Professor Carol

By Carol Reynolds

Professor Carol mixes humor with history to bring you this entertaining series about music. From concerts, opera, and composers, to folk song collectors and singing parrots, Professor Carol tells it ... more

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The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

Professor Carol episodes:

September 25, 2006 The Story Behind the Chopin Ballades
A ballad tells a story, and this popular literary form was
appropriated by Romantic composers into songs. Carol explains how the
ballad was transformed by Chopin into solo piano works.

Works Discussed: Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F Minor; Chopin, Impromptu No. 2; Schiller, Der Taucher (The Diver).

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11min
September 25, 2006 The Taste of Mozart
Carol discusses
Jeffrey Kahane's performance with the Fort Worth Symphony, performance
practices of piano concertos in Mozart's time, cadenzas, and how
stylistic conventions of the Classical era affected the ability of one
person to take the dual role of soloist and conductor.

Works Discussed: Mozart, Overture to The Magic Flute; Mozart, Piano Concert No. 24 in C Minor (K. 491)

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17min
September 20, 2006 Dancing Up a Storm
Professor Carol explains various uses of dance forms: the light-hearted
dances used by Rossini to strike a contrast with the serious dramatic
action of William Tell, the tango combined by David Mackey with machine
music, and the Renaissance dance forms comprising Susato's Danserye.

Works Discussed: Rossini, William Tell; Mackey, Redline Tango; Honegger, Pacific 231; Susato, The Danserye.

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14min
August 20, 2006 Getting To Know the Dallas Wind Symphony
The Dallas Wind
Symphony is the leading professional civilian band in the United
States. Professor Carol interviews one of the ensemble's saxophonists,
David Lovrien, about Sousa, the DWS web site, podcasting, playing under
Maestro Jerry Junkin, and more.

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17min

FAQs about Professor Carol:

How many episodes does Professor Carol have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.