The CoffeeHouse Classical

Our annual April Fool's tradition: our goofs and outtakes from the past year. We hope you enjoy the shenanigans!  Music: https://musopen.org/music/777-peer-gynt-suite-no-1-op-46/#recordings https://imslp.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt_Suite_No.1,_Op.46_(Grieg,_Edvard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

It's not like your normal woodwind instrument, it has Free Reeds! Join us to learn all about the harmonic. And be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Au_coeur_du_jour_(Marcoux%2C_Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

We're back with Satie and we'll regale you with his strange and unusual history! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/3_Gymnop%C3%A9dies_(Satie%2C_Erik) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

You've probably picked up a trick or two from us regarding critical listening over the past several hundred episodes, but this week we want to give you all the tools you need to listen for yourself! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Jazz Transcriptions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeCollier Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scheherazade,_Op.35_(Rimsky-Korsakov,_Nikolay) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

It may be cold outside, but we hope your fingers are all warmed up for this week's piece- it's a real work out! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Impromptus%2C_D.899_(Schubert%2C_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Once upon a time there lived a king deep in the heart of the Bavarian forests. He loved music and stories and wanted to make a difference in world. Like so many who try to do the impossible, he was thought to be insane! Learn about King Ludwig II in this week's edition of the CoffeeHouse! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Der_fliegende_Holl%C3%A4nder%2C_WWV_63_(Wagner%2C_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Die_Walk%C3%BCre%2C_WWV_86B_(Wagner%2C_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Dear Listeners,  We bring you today a tale of pen-pals. But it was so much more than that! Listen to learn about money, friendship, and music. Yours Truly, The CoffeeHouse Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.1%2C_Op.11_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Seasons%2C_Op.37a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Today's episode is sponsored by "history", the world's number one creator of events, peoples, places, and things. We thank "history" for bringing us today's story about Ferdinando di Medici and his love of the arts. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Exultate_Deo_(Scarlatti%2C_Alessandro) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Il_Pompeo_(Scarlatti%2C_Alessandro) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Rinaldo%2C_HWV_7b_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Agrippina%2C_HWV_6_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

We're just in love the Baroque era, there's something so Romantic about it!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Fantasia_nach_J.S._Bach%2C_BV_253_(Busoni%2C_Ferruccio)  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Bonjour! C'est la Chateaux du Cafe! This week we look at Frenchman Maurice Ravel and his whimsical and powerful impressionist masterpiece, Daphnis and Chloe!    Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Daphnis_et_Chlo%C3%A9_Suite_No.2_(Ravel%2C_Maurice) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

"I like playing in F major, but I like singing in F#!" ~Tim Minchin Appropriate this week as our piece is in Gb! Schubert's lovely, if challenging, music had a lasting impact!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Impromptus,_D.899_(Schubert,_Franz) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

A lack of good native composers had been the phantom menace to the English people until Sir Edward Elgar came on the scene! He brought about the return of "good" English music and provided a new hope for the composers who came after him! Be sure to subscribe and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Imperial_March%2C_Op.32_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

A baroque concerto grosso? Sounds like it could be a big mess! But it's we promise it's not broken or gross, it's well Handel-ed in this week's episode! Music:  https://imslp.org/wiki/Concerto_Grosso_in_A_major%2C_HWV_329_(Handel%2C_George_Frideric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Are you able to play the viola da gamba? Abel was, with great virtuosity! Join us this week to learn about this old baroque instrument and the wonderful music it can produce! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Viola_da_Gamba_Sonata_in_G_major%2C_WK_155_(Abel%2C_Carl_Friedrich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

In the modern era, is there really much left to tweak with musical instruments? The cornetist Charles Conn thought there was and made lasting impacts on instrument manufacturing as you'll learn in this week's episode! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Fatherland_(Hartmann%2C_John) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Erinnerung_an_Prag%2C_Op.18_(Hoch%2C_Theodore) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5_(Mahler%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Can you guess what instrument we're talking about this week? Hint: it's probably the most popular and influential instrument in the world, and it didn't even come on the scene until the late Baroque era when Cristofori invented it!  Music: Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_E_major%2C_K.380_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico) https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonata_in_D_minor%2C_K.517_(Scarlatti%2C_Domenico) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode   https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.5%2C_Op.73_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

This week, we're looking at perhaps the most famous instrument maker in history, Antonio Stradivari, maker of the legendary Stradivarius violins that are still sought after today! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No.9%2C_Op.47_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_in_D_minor%2C_Op.5_No.12_'La_Folia'_(Corelli%2C_Arcangelo) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

A musician can wear whatever color they want to the concert, as long as it's black. Join us as we chat about concert dress and what musicians really think about dress cloths. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Planets%2C_Op.32_(Holst%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Membra_Jesu_Nostri%2C_BuxWV_75_(Buxtehude%2C_Dietrich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode

If it is Baroque, maybe you should fix it! That's what Norwegian composer Halvorsen tried to do, at least! Find out more in this week's episode, and be sure to share with a friend!

