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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. Aug 14

    Podcast #25 : Aribert Reimann: Unlocking Modern Music

    Is modern classical music “ugly”? Why does contemporary classical music often feel challenging—and is it worth the effort to listen? In this episode, Jens and Joe dive into the world of modern classical music through Aribert Reimann, one of the most distinctive contemporary composers. Using his re-scoring of Mendelssohn’s Songs for String Quartet as a starting point, they explore how classical masterpieces are reimagined today, and what this means for listeners navigating “difficult” or avant-garde repertoire. From questions of musical taste to the value of engaging with unfamiliar sounds, this conversation offers insight into why contemporary classical music matters—and how to approach it with open ears. Chapters 0:22 Introduction1:07 A modern clothing for Mendelssohn3:58 Why listen to modern music?6:06 "...or does it mean death?" (1996) (1)7:52 Recomposing Classical Masters10:18 The Award disaster12:09 It's all a question of taste21:32 "...or does it mean death?" (2)22:23 Do I have to like that?25:47 Ollea (2006)28:58 Cantus (2005) – Conclusion Featured Recordings 💿 C71090 Aribert Reimann – "...or does it mean death?"Discover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C71090!Podcast 💿 C5020 Aribert Reimann – Cantus / Ollea / AriettaDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5020!Podcast Featured Artists Christine SchäferPetersen QuartettMojca Erdmann: https://www.mojcaerdmann.com/Jörg Widmann: https://www.joergwidmann.com/ Recommend Persons Aribert ReimannLuciano BerioBéla BartókMark RothkoJackson Pollock YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CapriccioRecordsFacebook: facebook.com/capricciorecords/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRecWebsite: http://capriccio.at/

  2. Aug 8

    Podcast #24: BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ: The Symphonies

    In this episode, Jens and Joe turn to Bohuslav Martinů, focusing on his six symphonies — works that sound “American” in spirit even though their composer was born in a Czech church tower. Written in the U.S. for the great American orchestras, these scores show how the former “lazy boy” from rural Bohemia came to write some of the most compelling symphonic music of mid‑20th‑century America.Chapters 0:22   Introduction1:12   A Bird’s‑Eye View3:05   Biographical Notes6:31   An American Chapter: The Symphonies9:25   The Recording Session13:06   Almost Conventional?15:07  Symphony No. 2 (1943)16:42  Memorial to Lidice (1943) – Symphony No. 3 (1944)20:21  Symphony No. 4 (1945)22:10  Comeback to Europe24:32  Symphony No. 6 (1954)27:33  Different in Style29:18  Conclusion Featured Recordings C5320  Bohuslav Martinů – The SymphoniesDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C5320!Podcast C71053  Bohuslav Martinů – Lidice / ConcertosDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C71053!PodcastFeatured Artists Cornelius Meister James Conlon ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln Recommended Persons Antonín Dvořák - Josef Suk - Leoš Janáček 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/

  3. Jul 31

    Episode #23 : CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH: Passion and Easter Music

    You’ve heard of Johann Sebastian, but it’s Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach — the second‑oldest Bach son — who offers some of the richest, most expressive sacred and Passion‑season music of the late 18th century. In this episode, Jens and Joe re‑center C.P.E. Bach himself, using his sacred works and Passions not as seasonal novelties but as a window into the Galant style and the emotional world of the composer who bridged Baroque and Classical. Chapters 0:22   Introduction1:29   The Who’s Who of the Bach Family7:45   God has raised the Lord, Wq 2449:42   C.P.E. Bach and the Galant Period17:06  The Passions – St. John Passion (1772)19:51  Father and Son – Their Arias furiosa21:55  Composers of the Galant Period22:27  Der Herr lebet, Wq 251 – Mozart?25:21  The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus, Wq 24027:30  You Have to Have the Style Down28:39  Conclusion Featured Recordings & Artists C7221  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Sacred Music (5CD)Discover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C7221!Podcast C60103  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – St. John PassionDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60103!Podcast C60132  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – St. Mark’s PassionDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60132!Podcast C60113  Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – St. Matthew PassionDiscover now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/C60113!Podcast Christoph Prègardien — https://pregardien.com/en/ Barbara Schlick Rheinische Kantorei — http://www.daskleinekonzert.de/ Das Kleine Konzert — http://www.daskleinekonzert.de/ Capriccio Basel Hermann Max — http://www.daskleinekonzert.de/englisch/hermann_max.html Charles Burney - Johann Sebastian Bach - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Philipp Telemann With:Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer) Follow Capriccio Records► YouTube Channel► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capricciorecords/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capricciorec/► Twitter: https://twitter.com/CapriccioRec► Learn more: http://capriccio.at/

  4. Jul 24

    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/

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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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
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
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