Professor Carol

Professor Carol

By Carol ReynoldsArtsMusicPerforming Arts
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Professor Carol episodes

  • 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).

    11 min
  • 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)

    17 min
  • 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.

    14 min
  • 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.

    17 min

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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…