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Who needs another Podcast?! Johannes Kernmayer asks and talk about with Journalist Jens F. Laurson about the reasonableness of another Classical Music Podcast. Well, again Capriccio would like to fill the gaps and presents Classical Rarities and their Composers that other ones kept neglecting. Discover high-quality classical music on Capriccio Records! #classical #classicalmusic

  1. 3d ago

    Podcast #22 : ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK: Miraculous and Ecclesiastic Adventures

    When you hear “Engelbert Humperdinck”, you’ll usually think either of the King of Romance’s hit ballad Release Me (in which case you’ve got the wrong Humperdinck, as far as we are concerned) or of the King of Romantic Children’s Opera’s greatest hit, Hansel & Gretel. In their latest podcast, Jens and Joe try to re‑wire your brain so that the name will conjure mystical blue birds and nuns on the run — because romance, however you slice it, remains the name of the (musical) game. Chapters 0:22   Introduction1:27   Humperdinck vs. Humperdinck2:10   Beside Hänsel and Gretel5:29   The Miracle (1911)7:45   The Story of The Miracle9:46   Dramatic Excerpts – The Procession11:25  Challenging the Mother of God13:11  Prayer and Flight14:28  Catholic Entertainment16:16  Abduction17:38  Torch‑Dance20:30  Homecoming22:00  Christmas Eve23:30  Final Chorus / Salve Regina26:39  The Blue Bird (1910)29:19  Conclusion Featured Recordings C5543  Humperdinck: The MiracleDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5543!Podcast C5506  Humperdinck: The Blue BirdDiscover now: ⁠https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5506!Podcast⁠Featured Artists Steffen Tast — https://www.steffen-tast-conductor.com/ Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin — https://www.rsb-online.de/en/ Rundfunkchor Berlin — https://www.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/ Max Reinhardt - Carl Gustav Vollmöller - Josef Gabriel Rheinberger With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/

  2. Jul 17

    Podcast #21 : FRANZ SCHREKER: an old-fashioned modernist

    In this episode, Jens & Joe tackle Franz Schreker, the missing link between Schoenberg and Zemlinsky — and a composer of wildly Freudian fairy‑tale operas that were all the rage between the wars. Deemed too modern in his time, and shocking in Vienna — but loved for both — Schreker was one of the most widely performed opera composers before World War II, alongside Richard Strauss and Walter Braunfels. Yet the curse of the Nazis and the subsequent shunting of much of the late‑Romantic repertoire saw him largely forgotten, despite occasional revivals and resuscitation efforts. 0:22   Introduction1:20   Schreker vs. Zemlinsky6:16   Symphony in A minor, Op. 1 (1899)8:39   Psalm 116, Op. 6 (1900)9:53   Schreker vs. Schoenberg11:46  Festwalzer (1908) – “Emperor Waltz”13:37  Der ferne Klang (1912)17:33  A Modernist?20:30  Der Schatzgräber (1920)23:09  Prelude to a Grand Opera “Memnon” (1933)25:18  More of the Operas26:45  Four Little Pieces (1930)27:59  The Influence of Schreker28:45  Conclusion C60024‑2  Schreker: Der ferne KlangBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C600242!Podcast C60010‑2  Schreker: Der SchatzgräberBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C600102!Podcast C5348  Schreker: Orchestral WorksBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5348!Podcast C10850  Schreker: Symphony No. 1BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10850!Podcast C67063  Schreker: 5 Gesänge / FestwalzerBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C67063!Podcast Gerd Albrecht Christopher Ward Peter Gülke Josef Protschka Funkhausorchester Köln Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Alexander Zemlinsky - Arnold Schoenberg - Siegmund Freud - Erich Wolfgang Korngold With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  3. Jul 10

    Podcast #20 : JOHANN STRAUSS II and his Contemporaries

    If you wanted to dance with somebody in 19th‑century Vienna, Johann Strauss was your best bet for the soundtrack. But he wasn’t alone: a whole galaxy of composers cranked out waltzes, polkas, and operettas — the “light music” the city consumed at a breakneck pace. In this episode, Jens and Joe explore some of these figures, trace the history of the genre, and even spin off to Copenhagen by way of twirling musical entertainment. 0:22   Introduction1:10   Happy Birthday, Johann Strauss4:52   Franz von Suppè vs. Jacques Offenbach8:22   Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful Galatea10:44   Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hélène12:58  Political Operetta Couplets14:22  Carl Michael Ziehrer: Leopoldine16:09  Carl Michael Ziehrer: The Vagabonds18:45  Johann Strauss featuring Wagner20:42  Josef Hellmesberger (Jr.): Danse Diabolique22:24  Hans Christian Lumbye – “The Danish Strauss”24:23  Carl Millöcker: Gasparone26:36  Oscar Straus: The Merry Nibelungs29:29  Conclusion C60134  Franz von Suppè: The Beautiful GalateaDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60134!Podcast C49304  Offenbach FestivalDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C49304!Podcast C7147  Ziehrer Operetta FestivalDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C7147!Podcast C10835  Kowalski – Operetta GalaDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10835!Podcast C10848  Marienbader ElegienDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10848!Podcast C10752  Oscar Straus: The Merry NibelungsDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10752!Podcast Jochen Kowalski — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Jochen_Kowalski/7105 Ulrike Steinsky — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Ulrike_Steinsky/83056 Pinchas Steinberg — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Pinchas_Steinberg/31876 Bruno Weil — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Bruno_Weil/31990 János Sándor — https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/J%C3%A1nos_S%C3%A1ndor/32413 WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln — https://www1.wdr.de/orchester-und-chor/funkhausorchester/index.html Cappella Coloniensis — https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=C49382 Münchner Rundfunkorchester — https://www.rundfunkorchester.de/ Johann Strauss II - Josef Strauss - Eduard Strauss - Carl Michael Ziehrer - Jacques Offenbach - Franz von Suppè - Carl Millöcker - Oscar Straus - Josef Hellmesberger - Richard Wagner With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  4. Jul 3

