Classical music can be intimidating to newcomers and frequent concertgoers alike. Attention to Detai
On this episode, we take a deep dive and look at one scene from Mozart's Magic Flute, the quintet fr
On this episode, we continue our opera SparkNotes series with a review of Mussorgsky's great Russian
We continue our breakdown of Strauss's striking masterwork Salome, looking at the second part of the
On this episode, we break down the first half of Richard Strauss' groundbreaking and controversial S
On this episode, we look at the incredible film composer John Williams, ranking our favorite pieces
In celebration of 100 episodes of the podcast, we fashioned a fun musical quiz designed to test our
We conclude our series on what to expect from symphonic movements with finales! We look at the histo
On this third episode in our mini-series on what to expect in standard symphonic movements, we suppl
On this episode we continue our breakdown of symphonic form, now looking at slow movements! We highl
On this episode, we begin a series where we break down the main characteristics of each movement of
After a long hiatus, we are back (!!) with a breakdown of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. This piece is
We continue our series on returning to live concerts with a discussion of how to prepare for attendi
As live concerts start to come back, we discuss some of the tricky questions surrounding the dauntin
On this episode, we are joined by violinist Kevin Lin and cellist Stephen Hawkey to play a game we a
On today's episode, we continue our exploration of winter-themed pieces with Schubert's dark and glo
Winter is here! With many of us in the U.S. buried under feet of snow, we thought we would review so
Over the years, it seems that performances of classical music have steadily been getting faster. Why
Today we explore the phenomenon of re-listening to music. All of us listen to certain songs over and
On this episode of our Musical Blind Tasting series, we focus on music of the Baroque era! Hannah ch
To usher out the challenges of 2020 and ring in what we hope to be a healthier and happier year, we
