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Braving the Stave
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- Upbeats: Episode 12 (What's so 'pathétique' about Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony?)
Jon and Haz ask some important questions about Tchaikovsky's final masterpiece, including the origins of the 'pathétique' moniker and why a Colorado conductor got the movements the wrong way round when he performed it. Is that waltz really as 'limping' as they say? How about the legend about the symphony being Tchaikovsky's 'suicide note'? And do you agree that his music is, as one critic put it, 'a veritable orgy of naked feelings?'
Accompanying playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=-WGcX8MsSYmFj2mdXFevYg&utm_source=copy-linkSupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical31 min - Upbeats: Episode 11
Welcome to a new season of Upbeats podcasts, with light-hearted conversations every month about orchestral pieces featured in the St David's Hall programme. This month Jon and Haz talk Sibelius: his 'large, well-shaped sound-receiver' ears, why certain passages make string players' backs ache, 'tapeworm' melodies and how his magnificent second symphony represents a struggle between life and death.
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical43 min - Upbeats: Episode 10 (Music of the Sun)
'In this last instalment of the season, JJ and Haz (despite a bout of Covid) pick a musical sunrise and sunset each, consider how you express light and shade in sound and look forward to the prospect, in the autumn, of doing podcasts while not in pyjamas.'
Accompanying Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=OY3AWmbuQwSXwg22frcOsgSupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical41 min - Upbeats: Episode 9 (Lockdown Lifters)
JJ and Haz share six pieces that have helped them get through lockdown this past year, following three themes: music to help you grieve, music to aid reflection and music to give you hope. Which would your six pieces be?
Accompanying Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=OY3AWmbuQwSXwg22frcOsgSupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical53 min - Upbeats: Episode 8 (Spring)
Playlist available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=OY3AWmbuQwSXwg22frcOsg
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical1 hr 3 min - Upbeats: Episode 7 (Can music be humorous?)
Can Music be Humorous?
Can music make you laugh? JJ and Haz explore ways in which it can, including parodies, false endings, slapstick and mishaps. Strauss' Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks is mined for laughs too.
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical57 min - Upbeats: Episode 6 (All things Welsh)
All things Welsh and Beautiful
Recorded just prior to St David's Day, Haz and JJ enjoy a heartening range of Welsh musical traditions, from Bryn Terfel hitting the high notes to delicate harps and ballads of forbidden love. Calan and Cool Cymru rub shoulders with Grace Williams and Mathias, then there's a survey of one of the ever-popular Sir Karl Jenkins. Hiraeth abounds throughout.
Accompanying playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=c5hwTbrLTlatwxVl1Yw_kASupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical1 hr 7 min - Upbeats: Episode 5 (St Dwynwen/Valentine's Special)
In this St Dwynwen/Valentine's Special, JJ and Haz celebrate music as the supreme language of love. Includes a Rachmaninoff-off, comparisons of the sexiest classical pieces and which wind players would have the best six-pack. The 'stave being braved' this time is the balcony scene from Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Accompanying playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=c5hwTbrLTlatwxVl1Yw_kASupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical1 hr 2 min - Upbeats: Episode 4 (Christmas Special)
'The sweets left at the bottom of the box'
In this bumper Christmas episode, JJ and Haz explore festive pieces that often get overlooked while reflecting on premature descants, Ukranian nationalism, an orchestral musician's essential kit and the perils of pizzicato. The stave to be braved this time is the ballet score to Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker', but expect the unexpected!
Accompanying playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=c5hwTbrLTlatwxVl1Yw_kASupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical1 hr 6 min - Upbeats: Episode 3 (It's not quite Christmas)
The "It's definitely not Christmas yet" one.
JJ and Haz venture into some very chilly winter musical landscapes, ward off the gloom with a risqué viola joke, and brave the stave of Vivaldi's 'Winter' from his Four Seasons, courtesy of a dynamic recording by Dmitri Sinkovsky and La Voce Strumentale.
Accompanying playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IujonLl2lB7bfPzz71U0Z?si=c5hwTbrLTlatwxVl1Yw_kASupport the show
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#classicalmusic #artsactive #drjonathanjames #bravingthestave #musicconversations #funfacts #guestspeakers #cardiff #cardiffclassical46 min
About Braving the Stave
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Hosted by Jonathan James and joined by Angharad Smith, a.k.a ‘JJ & Haz’ , this bubbly duo delve through all music and genres, sharing with you their personal favourite pieces, along with some…
musical jokes that add a playful and informal feel to the podcast. Working as part of Arts Active's Cardiff Classical programme, we run lots of exciting extras alongside it to support the concerts. Check out the Arts Active website for more - www.artsactive.org.uk
Got any comments for JJ and Haz? Email them to [email protected]
Got any comments for JJ and Haz? Email them to [email protected]
Listen to the Braving the Stave playlist here
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Yn cael eu cyflwyno gan Jonathan James, yng nghwmni Angharad Smith, neu ‘JJ a Haz’ fel y’u gelwir, mae’r ddeuawd fyrlymus hon yn pori drwy bob math o gerddoriaeth a genres, gan rannu gyda chi eu hoff ddarnau personol, ynghyd â rhai jôcs cerddorol sy’n ychwanegu teimlad chwareus ac anffurfiol i’r podlediad. Gan weithio fel rhan o'r rhaglen Gyfres Glasurol Actifyddion Artistig, rydym yn cynnal llawer o bethau ychwanegol cyffrous ochr yn ochr ag ef i gefnogi'r cyngherddau. Edrychwch ar wefan Arts Active i gael mwy - www.artsactive.org.uk
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