Listening to The Works

Listening to The Works

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  • 67: Sorry It's Late

    Welcome to Week 67 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Bernstein, Tye, Grieg, Reich, and Coltrane.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    19 min
  • 66: A Major A Minor Concerto

    Welcome to Week 66 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Monteverdi, Mozart, Schumann, Foss, Tan Dun, and Coltrane.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    31 min
  • 65: Rock and Renaissance

    Welcome to Week 65 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Byrd, Rameau, Mendelssohn, Sessions and the Beatles, and previews the music for the coming week.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    46 min
  • 64: Will You Still Need Me?

    Welcome to Week 64 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Lutoslawski, and the Beatles.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    30 min
  • 63: Related Pieces

    Welcome to Week 63 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Taverner, Byrd, Franck, Shostakovich, and Armstrong (and Ellington). 

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    15 min
  • 62: Drop the Needle!

    Welcome to Week 62 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Ussachevsky and Luening, and Armstrong.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    16 min
  • 61: Brief Memories

    Welcome to Week 61 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Beethoven, Bizet, Ravel, and the Beatles.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    12 min
  • 60: What's Wrong with Symphonies?

    Welcome to Week 60 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces by Mozart, Grieg, Rihm, and the Beatles.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    15 min
  • 59: Lots of Strings

    Welcome to Week 59 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces (mostly for strings) by Beethoven, Dvorak, Shapey, Rihm, and Armstrong.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    12 min
  • 58: Tours de Force

    Welcome to Week 58 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!

    In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews last week's pieces and talks about the difficulty of selecting the essential masterworks of a jazz artist before the LP era.

    The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.

    Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com

    28 min

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Listening to The Works - the great music of the Western world! This is a 10-year project to study the masterpieces in all eras of classical, jazz, and rock.