Arthur de Greef is a little known musical gem. And he'll challenge you to perform with your left hand like never before!    Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Nouvelles_%C3%A9tudes_de_concert_(Greef%2C_Arthur_de) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Q: What has a one room apartment with umbrellas, newspapers, pianos, and castles?  A: French composer, Erik Satie! Learn all about his eccentric life in this week's episode! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Fantaisie-valse_(Satie%2C_Erik) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

We're in Russia again! And we're keeping it just among friends, this time looking at Borodin's good fried Mussorgsky!   Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Khovanshchina_(Mussorgsky%2C_Modest) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Borodin was a scientist, but he had a fondness and knack for music. One of his many gifts to the world was the opera Prince Igor. Is it E-gor or I-gor? Let us know if we said it wrong!    Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Prince_Igor_(Borodin%2C_Aleksandr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode

Hello, and welcome to the CoffeeHouse! Join us for another friendly chat, this time about the pros and cons of a variety of venues. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Lyric_Pieces%2C_Op.65_(Grieg%2C_Edvard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/In_Nature's_Realm%2C_Op.91_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Happy April Fool's day to you! Throughout our many episodes, we've amassed quite a backlog of good goofs from our recording sessions. We're sharing a select few here for your pleasure. We hope it brings a smile to your face today! Tune in This Sunday for our next regularly scheduled episode!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quintet_in_E_major%2C_G.275_(Boccherini%2C_Luigi) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quintet_in_E_major%2C_G.275_(Boccherini%2C_Luigi) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Welcome back to the Bachs! This week we're diving right into some unique works for solo flutes written by JS and CPE! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Partita_in_A_minor%2C_BWV_1013_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Flute_Sonata_in_A_minor%2C_H.562_(Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

So, you've heard of Johann Sebastian. But have you heard of Carl Phillip Emanuel? You will have after listening to this week's episode looking at just a small branch of the musical Bach family tree! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben%2C_BWV_147_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Prelude_and_Fugue_in_C_major%2C_BWV_846_(Bach%2C_Johann_Sebastian) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Flute_Sonata_in_E-flat_major%2C_H.545_(Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_in_B-flat_major%2C_H.658_(Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

You can't have a dreary day listening to the sunny piece we're listening to this week! Join us for a discussion of Spanish composer Antonio Soler!  Be sure to like and share with a friend.  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Fandango%2C_R.146_(Soler%2C_Antonio) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

Welcome to Part II of the Schumanns! This week we look at Robert's side of the Schumann story and also learn about the organ! It will be a grand time! YouTube video about organs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2GFPM-pwB8 Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Skizzen_f%C3%BCr_den_Pedalfl%C3%BCgel%2C_Op.58_(Schumann%2C_Robert) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Welcome to our next mini-series, this time on the married couple Clara and Robert Schumann! We're kicking it off this episode with a look at Clara's life and beautiful music! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.2%2C_Op.14_(Schumann%2C_Clara) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Welcome to the New Year! Today, we have a very special interview with musician extraordinaire, Emily Kerski! She'll talk to us about attending concerts, discovering new music, and teaching. Links discussed in the episode are listed below: Episode Resources: Emily Kerski: http://egkerski.wixsite.com/emilykerski/contact Thomas Lack: https://www.thomaslack.com/ Benjamin Wallfisch: https://www.benjaminwallfisch.com/ Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiD8F9ItX0 I Care If You Listen: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/ Ensemble Dal Niente: http://www.dalniente.com/ Eighth blackbird: https://www.eighthblackbird.org/ International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE): https://www.iceorg.org/ Cacophony Magazine: http://cacophonymag.com/ Modern Reeds: https://www.facebook.com/modernreeds/ Music: Veiled Entropy used with composer and performer permission.   https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2%2C_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff%2C_Sergei) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode   https://freepd.com/epic.php   https://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Duet_2_(Reintjes%2C_Roy) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Let's wrap up 2018 the right way with holiday trivia to share at your New Year's Eve party! We'll tell you why you are obligated to sing Auld Lang Syne at the start of every new year!  Thanks for a great 2018! Please share us with a friend or two so 2019 can be even better! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auld_Lang_Syne_New_Year%27s_Eve.ogg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/FMA/blog/Some_Auld_Lang_Synes_For_You

Why should you go to a holiday concert? Why do we even have holiday concerts? We'll explore these questions and more on this week's episode! Happy Holidays, everyone! And tune back on MONDAY DECEMBER 31st for our final episode of 2018! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_First_Nowell_(Rondeau%2C_Michel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells_(Leontovych%2C_Mykola) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite)%2C_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky%2C_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Music upon music! We're looking at a set of variations again this episode, based on Dukas' muse, Rameau!   Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_in_A_minor%2C_RCT_5_(Rameau%2C_Jean-Philippe) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

One hit wonder? We think not! Dukas wrote many works filled with magic and wonder!  If you would like to hear excerpts from the other composers mentioned in this podcast, here are some selected YouTube links:  Hindemith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsDD1SJbjM Hovhaness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-gVLMNSV_Y Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLhFnmaO_fg Einaudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRjNiiTVOys Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Variations%2C_interlude_et_final_sur_un_th%C3%A8me_de_Rameau_(Dukas%2C_Paul) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Look! Up there! It's a castle! Oh, you can't see it? Don't worry, Smetana will describe it to you in song form in this week's episode! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Vy%C5%A1ehrad%2C_JB_1:112%2F1_(Smetana%2C_Bed%C5%99ich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

