Listening to The Works

By Nate Brown

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.

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How many episodes does Listening to The Works have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Listening to The Works episodes:

February 11, 2026 Week 33: Recordings and Performances
Welcome to Week 33 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 discusses the issues with listening to recordings of pieces written for live performance.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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25min
February 05, 2026 Week 32: Eighteenth-Century Aftertouch
Welcome to Week 32 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 Dowland, Schubert, C.P.E. Bach, Villa-Lobos, and Monk.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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19min
January 28, 2026 Week 31: Death and the Maiden
Welcome to Week 31 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 Glass, Schubert, Scarlatti and Monk.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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18min
January 21, 2026 Week 30: A Lot of Short Pieces
Welcome to Week 30 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 Mahler, Feldman, Wagner and the Velvet Underground, and previews the playlist for the coming week.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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34min
January 15, 2026 Week 29: Happy Birthday, Morton Feldman
Welcome to Week 29 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!
In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews the pieces from the last 3 weeks of the project.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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44min
December 24, 2025 Week 26: The Podcast Is Back!
Welcome to Week 26 of The Works, a 10-year project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World!
In this episode, host Nate Brown reviews the pieces from the last 3 weeks.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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30min
December 03, 2025 Week 23: Monophony and Mahler (and Mothers)
Welcome to Week 23 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 Mahler, Telemann, Zappa, Hindemith, and anonymous composers of Gregorian chant.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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18min
November 25, 2025 Week 22: Where Jazz and Classical Meet
Welcome to Week 22 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 Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Chopin, Schuller, and Ellington.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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24min
November 18, 2025 Week 21: What is a Monodrama?
Welcome to Week 21 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, Schubert, Schoenberg, Satie, and Tim Buckley.
The coming week's pieces are found on this Spotify playlist.
Show notes are at www.natebrownmusic.com
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32min
November 10, 2025 Week 20: That's a Wrap on Boulez
It's Week 20 of The Works, a project to listen to the Great Music of the Western World in 10 years.
The playlist for the coming week is here on Spotify.
Show notes are at natebrownmusic.com
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18min

FAQs about Listening to The Works:

How many episodes does Listening to The Works have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.