Classical Music: The Stories

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: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: classicalmusicstories@gmail.com Spotify playlist of all the pieces on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51oLhez68efe05JZtycdYG?si=EV1-f2u9Sji6AFiUliAhqA&utm_source=copy-link

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

    05/16/2021

    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!

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

    04/11/2021

    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.

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

    03/28/2021

    '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'.

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

    03/07/2021

    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'.

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

    01/31/2021

    '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.

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

    01/24/2021

    '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'.

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

    01/17/2021

    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.

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

    01/10/2021

    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.

    26 min
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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: @classicalmusic_insta, Facebook: Classical Music Stories and email: classicalmusicstories@gmail.com Spotify 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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