The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Podcast

Join WETA hosts David Ginder and Marilyn Cooley for a look at Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. New this weekend, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra returns to 91.5 FM WBJC radio for a special celebration of Music Director Marin Alsop with BSO Encore, Powered by PNC! The broadcast at 1 pm on Sunday, March 7 will include all of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. Listen and learn more at BSOmusic.org/Encore.

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

Join WETA hosts David Ginder and Marilyn Cooley for a look at Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. The work was written when he was 19 and only a few months after his second violin concerto. Listen as Ginder and Cooley discuss the ways in which this concerto exemplifies Mozart's growth when compared to his earlier concertos as he provides more equal weight to soloist and orchestra.

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

Join WETA hosts David Ginder and Marilyn Cooley as they discuss Walton's Violin Concerto, a work commissioned by famed violinist Jascha Heifetz. In addition to discussing the structure and themes of the piece, listen to find out the role a tarantula played during the composition of the piece. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

Join hosts Nicole Lacroix and Bill Bukowski as they discuss Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat Major, a work that showcases the versatility of the clarinet as melancholic, triumphant, and playful. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2017-18 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

In this week's episode join Nicole Lacroix and Bill Bukowski and learn about Les préludes by Franz Liszt and how he pioneered the tone poem.

This podcast was originally released in the 2017-18 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

Although it is one of Mozart's most popular works, not much is known about Eine kleine Nachtmusic. In this episode, WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky shares some of the interesting details that are known about the work and then dives into a more in depth discussion of the movements and themes of the piece. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2017-18 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions. To hear a work by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges who was a contemporary of Mozart, tune into the episode Forgotten Voices. 

In today's Baltimore Symphony Orchestra podcast join WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky for a look at Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Jonathan discusses that, although Tchaikovsky was a phenomenally successful composer, he was often his own worst critic felt he had to prove himself with each new piece. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2017-18 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.

In today's Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Podcast, WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky shares the many difficulties Rachmaninoff faced after the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony, and how out of this time of depression he composed his Piano Concerto No. 2.

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions. 

In this podcast from the BSO, WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky discusses Ravel's Tzigane, a work dedicated to Hungarian violinist Jelly d'Arányi. Learn how violinists use double stops, harmonics and more in this phenomenal work for violin and orchestra.

Hear Ravel's Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Orchestra in Ripple Effect, episode 10 of BSO Sessions. Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore all the offerings of the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

In this first episode of the new year, join WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky for an insightful look at Stravinsky's Petrushka which premiered in 1911 and was written for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. 

This podcast was originally released in the 2016-17 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage to explore the BSO's digital concert series, BSO Sessions.