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 BBC Music Magazine or 1 Track Podcast and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2019-06-18. Since then, a total of 36 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott.
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2021-05-31 21:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 44:26
In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott explores one of the landmarks of 20th century piano music in Claude Debussy's Preludes. Following the tradition laid down by JS Bach and Chopin (among others), Debussy wrote a set of 24 preludes (across two books of twelve), but the stress on them wasn't so much key as it was colour, expression …
2021-05-12 21:01:00
Duration (h:m:s): 47:45
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores one of the last of the German Romantic composers, Richard Strauss, who is today remembered primarily for creating stunning works in two genres: orchestral tone poems and operas. Yet Strauss should be remembered just as much for his creation of music in another genre, because he took up the challenge of …
2021-04-21 07:11:48
Duration (h:m:s): 43:38
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores another chapter in the extraordinary creative output of Ludwig van Beethoven: his piano concertos. Beethoven revolutionised the way composers composed, and the way performers performed. Today, it is easily forgotten that Beethoven's piano concertos were written for himself to display both his compositional and pianistic capabilities. This episode of Classics …
2021-03-30 20:01:57
Duration (h:m:s): 53:15
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott explores one of the mightiest works for the keyboard: Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'. Today, it stands alongside the St Matthew Passion, the Mass in B minor, The Art of Fugue and the Musical Offering as an eternal musical monument. This episode features four different recordings, headed by Lang Lang's …
2021-02-06 20:00:54
Duration (h:m:s): 47:03
This episode of Classics Unlocked delves into some rather recent piano music, from one of the most famous of all contemporary composers. Philip Glass is considered one of the founding fathers of the movement known as ‘Minimalism’. Graham Abbott explores one particular aspect of Glass’s canon – his Études for solo piano, using the 2017 Deutsche Grammophon album from Icelandic …
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, …