Braving the Stave
Braving the Stave is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, Braving the Stave is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like MOZART - BEETHOVEN yMAS - OCTAVIO CHOY or Surviving Classical Music and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2020-04-22. Since then, a total of 20 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by Braving the Stave.
Braving the Stave activity
With 3 articles published in the last 90 days, Braving the Stave is currently a not very active podcast. "Not very active" does not mean that Braving the Stave is less interesting than another more prolific source. Each media follows a specific editorial line, recording and broadcasting according to its own rhythm.
This editorial activity is slowing down compared to the previous period.
The last episode in Braving the Stave, "Upbeats: Episode 4 (Christmas Special)", is dated 2020-12-20. By 2020, this podcast had published 20 episodes.
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2020-12-20 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:05:14
'The sweets left at the bottom of the box' In this bumper Christmas episode, JJ and Haz explore festive pieces that often get overlooked while reflecting on premature descants, Ukranian nationalism, an orchestral musician's essential kit and the perils of pizzicato. The stave to be braved this time is the ballet score to Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker', but expect the unexpected!Accompanying …
2020-12-05 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 45:04
The "It's definitely not Christmas yet" one.JJ and Haz venture into some very chilly winter musical landscapes, ward off the gloom with a risqué viola joke, and brave the stave of Vivaldi's 'Winter' from his Four Seasons, courtesy of a dynamic recording by Dmitri Sinkovsky and La Voce Strumentale. Accompanying playlist: ici Support the show (ici
2020-11-07 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 28:49
Upbeats goes to the dark side in a Halloween special In this second Upbeats episode, JJ and Haz ask what makes scary music scary, listen to diabolical instruments and marvel at the many versions of 'Night on a Bare Mountain.' And there's even a creepy viola joke!Accompanying Playlist: ici Support the show (ici …
2020-10-03 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 38:17
Upbeats Classical musings with JJ and Haz (Jonathan James and Angharad Smith). In this pilot episode, Jonathan James and Angharad Smith get to know each other, try unsuccessfully to avoid viola jokes and, with some trepidation, scale the modernist mountain that is Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Support the show (ici
2020-10-03 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 38:17
Upbeats Classical musings with JJ and Haz (Jonathan James and Angharad Smith). In this pilot episode, Jonathan James and Angharad Thomas get to know each other, try unsuccessfully to avoid viola jokes and, with some trepidation, scale the modernist mountain that is Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Support the show (ici
2020-08-22 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 23:34
Jonathan is joined by conductor Jessica Cottis to discuss the ambitious vision of nature and humanity coming together in Mahler's third symphony, bringing this series of podcasts to a very grand close. Jessica, it turns out, is a real lover of nature and of butterflies in particular. For her this is one of the finest symphonies ever written. Support the …
2020-08-15 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 17:00
Jonathan James and photographer Molly Hollman chat about the deeply inspiring and romantic worlds of moonlight and sunrise in this week's podcast, comparing how they are treated in visual art and music and dipping into works by Field, Chopin, Debussy and Nielsen as they go.Molly Hollman website: mollyhollman.myportfolio.com Support the show (ici
2020-08-15 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 17:00
Jonathan James and photographer Molly Hollman chat about the deeply inspiring and romantic worlds of moonlight and sunrise in this week's podcast, comparing how they are treated in visual art and music and dipping into works by Field, Chopin, Debussy and Nielsen as they go.Molly Hollman website:Â mollyhollman.myportfolio.com Support the show (ici
2020-08-01 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 18:58
Music and the Sea For a composer, the sea is an obvious source of inspiration. The waves, the calm, the depths and the surface, all of these invite a musical response. Jonathan James takes to the coast to see how composers from Telemann to Britten represent the ocean in all its colours and complexity. This week he's accompanied by Sarah …
2020-07-25 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:48
Music and StormsComposers have always enjoyed whipping up a storm. Baroque theatre was the perfect crucible, and as the orchestra grew larger and mightier through the centuries, so the storms got more and more ferocious. Jonathan James ventures in the eye of various musical storms and compares them to the actual thing, in conversation with Sound Artist, Jay Richardson. Jay …