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A review of new releases by labels from Eastern Europe and America. Expect a mix of Early Music down the multi-styles of Classical music through the decades, alongside Jazz and Rock to the musicians ... more
FAQs about Classic Music Podcast:How many episodes does Classic Music Podcast have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.
July 31, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 10 - Monteux in San FranciscoConductor Pierre Monteux (1875 - 1964) had an extraordinary musical life. In this episode, Laurence Lewis concentrates on the years he worked as conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Playing Time: 12.20 mins....more13minPlay
June 30, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 9 - Five Fantastic, Fantastic'sIn which Laurence Lewis enters the drug filled world of Hector Berlioz to highlight five very different versions of his Symphonie Fantastique. NOTE: This is not a record review! Playing Time: 11.09 mins....more12minPlay
June 04, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 8 - Remembering Lucia PoppSoprano, Lucia Popp, lit up the operatic world with her performances as Mozart's Queen of the NIght. In 1993 she died aged 54. Laurence Lewis remembers her with recordings of Mozart, Dvorak, Puccini, Lehar and more. Playing Time: 15.15 mins....more16minPlay
April 30, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 5 - Behind the Microphone with John CulshawLaurence Lewis explores the early years of legendary Classical recordings producer, John Culshaw. Featuring music by Grace Williams, Aaron Copland, Ernest Bloch, Verdi, and highlighting musicians Kathleen Ferrier and Georg Solti. Playing Time: 15.46 mins....more16minPlay
March 31, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 4 - Who Was Dinu Lipatti?Laurence Lewis asks the question "Who Was Dinu Lipatti" the legendary pianist who died in 1950, and whose small recorded legacy has never been out of the record catalogues. Includes music by Chopin, Ravel and Bach. Playing Time: 20.17 mins....more21minPlay
March 01, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 3 - A Pile of PlanetsIn a conducting career spanning more than sixty years, Sir Adrian Boult not only conducted the premiere, but made at least five commercial recordings of Gustav Holst's suite The Planets. Laurence Lewis looks back at these, placing them in the context of Boult's recorded legacy. Playting Time: 15.02 mins....more16minPlay
February 01, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 2 - A Tale of Two ExhibitionsFrom the dawn of the LP and Hi-Fi, Laurence Lewis revisits 1951 and two recordings of Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition conducted by Rafael Kubelik and Guido Cantelli. Total P.laying Time: 17.18 mins. ...more18minPlay
January 01, 2025Classic Music Podcast - Episode 1 - Smetana and KubelikEpisode 1 of our new series continues an interrupted celebration of composer Bedrich Smetana's bi-centenary and his association with conductor Rafael Kubelik. Playing Time: 6.06 mins....more7minPlay
March 30, 2024Classic Music Podcast - April 2024Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora, the Zelenka Experts, return, on Czech label Nibiru, with a new selection of his music that includes his magnificent Te Deum, ZWV 145. In our Historical stream, Laurence Lewis celebrates the bi-centenary of composer Bedrich Smetana and conductor Rafael Kubelik's unique association with his symphonic cycle Ma Vlast. Total Playing Time: 11.02 mins....more12minPlay
February 28, 2024Classic Music Podcast - March 2024Laurence Lewis introduces Pavlik Records star violinist, Milan Pala, performing music by Lithuanian composer Bronius Kutavicius and Slovakian composer Roman Berger on two new releases. In our Historic stream, there's Mendelssohn and Widor played on spectacular organ recordings dating back to 1926! Playing Time: 9.30 mins....more10minPlay
FAQs about Classic Music Podcast:How many episodes does Classic Music Podcast have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.