Seven Seas, To Inspire Debussy’s Harmonies
Episode 157: Play us a song, you’re the (Player) Piano Man!
Episode 156: Purcell, Again: Incidental Music for ”The Old Bachelor”
Episode 155: The Unkillable Adolph Sax
Episode 154: The Beautiful Sound of the Euphonium
Episode 153: A Whole Holst of Episodes: The Second Suite for Military Band
Episode 152: Gustav Holst and the First Suite in Eb for Military Band
Episode 151: Twinkle, twinkle, little song; Everything we knew was wrong.
Episode 150: BuxteWHOd? Buxtehude!
Episode 149: ”Mr. Bach Comes to Call”, Reviewing a Childhood Tale
Episode 148: Bach Again: Anna Magdalena Bach
Episode 147: Send in the Clowns (A belated April Fools Outtake Reel)
Episode 146: Emmanuel Chabrier, Again: Revisiting with Feuillet d’album
Episode 145: The Triumphs of Mozart, feat. Rondo in D major K. 485
Episode 144: Let’s Make Some Noise! (Part 3)
Episode 143: Let’s Make Some Noise! (Part 2)
Episode 142: Let’s Make Some Noise! (Part 1)
Episode 141: The Three Periods of Beethoven, Part III: The Late Period
Episode 140: The Three Periods of Beethoven, Part II: The Middle Period
Episode 139: The Three Periods of Beethoven, Part I: The Early Period
Episode 138: Mahler Hammer Time
Episode 137: Hidden Haydn Part IV: Papa Haydn, the Father of the Symphony
Episode 136: Hidden Haydn, Part III: Keyboard Sonata in F major, Hob.XVI:23
Episode 135: Hidden Haydn Part II: The String Quartet in G major, Op. 54 no. 1
Episode 134: Hidden Haydn, Part I: Biography
Episode 133: The Time Bach Went to Jail, and the E minor Prelude and Fugue
Episode 132: Ferruccio Busoni and the All' Italia!, in modo napolitano from Elegien
Episode 131: Joaquin Turina and the Danzas fantasticas
Episode 130: Josquin Desprez and Missa Gaudeamus
Episode 129: American Folk Song: “Shenandoah”
Episode 128: Brahms, Muhlfeld, and the Clarinet Trio
Episode 127: Johannes Brahms and Hungarian Dance No. 5
Episode 126: Re-Release of Brahms and Symphony #3, Mvt I
Episode 125: It’s Great to Be Back in the Army (Band) feat. Staff Sgt. Emily Kerski
Episode 124: Revisiting Mozart with the Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Episode 123: Aleksander Scriabin and the Piano Sonata No. 4
Episode 122: Asa and Allison's Merry Pranks- a Goof Reel for April Fools
Episode 121: A Critique of Critics
Episode 120: Felix Mendelssohn and the Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III
Episode 119: Interview with Jâca, Part II
Episode 118: Interview with Jâca, Part I
Episode 117: What’s the Difference Between Operas and Musicals?
Episode 116:The Grand Holiday Song Quiz Spectacular!
Episode 115: Sergey Lyapunov and Chanteurs de Noël from Fêtes de Noël
Episode 114: Henry Purcell and excerpts from Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
Episode 113: Giovanni Bottesini and the Double Bass Concerto No. 2
Episode 112: Pedagogical Methods and Their Creators, Part II
Episode 111: Pedagogical Methods and Their Creators, Part I
Episode 110: Edward German and “Autumn” from The Seasons
Episode 109: The History of The Proms
Episode 108: Arthur Foote and the Suite in E for String Orchestra
Episode 107: Johannes Ockeghem and Missa mi mi
Episode 106: Henri Vieuxtemps and the Violin Concerto No. 5
Episode 105: Music and Science Part II: Life, but make it better!
Episode 104: Music and Science Part I: The Mozart Effect
Episode 103: Fernando Sor and Excerpts from 24 Excercices tres Faceiles
Episode 102: If music be the food of love... Shakespeare on!
