8 episodes
Everyone Can Love Classical Music Roger Thomas
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In our series of podcasts we aim to take the mystique away from classical music and make it much more accessible. We don’t use any technical, musical terms because we don’t know any, so you can rest assured you won’t be hearing about diminished thirds and dimuendos. Our knowledge of classical music comes from 50 years of listening to this great music. Our first podcast is an introduction to orchestral works, concertos, songs, choral works and opera. Later podcasts will take you through the lives and works of great composers.
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Everyone Can Love Classical Music: Introduction
This podcast is an introduction to classical music highlighting some of the most gorgeous music ever written. It includes orchestral works, concertos, songs, choral works and opera.
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An Introduction to Classical Music
In this podcast we introduce some of the greatest classical music ever composed including symphonies, concertos, choral works and opera. These excerpts are easy to listen to and will hopefully tempt you to access the other podcasts in our series
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Classical Music For Children
In this podcast I present 20 pieces of classical music which I think will appeal to children and will hopefully introduce them to the wonderful world of classical music. Each piece tells a story which will make it easy for children to relate to the music This is "grown-up" classical music, not music written specifically for children. Included are orchestral pieces, symphonies, concertos, ballets and opera
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Maria Callas - Her Life, Loves and Music
This podcast tells the story of Maria Callas, the greatest soprano that ever lived - no question. We hear of her successful but turbulent career, her sad and unhappy love life, and lonely death. We also hear Callas sing 15 wonderful arias and duets
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Southbank Centre 2024 - Highlights
London's Southbank Centre is the UK's premier venue for classical music. In this podcast we select ten easy listening concerts from their exciting 2024 programme, covering the January-March period
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Affordable Classical Music in London
The good news is you can enjoy classical music in London without spending large amounts of money, especially now given the cost-of-living crisis is affecting so many people – both London residents and visitors. In this podcast I list the London venues offering classical music and I highlight the ways you can enjoy this music inexpensively.