CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC

By Cacophony - Steve Thomas

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: aski... more

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How many episodes does CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC have?

The podcast currently has 248 episodes available.

CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC episodes:

May 14, 2019 Gardens of Discovery 1 - Debussy: Pagodas
Five pieces (six actually) inspired and influenced by nature and the East.
When the organisers of the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889 invited gamelan players from Indonesia they introduced French composers to a whole world of new and exciting possibilities and a new direction in music.
Debussy led the way and his piano pieces Pagodas and Gardens in the rain are fabulous pieces of aural picture painting.
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15min
May 14, 2019 Gardens of Discovery 1 - Debussy: Pagodas
Five pieces (six actually) inspired and influenced by nature and the East.
When the organisers of the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889 invited gamelan players from Indonesia they introduced French composers to a whole world of new and exciting possibilities and a new direction in music.
Debussy led the way and his piano pieces Pagodas and Gardens in the rain are fabulous pieces of aural picture painting.
...more
15min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [1/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
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26min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [1/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
...more
26min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [2/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
...more
10min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [2/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
...more
10min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [3/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
...more
10min
May 14, 2019 Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [3/3]
Dmitri Shostakovich tries to speak the truth about the grim reality of life in 1930s Russia, whilst at the same time giving the authorities the upbeat, cheery music they wanted. An impossible task? [3 parts]
...more
10min
May 14, 2019 Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [1/4]
Schubert wrote some great music that hardly any of us know. In his penultimate Piano Sonata we eavesdrop on his search for answers and acceptance. [4 Parts]
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21min
May 14, 2019 Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [1/4]
Schubert wrote some great music that hardly any of us know. In his penultimate Piano Sonata we eavesdrop on his search for answers and acceptance. [4 Parts]
...more
21min

FAQs about CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC:

How many episodes does CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC have?

The podcast currently has 248 episodes available.