Episode 101: Leopold Godowsky and selections from Triakontameron
Episode 100: Revisiting Dvorak with the Violin Sonatina Op. 100
Episode 99: Jules Massenet and the Meditation from Thais
Episode 98: Georges Bizet and Scherzo from the Roma Symphony
Episode 97: Tell Me About Conductors! feat. Jeremy Cuebas (Part 2)
Bonus: April Fools 2020
Episode 96: Tell Me About Conductors! feat. Jeremy Cuebas (Part 1)
Episode 95: Manuel de Falla and Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Episode 94: Mini Series- Musical Gadgets: The Terrific Tuner
Episode 93: Mini Series- Musical Gadgets: The History of the Humble Metronome
Episode 92: Max Bruch and Selections from 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Episode 91: Friedrich Kuhlau and the Three Fantasies for Solo Flute
Episode 90: King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Patron of the Arts
Episode 89: Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky's Patron and Friend
Episode 88: Ferdinando di Medici, Patron of the Arts
Episode 87: Ferruccio Busoni and Fantasia Nach J.S. Bach
Episode 86: Maurice Ravel and the Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Episode 85: Franz Schubert and the Impromptu in Gb Major
Episode 84: Sir Edward Elgar and the Imperial March
Episode 83: George Freidrich Handel and the Concerto Grosso in A major
Episode 82: Carl Freidrich Abel and the Sonata in G major for Viola da Gamba
Episode 81: Charles Gerard Conn and Crafting the Cornet
Episode 80: Bartolomeo Cristofori and A New Keyboard Instrument
Episode 79: Antonio Stradivari: The History of a Luthier
Re-Release Episode 55: Strauss, Space, and Also Sprach Zarathustra
Episode 78: Concert Chat: But What Do I Wear?
Episode 77: Johan Halvorsen and the Passacaglia After Handel
Episode 76: Arthur de Greef and the Perpetual Motion Etude
Episode 75: Erik Satie and the Fantasie Valse
Episode 74: Modest Mussorgsky and the Persian Dances
Episode 73: Alexander Borodin and the Prince Igor Overture
Episode 72: Concert Chat: Where to Perform? A comparison of venues
Holiday Special: April's Fools- A Backstage Blooper Reel!
Episode 71: Bach & Son Part II: The Solo Flutes of the Bachs
Episode 70: Bach & Son, Part I: JS and CPE
Episode 69: Soler and the Fandango in D minor
Episode 68: The Schumanns Part II: Robert Schumann and 4 Sketches for Pedal Piano
Episode 67: The Schumanns Part I: Clara Schumann and Scherzo No. 2
Episode 66: Emily Kerski: Guest Interview
Episode 65: Auld Lang Syne (New Year's Special)
Episode 64: Concert Chat: Holiday Concerts
Episode 63: Rameau and the Gavotte and Six Variations
Episode 62: Dukas and the Theme, Interlude, and Finale on a Theme of Rameau
Episode 61: Smetana and Vysehrad
Episode 60: Chopin and Scherzo No. 1
Episode 59: Concert Chat- Outdoor Concerts
Episode 58: Telemann and The Gulliver Suite
Episode 57: Edvard Grieg and Jeg Elsker Dig
Episode 56: Burgmuller and his Piano Etudes
Episode 55: Strauss, Space, and Also Sprach Zarathustra
Episode 54: The Mozarts, Part III
Episode 53: W. A. Mozart, Part II
Episode 52: W. A. Mozart, Part I
Episode 51: Concerts: A Listening Review
Episode 50: The Musical Mendelssohns, Part II
Episode 49: The Musical Mendelssohns, Part I
Episode 48: Edward MacDowell and In a Haunted Forest
Episode 47: Micheal Preatorius and Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
Episode 46: Franz Liszt and Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Episode 45: Hector Berlioz and Symphonie Fantastique
Episode 44: Beethoven and Symphony No. 9, "Choral"
Episode 43: Richard Strauss and Don Juan
Episode 42: Mahler and the Symphony No. 1
Episode 41: Johann Pachelbel and the Magnificat Fugue T. 103
Episode 40: Johann Hummel and the Rondo in Eb Major
Episode 39: Verdi and The Force of Destiny Overture
Episode 38: Tchaikovsky and the Nutcracker Suite (Holiday Special)
Episode 37: Emmanuel Chabrier and Espana Rhapsody for Orchestra
Episode 36: Dvorak and String Quartet No 12, Mvt. IV
Episode 35: Gounod and the Funeral March of a Marionette
Episode 34: Weber and the Clarinet Concertino in E Flat Major
Episode 33: Tartini and the Devil's Trill Sonata
Episode 32: Vivaldi and The Autumn Concerto
Episode 31: Faure and Violin Sonata No. 1
Episode 30: Rachmaninoff and Symphony No. 2, Mvt. III
Episode 29: Scott Joplin and the Magnetic Rag
Episode 25: The Marches of Sousa (4th of July Holiday Special)
Episode 20: Ralph Vaughan Williams and A Sea Symphony
Episode 15: The Brilliant Life of Mily Balakirev
Episode 14: Debussy and Premier Rhapsody
Episode 11: Strauss Jr. and the Voices of Spring Waltz
Thanksgiving Special: Interview with Dr. Wesley Ferreira
Episode 9: The Life and Times of Percy Grainger
Episode 7: Brahms and Symphony #3, Mvt I
Episode 6: Dvorak and String Quartet No. 12 "American", mvt. 4