A bumper music history episode this week, as I firstly explore the Vienna Philharmonic's shockingly dark Nazi past, as well as there racist and sexist present.

The second half uses the two extremes of Belfast adjectives, Shite and Class, to analyse Johann II and Richard Strauss. Looking at both of them, I compare their lives, their music and their respective links to the Nazi Party.

I round up with a delicious recording of some flute Strauss, all whilst sipping on an Irn Bru.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Why the Nazi's?

5:58 - The Nazi Philharmonic Orchestra

23:18 - The Sh*te Strauss

30:00 - The Class Strauss

35:00 - Strauss Flute Recordings

41:29 - Jimmy Galway playing Salomé

42:45 - An apology (to my grandmother, mainly)

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