Explore the Symphony

By Canada's National Arts Centre

A classical music podcast. Join the National Arts Centre Orchestra's Marjolaine Fournier and one Canada's foremost music journalists, Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer, as they explore the symphonic form fr... more

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The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.

Explore the Symphony episodes:

January 19, 2015 Episode 39: Schumann and the Rhine
Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques reveal Schumann's relationship with the Rhine.
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52min
December 09, 2014 Episode 38: Brahms' Symphonies
In this week’s Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques dig into not one, but all four of Brahms’ symphonies!
Musical Excerpt:

NAC Orchestra

Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Performance date: March 09, 1988

Date composed: 1876
Listen to the entire piece at: nacmusicbox.ca
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50min
October 08, 2014 Episode 37: Hindemith
In this episode of Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques discuss Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith.
Musical excerpts:

Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith

performed by the NAC Orchestra on April 5, 1995.

Available in full on the NACMusicbox.ca
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47min
September 22, 2014 Episode 36: Shakespeare
In this Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine Fournier and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer talk about Shakespeare, Nicolai, Korngold and Mendelssohn.
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43min
May 06, 2014 Episode 35: Fauré
In this episode, Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques delve into Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, once called, “a lullaby of death” and “a Requiem without the Last Judgment” for its gentle nature and sublime choral writing.
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39min
March 20, 2014 Episode 34: Schoenberg
In this Explore the Symphony, Marjolaine Fournier and Jeans-Jacques van Vlasselaer talk about the life of Arnold Schoenberg and his string sextet, Verklärte Nacht.
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41min
February 20, 2014 Episode 33: Bruckner (Symphony no. 2)
Today on Explore the Symphony Marjolaine and Jeans-Jacques discuss Anton Bruckner and his second symphony.
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51min
January 20, 2014 Episode 32: Shostakovich and his 10th Symphony
Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer sit down and discuss Dmitri Shostakovich and his 10th Symphony.
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42min
November 26, 2013 Episode 31: Hector Belioz
Marjolaine and Jean-Jacques van Vlasselaer sit down and discuss Hector Berlioz and his Symphonie Fantastique.
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57min
October 23, 2013 Episode 30: Richard Strauss
Marjolaine Fournier and Dr. Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer dive into the 2013-2014 season with Richard Strauss. They discuss his life, and focus on "Also Sprach Zarathustra", and the suites from "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Die schweigsame Frau".
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45min

FAQs about Explore the Symphony:

How many episodes does Explore the Symphony have?

The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.

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