Classically Speaking
Classically Speaking is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, Classically Speaking is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like Opera Offstage or SOUNDWAVE and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2018-10-01. Since then, a total of 44 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by Classically Speaking.
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With 5 articles published in the last 90 days, Classically Speaking is currently a not very active podcast. "Not very active" does not mean that Classically Speaking 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 Classically Speaking, "Classically Speaking: Leila Adu And The Fierce Guardian Of Compassion", is dated 2021-01-11. By 2020, this podcast had published 21 episodes.
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2021-01-11 11:00:40
Duration (h:m:s): 19:38
While this episode of Classically Speaking was prepared in a tumultuous time, we never could have predicted how many more shocking things would happen before its release. That being said, Leila Adu's Mahakala Oratorio is still the right piece of music for this exact moment. The piece itself is well-timed invocation to a deity whose charge is to protect the good …
2020-12-18 23:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 20:12
From the archive: Perennial holiday favorite The Nutcracker has a special local treatment from Nashville Ballet. This year, as the work makes its local television debut, get behind the scenes with Artistic Director Paul Vasterling.
2020-12-14 09:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 23:18
During the COVID-19 pandemic, singing in large groups has been an off-limits activity. But, King’s College Cambridge has gone to extraordinary lengths to continue its Christmas services safely. Hear from Director of Music Daniel Hyde on how King’s is carrying on through this challenging time. Woven with the choral music that for many of us, has heralded the beginning of …
2020-12-01 13:46:54
Duration (h:m:s): 26:54
As composer Ludwig van Beethoven approaches his semiquincentennial birthday, we’re taking you through all nine of his symphonies. Nashville Symphony conductor Giancarlo Guerrero joins host Colleen Phelps for a quick look at each one, focused on the history and the music itself.
2020-11-16 08:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 21:00
Birthday or not, Beethoven has come up quite often in Classically Speaking. So, in this episode we featured clips from previous conversations. In what turned out to be one of composer Christopher Rouse's last interviews before he died in 2019, Rouse connected the opening of his 5th symphony to Beethoven's 5th. That same short-short-short-long also started Mahler's 5th, a parallel …
2020-10-19 08:00:26
Duration (h:m:s): 22:06
Since they were composed in 1741 JS Bach’s set of pieces known as the Goldberg Variations have been a favored musical puzzle for keyboardists of all varieties. Now musician Parker Ramsay has taken them on as a harpist on his debut album. From rising above the skepticism behind historically informed performance, to his hopes for the future of the instrument itself, and what we …
2020-09-27 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 20:05
If you’ve been riding a wave of insomnia for the last few months, you’re not alone. That’s why pianist Lara Downes put together The Bedtime Sessions, an album of lullabies. This collection of soothing music includes Downes’s signature expansion of the pianistic canon. Including music by Florence Price, William Grant Still, and Leonard Bernstein, all performed by Downes herself, as well …
2020-09-07 10:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 19:07
With a post-coronavirus return to music-making on the horizon for American orchestras, these institutions are bringing a renewed commitment to a healthier and more representative environment. We assembled three of the orchestra world’s superheroes to show us how it’s done. Jeri Lynne Johnson, JoAnn Falletta, and Mei-Ann Chen discussed their hopes and their priorities as their ensembles face the rest …
2020-08-17 10:30:33
Duration (h:m:s): 23:21
Composer Jennifer Higdon has music for just about any ensemble – orchestra, band, opera, choir… you name it. And her catalog of concerti is just as varied. Including her Concerto for Low Brass and Orchestra, the origin of which she describes in this episode of Classically Speaking. She also tells the story behind “Blue Cathedral,” and how she now feels …
2020-08-03 13:43:04
Duration (h:m:s): 22:45
“Romeo and Juliet” is a tale of woe. And actually, so is “La Valse.” Conductor Joann Falletta paired these pieces together for a program of music by Sergei Prokofiev and Maurice Ravel. Two pieces with fascinating history and devastating stories are the subject of this Classically Speaking. Musical performances are by the Buffalo Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, and the Nashville Symphony.Â