    Podcast #19 : ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY - The Opera Composer

    Once upon a time, there was a tiny little man in Vienna who composed the grandest operas. What started out as fairy‑tale works of musical theatre ended, alas, in tragic fashion for Alexander Zemlinsky in the New World. In this episode, Joe and Jens track this wildly underrated composer’s operatic career from Vienna via Prague and Berlin to his premature death in New York. 0:20   Introduction1:16   Late Zemlinsky Revival3:14   Alma Mahler and The Dwarf5:12   Once Upon a Time (1900)9:32   Der Traumgörge (1905/06)13:11  A Florentine Tragedy (1916)17:01  The Dwarf (1922)17:31   The Berlin Era18:57   The Chalk Circle (1932/33)22:04  Immigration23:14  Schoenberg and Zemlinsky26:25  King Candaules (1936)28:18  Back to Vienna29:00  Conclusion C60019  Once Upon a TimeDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600192!Podcast C10241-42  Der TraumgörgeDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C1024142!Podcast C5325  A Florentine TragedyDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C5325!Podcast C60016-2  The Chalk CircleDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600162!Podcast C60071  King CandaulesDiscover: https://naxos.lnk.to/C600712!Podcast Renate Behle — https://www.renatebehle.de/ Wolfgang Koch Josef Protschka Eva Johansson — http://www.evajohansson.dk/ Pamela Coburn — https://www.pamcoburn.com/ Bertrand de Billy — https://debilly.com/ Gerd Albrecht — http://www.gerd-albrecht.com/ Stefan Soltesz — https://www.hilbert.de/en/artists/conductor/stefan-soltesz/ Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt — https://www.orchester-des-wandels.de/en/our-orchestras/musicians-of-the-hr-sinfonieorchester-frankfurt/ Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin — https://www.rsb-online.de/en/ ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra — https://rso.orf.at/ Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg — https://www.die-hamburgische-staatsoper.de/en/people/1929-philharmonisches-staatsorchester-hamburg Alma Mahler‑Werfel - Gustav Mahler - Arnold Schoenberg - Franz Schreker - Klabund With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  5. Jun 26

    Podcast #18 : KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - A Life in Four Quartets

    Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartets, Trio and More The whole stylistic world of Krzysztof Penderecki in just over 70 minutes sounds almost unbelievable — but that’s the total performing time of his works for string quartet, string trio, and related chamber forces. From the wild, uncompromising String Quartet No. 1 to the masterly String Trio and the later, more overtly lyrical works, these pieces trace the composer’s strikingly diverse stylistic journey. 0:20   Introduction1:27   His Own Way – Biographical Notes7:29   The Interrupted Thought (1988)11:16  String Quartet No. 2 (1968)12:07  String Trio (1990, rev. 1991)15:23  The Listenable Face of Modernity16:20  Clarinet Quartet (1993)18:09  String Quartet No. 3 (2008)20:20  String Quartet No. 4 (2016)23:11  A Hidden Composer24:24  Conclusion C5493  Penderecki: String Quartets, String Trio & Clarinet QuartetBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5493!Podcast Meccore String Quartet — https://meccorequartet.com/ Jan Jakub Bokun Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - Béla Bartók - Arvo Pärt With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  6. Jun 19

