Tim The Composer

Tim Benjamin
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Join composer Tim Benjamin as he reveals the untold stories behind history's greatest music. From the earliest notation of medieval times to Beethoven's musical revolution, from Shostakovich's struggles under Stalin through to composers of the present day, discover the political intrigue, personal struggles, and creative risks that shaped 1000 years of music. Each episode focuses on a single work, exploring what moved the composer to write what they did. No musical knowledge required - just curiosity about the extraordinary human stories behind immortal art. Literate music from the inside out.

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  1. 1월 24일

    5: Farewell

    Episode 5 of Tim The Composer's podcast tells the story of Haydn's Symphony No. 45, the "Farewell". Tim explores how a group of homesick musicians, stranded at a remote Hungarian palace by their fabulously wealthy employer Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, turned to their Kapellmeister for help. Haydn's response was a symphony in an impossible key, ending with musicians walking off stage one by one, extinguishing their candles as they went. It worked: the court departed the next day. Spotify Playlist for Episode 5: Farewell

    58분

  2. 2025. 09. 27.

    4: Orfeo

    Episode 4 of Tim The Composer's podcast is all about Monteverdi's opera, Orfeo, one of the very earliest of all operas. Tim discovers the fascinating story behind the opera's creation, exploring how and why Monteverdi and his collaborator Striggio ended up picking on this story in particular and creating this new artform, and the background in the Duchy of Mantua and the influence of the remarkable House of Gonzaga. Spotify Playlist for Episode 4: Orfeo

    1시간 12분

  3. 2025. 08. 03.

    3. Ut

    In Episode 3 of Tim the Composer's Podcast, Tim goes back to the earliest origins of reliably written music, and talks about Guido d'Arezzo, his life, and his solutions to the problem of writing down music such that it can be reconstructed precisely years, decades, or centuries later. Tim also discovers a number of surprising and entertaining connections between Guido d'Arezzo and the musical film "The Sound of Music"! Spotify Playlist for Episode 3: Ut

    55분

  4. 2025. 07. 13.

    2. Tempered

    In Episode 2 of Tim the Composer's Podcast, Tim looks at J.S. Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier". He explains what both "well-tempered" and "clavier" mean precisely, and then explores the music itself in the dramatic context of Bach’s life at around the time of the music’s composition. Spotify Playlist for Episode 2: Tempered

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  5. 2025. 07. 13.

    1. First

    In this first episode of Tim the Composer’s Podcast, Tim explores Beethoven’s First Symphony. The story starts as Beethoven leaves home in Bonn for a new life in Vienna and his friends give him a send-off, and ends 8 years later with the first performance there of his first symphony - a revolutionary moment in music! Spotify Playlist for Episode 1: First

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  6. 2025. 07. 13.

    0. Intro

    In Episode 0 of Tim The Composer's Podcast, Tim introduces the podcast and explains what it's all about, including why he doesn’t call it "classical" music!

    13분

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Join composer Tim Benjamin as he reveals the untold stories behind history's greatest music. From the earliest notation of medieval times to Beethoven's musical revolution, from Shostakovich's struggles under Stalin through to composers of the present day, discover the political intrigue, personal struggles, and creative risks that shaped 1000 years of music. Each episode focuses on a single work, exploring what moved the composer to write what they did. No musical knowledge required - just curiosity about the extraordinary human stories behind immortal art. Literate music from the inside out.

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    Tim Benjamin
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    2025년 - 2026년
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