Spin On Classical Music

Spin On Classical Music

Spin On Classical Music is now a Spotify-Playlist. Find the link in the shownotes of every episode.

  1. 12/06/2024

    #78 - The Best of the Rest: Exploring Karajan’s Overlooked Orchestras

    -->CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST-PLAYLIST-- In this week’s episode of your favorite classical music podcast, Pia and Henry wrap up our little series on Karajan-conducted orchestras by shining a spotlight on the German-speaking ensembles that are often overlooked in the maestro’s oeuvre. The hosts discover that Karajan’s journey with these orchestras stretched mainly throughout the age of mono recordings. Henry’s notorious antipathy for that kind of sonic experience leads to the inclusion of two non-Karajan but stereo tracks. The episode kicks off with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra playing Saint-Saëns under the baton of Georges Prêtre, setting a Romantic tone. It continues with the slow movement of Brahms’s Violin Concerto in a rare rendition by the Lucerne Festival Orchestra together with Herbert von Karajan and Nathan Milstein (sorry, Henry—it’s in mono). Returning to a slow pace, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen lets Alice Sara Ott shine in the Adagio of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Herbert von Karajan takes the stage once again in a recording of Beethoven’s Eroica with the Prussian State Orchestra, where Pia reveals a shocking error in Spotify’s metadata that simply cannot go uncorrected. So put on your headphones and dive into the best of the rest! And remember—for two of these tracks, even one loudspeaker is enough. Enjoy! Find us on Instagram Find us on Facebook Show Website Tell us anything via Whatsapp #SOCM © 2024 Karajan Music Productions

    1 min
  2. 10/25/2024

    #74 - Conducting History: Karajan, Legge & the Royal Orchestra

    -->CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST-PLAYLIST-- Thank goodness, this week things are back to normal. And just in time for the weekend, Pia, Henry, and Nicolai are serving up a new episode of Spin On Classical Music. Three years after the end of World War II, and about a year after Karajan's conducting ban was lifted by the Allied forces, Herbert von Karajan and Walter Legge met, laying the foundation for a decade of fruitful and now-legendary collaboration between Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra, which Legge had founded shortly before, in 1945. Karajan had immense respect for Legge’s deep understanding of music, and Pia shares just how grateful he was to receive the invitation by reading an original letter Karajan sent to his friend Walter. From their first concert to their final recording in 1960, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Herbert von Karajan reached new heights, and their recordings from this period remain unparalleled, often technically remarkable as well. Of course, Pia has once again curated a handpicked Spotify playlist for this episode. And as a special treat, we stumbled upon a surprise: at the end of the episode, Pia reads out a letter from King Charles (then Prince Charles), written to mark the Philharmonia Orchestra's 40th anniversary in 1985. A royal finale you won’t want to miss! Tune in to this week’s episode of Spin On Classical Music, and be sure to add us to your Spotify library! Find us on Instagram Find us on Facebook Show Website Tell us anything via Whatsapp #SOCM © 2024 Karajan Music Productions

    1 min

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Spin On Classical Music is now a Spotify-Playlist. Find the link in the shownotes of every episode.