    Podcast #17: KURT WEILL - From Brecht to Broadway

    If you know that sharks have teeth, dear, that’s probably because Kurt Weill told you so in “Mack the Knife.” But there’s much more to Weill than The Threepenny Opera and Mahagonny: he was a remarkably versatile composer whose music moved between Weimar satire, modernism, and Broadway. Join Jens and Joe as they explore the wide-ranging world of this extraordinary, hard-to-pin-down composer. 0:20   Introduction1:36   Diversity in Music3:16   “Mack the Knife” – The Threepenny Opera (1928)4:00   Much More Than Three Pennies4:48   Magic Night – Ballet Pantomime (1922)7:37   The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken (1928)9:16   Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1930)11:40  The Silver Lake (1933)14:42   Paris – A Cow on the Road16:01   A Kingdom for a Cow (1935)20:51   The Eternal Road (Propheten) (1935)22:48   US War Propaganda (1943)26:11   The Firebrand of Florence (1945)27:55   Love Life (1948)29:26   Conclusion C67011  Magic NightBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C67011!Podcast C60007  The Tsar Has His Photograph TakenBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60007!Podcast C10160–61  Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10160-61!Podcast C60011  The Silver LakeBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60011!Podcast C60013  A Kingdom for a Cow (CD)BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60013!Podcast PE803  A Kingdom for a Cow (DVD) C5500  ProphetenBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5500!Podcast C10347  Historical Recordings C60091  The Firebrand of FlorenceBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60091!Podcast C5550  Love LifeBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5550!Podcast Lotte Lenya Rodney Gilfry — https://www.instagram.com/rodgilfry/ Sir Andrew Davis Jan Latham-König Dennis Russell Davies — https://www.instagram.com/dennis_russell_davies/ BBC Singers — https://www.instagram.com/bbc_singers/ BBC Symphony Orchestra — https://www.instagram.com/bbcsymphonyorchestra/ Kölner Rundfunkorchester — https://www.instagram.com/koelner.kammerorchester/ ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra — https://www.instagram.com/rso.wien/ Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Volksoper — https://www.instagram.com/volksoper/ Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North — https://www.instagram.com/operanorth/ Franz Werfel - Max Reinhardt - Georg Kaiser - Arnold Schönberg With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  7. Jun 12

    Podcast #16: REDISCOVERING SALIERI - Werner Ehrhardt on raiding the archives

    You may not have heard of Werner Ehrhardt, but if you’ve spent any time with early music, you’ve probably heard his work. In this first instalment, the founder and leader of Concerto Köln and L’arte del mondo joins Jens and Joe to reflect on half a century of recording rare and early repertoire — and on how to discover music that has yet to be discovered. 0:20   Introduction1:11   Introducing our guest – Werner Ehrhardt3:09   Cologne 1985 – A Mecca for Old Music5:57   Antonio Salieri – La Scuola de’ gelosi9:16   Why Salieri?11:38  The Grove Dictionary and the French Revolution13:26  Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – La Prise de la Bastille14:22  Joseph Martin Kraus – the “Swedish Mozart”18:06  Francesco Durante – Vivaldi vs. Musica Napoletana21:14  Jan Ladislav Dussek – the Beethoven contemporary23:15  The Carneval Oriental project25:45  Israel in Egypt – an oratorio of three world religions29:05  Conclusion C10280  La Prise de la BastilleBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10280!Podcast C10430  Joseph Martin Kraus – SymphoniesBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10430!Podcast C10371  Francesco Durante – Concerti Nos. 1–6BUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10371!Podcast C10444  Jan Ladislav Dussek – Piano ConcertosBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C10444!Podcast C5263  Carneval OrientalBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5263!Podcast C5151  Israel in EgyptBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5151!Podcast Concerto Köln — https://www.concerto-koeln.de/ L’arte del mondo — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/termine Werner Ehrhardt — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/werner-ehrhardt Antonio Salieri - Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - Joseph Martin Kraus - Francesco Durante - Jan Ladislav Dussek - George Frideric Handel - Joseph Haydn - Antonio Vivaldi - Musica Antiqua - Reinhard Goebel - Collegium Aureum - Cappella Coloniensis With:Werner Ehrhardt (conductor), Jens F. Laurson (Journalist), and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingsFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

  8. Jun 5

    Podcast #15: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - The Symphonies

    In their latest Classical Discoveries episode, Jens and Joe explore Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies — works of daring subversion masked as Soviet conformity. From the banned Fourth Symphony to the sardonic Ninth, they reveal how Shostakovich smuggled private rebellion into public music. Featuring the Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln’s powerhouse recordings, this is Soviet‑era genius at its most explosive: “Quiet in person, screaming in music.” 0:20   Introduction1:20   Symphony No. 1 – One of the Best First Symphonies4:30   Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 – To Please the State9:14   Symphony No. 4 – “Muddle Instead of Music”14:03  Overview and Categorisation15:39  Symphony No. 5 – Well‑Behaved and Popular16:38  Symphony No. 7 – And the Fireman18:00  Symphony No. 9 – Light and Simple Classicism21:28  Symphony No. 14 – The Russian Loreley24:17  Symphony No. 15 – Why Wilhelm Tell?26:56  Quiet in Person – Screaming in Music28:12  Symphony No. 15 – The Wagner Quotes29:25  Conclusion C7435  Shostakovich: The SymphoniesBUY/STREAM: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C7435!Podcast Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln Dmitrji Kitajenko Kirill Kondrashin - Solomon Volkov - Serge Prokofiev With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/ ChaptersFeatured RecordingFeatured ArtistsRecommended Persons

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Who needs another Podcast?! Johannes Kernmayer asks and talk about with Journalist Jens F. Laurson about the reasonableness of another Classical Music Podcast. Well, again Capriccio would like to fill the gaps and presents Classical Rarities and their Composers that other ones kept neglecting. Discover high-quality classical music on Capriccio Records! #classical #classicalmusic

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    Capriccio Records | Classical Music Podcast
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    2025 - 2026
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