Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott
Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like With One Accord or SCMS: Classical Conversation Podcast and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2019-06-18. Since then, a total of 31 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott.
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The last episode in Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott, "Tchaikovsky's Solo Piano Music", is dated 2020-12-01. By 2020, this podcast had published 13 episodes.
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2020-12-01 19:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 48:36
In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott looks at the solo piano music of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky. Best known for his dramatic symphonies, ballets and concertos, Tchaikovsky wrote a plethora of smaller works which rarely see the light of day. Thanks to a recording project from Decca pianist Valentina Lisitsa, Graham shines the torch on the many beautiful pieces …
2020-10-20 08:00:13
Duration (h:m:s): 46:05
In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott unlocks the enormous orchestral output of Johannes Brahms – works which look simultaneously  backwards and forwards, in the sense that they say something truly new for their times and in the sense that they provide a new foundation of their own for composers who followed. This episode featured …
2020-09-07 23:38:29
Duration (h:m:s): 49:23
In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott explores the piano music of Béla Bartók. His music was, by and large, influenced by his researches into folk music traditions, but he also wrote works with starkly modernist characteristics. He was not only one of the great composers and music educators of the 20th century, but also one of its great …
2020-05-12 22:02:00
Duration (h:m:s): 40:52
In this episode, Graham Abbott completes his journey dissecting the 32 published piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven by examining those classified as being written in his 'late' period, with specific attention paid to the composer's use of harmony and fugal structures. This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recording: BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Sonatas Wilhelm Kempff, …
2020-05-12 22:02:00
Duration (h:m:s): 40:52
In this episode, Graham Abbott completes his journey dissecting the 32 published piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven by examining those classified as being written in his 'late' period, with specific attention paid to the composer's use of harmony and fugal structures. This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recording: BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Sonatas Wilhelm Kempff, …
2020-04-09 21:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 47:31
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott provides an introduction to the two completed concertos by Sir Edward Elgar. Mention 'Elgar' and 'concerto' in the same sentence, and the chances are the piece that will come to mind will be his famous Cello Concerto from 1919; however Elgar also completed a magnificent, grand concerto for solo violin, composed a …
2020-04-09 21:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 47:31
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott provides an introduction to the two completed concertos by Sir Edward Elgar. Mention 'Elgar' and 'concerto' in the same sentence, and the chances are the piece that will come to mind will be his famous Cello Concerto from 1919; however Elgar also completed a magnificent, grand concerto for solo violin, composed a …
2020-03-02 21:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 43:56
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott discusses the middle piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven - a creative phase in which the composer breaks away from the classical model. This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recording: BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Sonatas Wilhelm Kempff, piano Deutsche Grammophon 483 7429 (8-CD + Bluray) DISCOVER:
2020-03-02 21:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 43:56
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott discusses the middle piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven - a creative phase in which the composer breaks away from the classical model. This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recording: BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Sonatas Wilhelm Kempff, piano Deutsche Grammophon 483 7429 (8-CD + Bluray) DISCOVER:
2020-02-04 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 46:04
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores one of Giuseppe Verdi's – indeed one of all opera's – most popular creations: his La traviata from 1853. This episode uses the legendary recording from 1977, featuring Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo and Sherrill Milnes, with the Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Carlos Kleiber. Deutsche Grammophon 479 7287 …