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Welcome to Music Perspectives, the classical music podcast. We'll listen to sound clips, and talk with musicians and other music experts about the history and creation of some of the world's best music.


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Mozart Mania; Symphonies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 41 symphonies, but the ones he wrote during the last decade of his life contain some of his most memorable melodies. Join us today as we listen to sound clips from his last four symphonies, three of which were written in the summer of 1788. Listener alert!!! Changes to this blogpage and podacst are on the way. Please be patient as we work out the kinks.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the r...

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[ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:18:47 -0600 ]


Mozart's Operas
Like his symphony and concerto catologues, Mozart's operas are considered among the finest ever written. On today's podcast, we discuss the evolution of opera through up to Mozart's time, and discuss Mozart's collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 14:05Size: 12.9mb...

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[ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:13:01 -0600 ]


Mozart Mania; Concertos
Welcome to a month-long tribute to the classical era's most revered composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Join us this week as we take a look at his masterful concertos, and discuss Mozart's motivations for composing 15 piano concertos over a four year period.Listener alert!!! Changes to this blogpage and podacst are on the way. Please be patient as we work out the kinks.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may al...

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[ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:12:15 -0600 ]


Vivaldi's Winter, Largo Movement
Yes the weather outside is indeed frightful, so we'll dedicate this week's show to Antonio Vivaldi's Winter Concerto from The Four Seasons. Join us as we discuss the current popularity of the famous concertos, and elements of the work that showed Vivaldi was musically ahead of his time. Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 10:38 S...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:53:53 -0600 ]


Vivaldi's Winter, Largo Movement
Yes the weather outside is indeed frightful, so we'll dedicate this week's show to Antonio Vivaldi's Winter Concerto from The Four Seasons. Join us as we discuss the current popularity of the famous concertos, and elements of the work that showed Vivaldi was musically ahead of his time. Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 10:38 S...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:53:53 -0500 ]


A Casual Classical Friday
It's a casual, classical, Friday, as I move away from a scripted show and "wing it" for the first time. You'll hear some interesting facts about the listenership, and a plea for comments, guests, and e-mail feedback. In addition, we'll listen to a few music clips, and I'll discuss the show schedule for the next few months.Follow these links to listen to, and watch, other podcasts mentioned in the show:Daily Source CodeMacCastPop Goes the CultureCovervilleWinecastThe Nashville Nobody KnowsRocketb...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:35:22 -0600 ]


The Music of Johannes Brahms
A special welcome to BSR members!!! Enjoy the podcast!German composer month concludes with a look at the composer who felt the weight of the great composers who came before him. Brahms composed in a Romantic style, but under classical conventions at a time when other composers were more forward-thinking in their work. Join us as we examine Brahms' interaction with other composers of his day, and listen to sound clips from his first symphony, and Hungarian dances.Click on the title of this post ...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:33:53 -0600 ]


The Music of Johannes Brahms
A special welcome to BSR members!!! Enjoy the podcast!German composer month concludes with a look at the composer who felt the weight of the great composers who came before him. Brahms composed in a Romantic style, but under classical conventions at a time when other composers were more forward-thinking in their work. Join us as we examine Brahms' interaction with other composers of his day, and listen to sound clips from his first symphony, and Hungarian dances.Click on the title of this post ...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:33:53 -0500 ]


Orchestral Marches II: March Slave
We open the month of December with a look at March Slave, written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Join us as we discuss the historical events that inspired this piece, the nationalistic tunes used as melodies, and its relationship with the Russian composer's famous 1812 Overture.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 11:37Size: 10.7mb...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:28:18 -0500 ]


Orchestral Marches II: March Slave
We open the month of December with a look at March Slave, written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Join us as we discuss the historical events that inspired this piece, the nationalistic tunes used as melodies, and its relationship with the Russian composer's famous 1812 Overture.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right. Time: 11:37Size: 10.7mb...

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[ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:28:18 -0500 ]


Opera favorites of George Frideric Handel
Even though he is more famous for his oratorio and instrumental, German composer George Frideric Handel's life passion was opera. Join us as we begin German Composers Month with a short look at the life of this German-born composer who spent most of his life in London.Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser, or, see the subscription information on the right. You may also subscribe to this podcast by e-mail using the link on the right.Time: 12:05Size: 13.9 mb...

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[ Sun, 06 Nov 2005 05:00:00 -0600 ]


The Role of the Conductor in an Opera
Have you ever wondered what an opera conductor doesbeforehe waves his arms with his back to the audience for 2 1/2 hours?Join us as we speak with Peter Szep, conductor of the Raylynmor Opera, in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Peter shares his experiences, talks about the many challenges and compromises, and lets us in on some good "insider" information on his role as an opera conductor.Listener Alert!! Please take the Music Perspectives online survey by clicking on the link at the top right of thi...

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[ Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:30:00 -0500 ]


A Casual Classical Friday
It's a casual, classical, Friday, as I move away from a scripted show and "wing it" for the first time.You'll hear some interesting facts about the listenership, and a plea for comments, guests, and e-mail feedback. In addition, we'll listen to a few music clips, and I'll discuss the show schedule for the next few months.Follow these links to listen to, and watch, other podcasts mentioned in the show:Daily Source CodeMacCastPop Goes the CultureCovervilleWinecastThe Nashville Nobody KnowsRocketbo...

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[ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:30:00 -0500 ]


American Patriotic Classics
The Independence Day holiday provides great opportunities for families to enjoy patriotic and classical music. In this episode of Music Perspectives, we take a close look at two compositions heard frequently during the July holiday season: Morton Gould'sAmerican SaluteandCommando Marchby Samuel Barber.Click the title of the post to hear the file through your web browser, or click on the link below right to subscribe this podcast to an aggregator.Time: 10'19"Size: 9.5mb...

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[ Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:52:00 -0500 ]


Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser.Ludwig Van Beethoven might be better known for the heroic sounds of the Third Symphony or the famous opening cadence of the Fifth Symphony, but his Sixth Symphony paints a musical soundscape of a spring day in the country. Join us as we take a quick look at the first movement's themes, and find out how this joyous symphonic work rose above its less-than-stellar premiere, to become an example of program music to be emulated by com...

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[ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:32:00 -0500 ]


Chamber Music from Franz Schubert
Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser.Viennese composer Franz Schubert wrote a remarkable 900-plus pieces during his short life of 31 years, with the Piano Trio in E-flat arriving towards the end of that output. Join us as we take a quick listen to the second movement of this piece, compare the different textures of the instruments, and find out how Schubert used the special effects of three instruments to produce different settings and moods....

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[ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:29:00 -0500 ]


The Life and Music of Percy Grainger
Click on the title of this post to listen through your web browser.In everything he did during his remarkable performance and composition career, Australian-born composer Percy Grainger was always ahead of his time. Find out what motivated this musical genius, how he felt about the established music world he lived in, where he found his musical sources, and why he became a virtuoso on every instrument for which he composed....

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[ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:26:00 -0500 ]

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