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Join Alex & Fernando for a "Romantic Music Monday" as they listen to and discuss some of the essential piano concerti from the Romantic Period. Featuring two new segments and some fantastic music, this is not one to miss! This episode includes piano concerti by Delius, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Grieg, and Chopin. 

Recordings included in this episode:

Frederick Delius' Piano Concerto in C Minor, Mvt. I: Moderato 
(Justin Bird, Nick Hersh, IU Adhoc Symphony Orchestra; clip from original recording)
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Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Mvt. II: Adagio sostenuto
(Skidmore College Orchestra/Anthony Holland, conductor; clip from original recording)
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Mvt. I: Allegro
(Ursula Oppens, Barbara Schubert, DuPage Symphony Orchestra; clip from original recording)
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Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Mvt. I: Allegro Molto
(Neal O'Doan, Peter Eros, University of Washington Symphony; clip from original recording)
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Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Mvt. III: Allegro Vivace 
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Intro: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II 
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Outro: Dvorak - Symphony No. 8, Mvt. III 
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Thank You for Listening to Another Episode of The Leading Tone Podcast!

Join Alex & Fernando for a "Romantic Music Monday" as they listen to and discuss some of the essential piano concerti from the Romantic Period. Featuring two new segments and some fantastic music, this is not one to miss! This episode includes piano concerti by Delius, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Grieg, and Chopin. 

Recordings included in this episode:

Frederick Delius' Piano Concerto in C Minor, Mvt. I: Moderato 
(Justin Bird, Nick Hersh, IU Adhoc Symphony Orchestra; clip from original recording)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Mvt. II: Adagio sostenuto
(Skidmore College Orchestra/Anthony Holland, conductor; clip from original recording)
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Mvt. I: Allegro
(Ursula Oppens, Barbara Schubert, DuPage Symphony Orchestra; clip from original recording)
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Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, Mvt. I: Allegro Molto
(Neal O'Doan, Peter Eros, University of Washington Symphony; clip from original recording)
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Frédéric Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Mvt. III: Allegro Vivace 
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Intro: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II 
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Outro: Dvorak - Symphony No. 8, Mvt. III 
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Thank You for Listening to Another Episode of The Leading Tone Podcast!

Alex and Fernando discuss six great film composers, including John Williams, Justin Hurwitz, Elmer Bernstein, Joe Hisaishi, and Ennio Morricone! 

Alex and Fernando discuss six great film composers, including John Williams, Justin Hurwitz, Elmer Bernstein, Joe Hisaishi, and Ennio Morricone! 

The first in an ongoing series where Alex and Fernando explore where to begin with music of the Baroque Period! Listen to great and sometimes overlooked works by Purcell, Telemann, Vivaldi, and more!

Excerpts in this episode include:

Henry Purcell- Abdelazer (II. Rondeau) Carl Pini, John Tunnell, Anthony Pini, Harold Lester (Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

Antonio Vivaldi- Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, The Modena Chamber Orchestra
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George Phillipe Telemann- Partita in Bb Major (VII. Allegro), Telemann Trio
(Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

Johann Sebastian Bach- Violin Partita No. 3 (III. Gavotte en Rondeau) Michael Rondeau
(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Attribution, this work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:15)

Johann Sebastian Bach- Prelude and Fugue in G, Kimiko Ishizaka (Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), this work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:40)

George Friederic Handel- Music for the Royal Fireworks, Leeds Chamber Orchestra
(Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

George Friederic Handel- Zadok the Priest, St Matthew's Concert Choir; Damien Giromella, director
(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) This work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:30)

Thank you for listening to another episode of the Leading Tone Podcast!

The first in an ongoing series where Alex and Fernando explore where to begin with music of the Baroque Period! Listen to great and sometimes overlooked works by Purcell, Telemann, Vivaldi, and more!

Excerpts in this episode include:

Henry Purcell- Abdelazer (II. Rondeau) Carl Pini, John Tunnell, Anthony Pini, Harold Lester (Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

Antonio Vivaldi- Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, The Modena Chamber Orchestra
(Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

George Phillipe Telemann- Partita in Bb Major (VII. Allegro), Telemann Trio
(Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

Johann Sebastian Bach- Violin Partita No. 3 (III. Gavotte en Rondeau) Michael Rondeau
(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Attribution, this work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:15)

Johann Sebastian Bach- Prelude and Fugue in G, Kimiko Ishizaka (Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), this work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:40)

George Friederic Handel- Music for the Royal Fireworks, Leeds Chamber Orchestra
(Public Domain 1.0 This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights)

George Friederic Handel- Zadok the Priest, St Matthew's Concert Choir; Damien Giromella, director
(Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) This work has been cut down in length to approximately 1:30)

Thank you for listening to another episode of the Leading Tone Podcast!

Alex and Fernando discuss composers 11 through 20 on their averaged Top 100 Composers list. This episode includes Prokofiev, Mahler, Bartok, Grainger, Mozart, Copland, Ravel, Scriabin, Elgar, and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Excerpts used in this episode include:

Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83, Mvt. III 
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Mahler - Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I 
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Bartok - Allegro Barbaro 
(Simone Renzi, excerpt cropped from original recording. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.)

Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy, Mvt. IV 
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Mozart - Symphony No. 29, Mvt. I 
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Scriabin - 5 Preludes, Op. 74 V. Fier, belliqueux
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Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Festival Overture 
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Intro: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II 
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Outro: Dvorak - Symphony No. 8, Mvt. III 
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Alex and Fernando discuss composers 11 through 20 on their averaged Top 100 Composers list. This episode includes Prokofiev, Mahler, Bartok, Grainger, Mozart, Copland, Ravel, Scriabin, Elgar, and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Excerpts used in this episode include:

Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83, Mvt. III 
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Mahler - Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I 
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Bartok - Allegro Barbaro 
(Simone Renzi, excerpt cropped from original recording. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.)

Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy, Mvt. IV 
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Mozart - Symphony No. 29, Mvt. I 
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Scriabin - 5 Preludes, Op. 74 V. Fier, belliqueux
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Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Festival Overture 
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Intro: Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II 
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Outro: Dvorak - Symphony No. 8, Mvt. III 
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Fernando and Alex dive into the world of jazz with an in-depth analysis of two icons: Miles Davis and John Coltrane!

Fernando and Alex dive into the world of jazz with an in-depth analysis of two icons: Miles Davis and John Coltrane!