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Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music.
For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything.

NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophonous racket
May cause shock, comfort, discomfort, smiles, tears, peace, transcendence

CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC Cacophony - Steve Thomas

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Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music.
For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything.

NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophonous racket
May cause shock, comfort, discomfort, smiles, tears, peace, transcendence

    154. Wedded Bliss! A 30th anniversary gift: Stravinsky, Dumbarton Oaks

    154. Wedded Bliss! A 30th anniversary gift: Stravinsky, Dumbarton Oaks

    A cool and funky wedding anniversary present - a 15 minute classic from the most famous composer alive, Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks is stylish, sophisticated and hugely enjoyable! 
    Listening time 23 mins (podcast 8', music 15')
     
    Music here, played by the Ensemble InterContemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez, on Youtube, Spotify, and (links to the 1st movement) on Amazon and Apple Music.
    If you like to watch people playing, this video is also good.
    You can buy a hi quality download at Presto Music for a few quid.
     
    What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!  
     
    If you’d like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:  
    – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline
    – share this episode with someone you know
    – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer
    – subscribe/ review and keep listening!  
    More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/  
     
    Thanks for listening!

    • 8 min
    153. Ecstasy, beauty, and ripping the universe open: Messiaen, Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus - with Rolf Hind

    153. Ecstasy, beauty, and ripping the universe open: Messiaen, Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus - with Rolf Hind

    Pianist Rolf Hind introduces one of the epics of piano music. A heady mix of virtuoso composing and devout faith, Olivier Messiaen's 20 reflections on the infant Jesus, Vingt regards sur l'infant Jésus, brings us a two-hour deep dive of awesome power and beautiful stillness.
    Listening time 38 mins (plus music 2hrs 8')
    Music here on Youtube, played live in concert by Rolf Hind. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W34IlnsDX8&t=4521s]
    Be quick and go see Rolf play this at Durham Cathedral.
    Visit Rolfhind.com for more information on our excellent guest!
    What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!  
     
    If you’d like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:  
    – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline
    – share this episode with someone you know
    – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer
    – subscribe/ review and keep listening!  
    More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/  
     
    Thanks for listening!

    • 37 min
    152. An injection of flavour and joy: Nohl, Spices

    152. An injection of flavour and joy: Nohl, Spices

    Hot off the press! The wonders of modern tech allow us to enjoy Katharina Nohl's rhapsody for piano and orchestra, Spices, before it's even been performed by live musicians! And Katharina joins us to talk us through the recipe.
    Listening time 33 mins (podcast 15', music 18')
    The complete music here on Youtube.
     
    What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!  
    Check out our earlier conversation with Katharina about her life and Swiss female composers as part of Cacophony's Women's World Cup of Classical Music...
    and visit https://www.katharina-nohl.ch/
     
    If you’d like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:  
    – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline
    – share this episode with someone you know
    – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer
    – subscribe/ review and keep listening!  
    More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/  
     
    Thanks for listening!

    • 15 min
    151. An unbeaten 50 of flair and panache! Haydn, Symphony No.50

    151. An unbeaten 50 of flair and panache! Haydn, Symphony No.50

    Always entertaining the crowds, Haydn brings up his 50 with typical style (before settling down for 50 more symphonies). Not a famous piece but well worth a listen!
    Listening time 27 mins (podcast 9', music 18')
    Music here on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon and Apple Musics  played by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Béla Drahos. You can buy the recording as a download from Presto music: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7926758--haydn-symphonies-volume-27
     
    What do you think? Tell me with a comment at www.cacophonyonline.com! I'd love to hear from you!  
    Check out the playlist of 126 pieces by different women composers from the 32 countries that played in the Women's World Cup: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXUbmBaA9Orj2ENFMutv-X1u6DO162hA&si=nw23RYztmTC-ntyr
     
     
    If you’d like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways:  
    – help with the costs of running it (and me) with a one-off contribution  or with a regular payment at ko-fi.com. https://ko-fi.com/cacophonyonline
    – share this episode with someone you know
    – share the 100 second trailer: http://cacophonyonline.com/trailer
    – subscribe/ review and keep listening!  
    More episodes at: www.cacophonyonline.com/  
     
    Thanks for listening!

    • 8 min
    Women’s World Cup FINAL of Classical Music: USA v Ireland

    Women’s World Cup FINAL of Classical Music: USA v Ireland

    It's the Women’s World Cup of Classical Music! And it's THE FINAL!
    USA vs Republic of Ireland
    Complete music here: hthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXUbmBaA9OoRjafAn_k1zTnHR8cH9qyj
    Please listen to the music and then:
    vote here: https://forms.gle/XJoU1Vr3MfWraQL48
     
    Voting open NOW
     
    Please share the podcast widely, by telling people you know and getting them to listen and vote!
    If you want to explore further, there are podcast interviews with some of our curators at cacophonyonline.com or wherever you listen to Cacophony.
    And if you're able to, you might like to buy us a coffee, and support women composers, which you can do at www.Kofi.com/cacophonyonline
     
    Come back for more next time and thanks for listening!

    • 2 min
    If plankton made music what would it sound like? Norway: Maja S K Ratkje

    If plankton made music what would it sound like? Norway: Maja S K Ratkje

    Maja S K Ratkje joins Cacophony at the Women's World Cup to explore the fun and joy of writing music and choose pieces by her Norwegian colleagues. But there must be something in the Norwegian water, as there's the same tiny inspiration for several of the composers!
    The complete pieces on Maja's list can be heard here:
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXUbmBaA9Orpqp5R5jfX-LzBIjoUeRim
    Listening time 31 min (podcast 18', music, 13')
     
    Discover more about Maja and her music at her website:
    https://ratkje.no and check out more of Cacophony's conversations with female composers.
    What do you think? Leave a comment or easy voice-message at Cacophonyonline.com
    If you can, please consider making a donation to support Cacophony at Ko-fi.com. If you’d like particularly to support female composers leave an appropriate message! 
    Please share the podcast with everyone you think would enjoy this… Any contributions, shares and support most gratefully received!
    Come back for more next time.
    Thanks for listening!
     
    Cacophony/ Women’s World Cup of Classical Music logo created by Vanessa and Emmie Thomas.
     

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