Outside the MusicBox

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A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.

  1. 10/23/2024

    Katie Yap

    Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Katie’s pieces  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilPPDYJ1WGGgEuffxiZbf?si=iEWFqBznSbiKtFJX-4dyug&pi=e-fHeHIxBOSFSY  Spotify playlist for main pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo Spotify playlist for final question pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ   Other useful links: Leoš Janáček https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek Viola d’amore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_d%27amore  Leoš Janáček’s opera, Cunning Little Vixen ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkZqQYw5bk&t=1252s  Introduction video of viola d’amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzmz8Raeqm8 Video of a hardanger fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1F8GUvEtg Bulgarian Gadulka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhWUcqaf_g South Asian sitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar   Support Katie: Katie’s website: https://www.katieyap.com/ Katie’s YouTube channel: Katie Yap - viola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzLZvqChnlkzORwmR9_eWQ  Australian Brandenburg Orchestra https://www.brandenburg.com.au/our-story/meet-the-orchestra/  Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra https://www.arco.org.au/  The Muses’ Delight https://www.themusesdelight.com/concerts   Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/outsidemusicbox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts https://www.facebook.com/MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts https://www.instagram.com/musicboxconcerts/ Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox https://twitter.com/OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    59 min

  2. 05/31/2021 · BONUS

    Update + Happy Anniversary

    Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast.    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts  Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    4 min

  3. 04/02/2021

    Kristian Bezuidenhout

    Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Johann Sebastian Bach  St. Matthew Passion background information  English translation of St. Matthew Passion text  Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered  History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands  John Eliot Gardiner  John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion Recitative  Aria  Arioso  Chorale  Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short  Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short  A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions    Support Kristian: Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    1h 11m

  4. 03/01/2021

    Annette Isserlis

    English violist Annette Isserlis talks about 17th-century music by Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell, starting out as a ballet dancer, and being swept up in the experience of collective music making.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Annette’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: The Viol  Orlando Gibbons  Plainchant  The “In Nomine” plainchant, which was used as the basis of pieces by many composers throughout history  Henry Purcell  False relations (blue notes)   Jean-Philippe Rameau  Rameau’s Les Boreades    Support Annette: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s video platform, OAE Player  Annette’s podcast, Tea With Netty   English Baroque Soloists    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    1 hr

  5. 02/09/2021

    Julie Roset

    French soprano, Julie Roset, talks about Sigismondo d’India’s Infelice Didone and Jules Massenet’s Ah! Douce enfant, how singers’ voices change as they age, and what it’s like pretending to be a fairy.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Julie’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Sigismondo d’India  Claudio Monteverdi  The story of Dido and Aeneas  Francesco Turrisi’s episode, where we talk about Dido’s Lament, by Henry Purcell  Recitativo vs aria  17th-century Spice Trade Routes with map showing the trading route via Sicily  Jules Massenet  Massenet’s opera, Cendrillon (Cinderella)  MET Opera, New York City    Support Julie: Julie’s Facebook: @JulieRosetSoprano  Julie’s Instagram: @juthyana  Watch the livestream of Julie’s debut at the Opéra-Comique, Paris  Holland Baroque’s latest CD, Brabant 1653, in which Julie is featured    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox   Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts  Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    46 min

  6. 01/16/2021

    Shaun Lee-Chen

    Violinist Shaun Lee-Chen talks about Chausson’s Poeme, the original cycling hipsters, and old recordings.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Shaun’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Ernest Chausson’s Poeme  Violinist, Eugene Ysaye  Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane  Violinist, Jascha Heifetz  For a deep dive nerd out on 19th-century ways of performing, you can check out Emma’s Masters thesis here: https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/561381/563632    Support Shaun: Shaun playing *viola* in a duet with Christian Li playing violin  Australian Brandenburg Orchestra  Shaun’s position as lecturer at the University of Western Australia  Shaun playing on the UWA Conservatorium of Music Youtube channel    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts  Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox  Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    41 min

  7. 12/20/2020

    Christmas Special: Listener Questions

    Bonus Christmas Special! Emma and Chloe answer more listener questions and wrap up 2020. Stay tuned for more fun times in 2021 Outside the MusicBox!   Rachael Beesley’s work on Flow http://www.rachaelbeesley.com/flow.html Wonderbound contemporary dance company in Denver, Colorado https://www.wonderbound.com How scales and keys work in music https://learningmusic.ableton.com/notes-and-scales/keys-and-scales.html Key Characteristics table https://4c07335b-13d6-47c3-8533-90b0d4feca97.filesusr.com/ugd/bbfdbb_ec35d032a55b44e299fb83b49b349944.pdf Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/the-halls#laeiszhalle    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicboxconcerts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OutsideMusicBox Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    34 min

  8. 12/03/2020

    Cris Derksen

    Composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks about Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, braiding her Cree and Mennonite ancestry, and how her dog might be a witch.    Useful links: Spotify playlist for Cris’s pieces   Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Modest Mussorgsky  Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain   Youtube video of the Night on Bald Mountain bit in the Disney Fantasia movie from 1940 Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition   What is a Powwow  Eybler String Quartet    Support Cris: Cris’s website: https://www.crisderksen.com/ Facebook: @cris.derksen Instagram: @cris_derksen  Cris Derksen on Spotify  Cris Derksen on Youtube    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox  Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com

    57 min
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A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.

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  • Creator
    musicboxconcerts
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
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  • Show Website
    Outside the MusicBox