We're off to Poland... and then France! And we'll tell a not-so-funny joke with this week's piece, the Scherzo No. 1 by Chopin. Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Scherzo_No.1%2C_Op.20_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

As Autumn sets in (but there's still some warm weather in the air!) we'll discuss the magic of outdoor concerts! And enjoy this video of the watery outdoor performance we reference in the show: https://www.facebook.com/1458724191006028/videos/1513327175545729/ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Stars_and_Stripes_Forever_(Sousa,_John_Philip) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6%2C_Op.68_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.107_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Join us for travels far and wide with a Baroque composition by Telemann inspired by a book! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Intrada-Suite_for_2_Violins_'Gulliver's_Travels'%2C_TWV_40:108_(Telemann%2C_Georg_Philipp) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

We always tell you Romanticism doesn't mean romance- but this week we take a look at a song by Grieg that goes against that motto: I Love You! Music: https://musopen.org/music/755-melodies-of-the-heart-op-5/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Melodies_of_the_Heart%2C_Op.5_(Grieg%2C_Edvard)

We all have to start somewhere, right? Join us this week as we learn about how to learn with piano etudes!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/25_%C3%89tudes_faciles_et_progressives%2C_Op.100_(Burgm%C3%BCller%2C_Friedrich) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike_4.0

Due to some work travels, we didn't get out a new episode this week. However, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing is soon to be here on July 20th, so we thought we'd re-share our memorable moon landing history from last summer. We hope you enjoy, and we'll be back with a new episode in 2 weeks!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra,_Op.30_(Strauss,_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode NASA Audio: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/re-audio-index-diy.html

Surprise! The Mozart family is the gift that keeps on giving! Here is one more week's worth of fascinating info about the Mozart family, this time directed to W. A. Mozart's sister, Nannerl! Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Minuet_in_G_major,_K.1/1e_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.11_in_A_major%2C_K.331%2F300i_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Well, here we are again! We hope you enjoy this Part II of our look into the extraordinary Mozart, just one week after we started this mini-series! Remeber to subscribe on your favorite podcast access site and share episode links with your friends!   Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Divertimento_in_F_major%2C_K.138%2F125c_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

It's the CoffeeHouse's 2nd birthday, and to celebrate we're bringing you the history of one of the most well known and greatest composers to ever live, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! Enjoy, and listen in JUST ONE WEEK to Part II of our Mozart spectacular!  Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Divertimento_in_F_major%2C_K.138%2F125c_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Eine_kleine_Nachtmusik%2C_K.525_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.11_in_A_major,_K.331/300i_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Requiem_in_D_minor,_K.626_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

This week's episode is a little different. Instead of our normal historical perspective, we are talking about attending concerts or listening to music in our modern world and how audiences perceive what they hear! We hope you'll humor us in this little experiment. Let us know what you think by emailing or posting on our Facebook page! Links to the pieces: Trace: http://zhoutianmusic.com/Works%20-%20Orchestral/trace.html Piano Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w Pictures at an Exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w   Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.2,_Op.18_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei) https://musopen.org/music/4736-pictures-at-an-exhibition/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

It's our 50th episode! And we're celebrating with lots and LOTS of music talk and listening! Cuddle up with your favorite coffeehouse beverage and enjoy Part II on Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn!  If you would like to read Dr. Bach's dissertation about the Trios in today's episode, it can be found here: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?0::NO:10:P10_ETD_SUBID:63939 Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio_No.1%2C_Op.49_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix) http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio%2C_Op.11_(Hensel%2C_Fanny)

Who were Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn? Find out here on the CoffeeHouse in Part I of our deep dive into the Mendelssohn lives! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio_No.1%2C_Op.49_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio%2C_Op.11_(Hensel%2C_Fanny)http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5,_Op.107_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)http://imslp.org/wiki/Lieder_ohne_Worte%2C_Op.19b_(Mendelssohn%2C_Felix)

Be careful out in those forests this summer! As Edward MacDowell shows us in this week's piece, they can be pretty scary places! Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_No.1%2C_Op.42_(MacDowell%2C_Edward)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Jump in those time machines, we're going way back to the beginning of the Baroque! Praetorius will serenade us with us with his ancient aesthetic.   Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen_(Praetorius%2C_Michael)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Roll out the red carpet, we've got a real romantic rock star on the podcast today!  Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Mephisto_Waltz_No.1%2C_S.514_(Liszt%2C_Franz)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

We have a fantastique episode to share with you this week, filled with cunning plans, plot twists, and demonic dances!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonie_fantastique,_H_48_(Berlioz,_Hector)

What a joy it is to be presenting one of the worlds greatest composers of all time: Ludwig van Beethoven and his extraordinary final symphony, the "Choral" Symphony.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/https://musopen.org/music/2571-symphony-no-9-in-dm-op-125/

Look out! This episode is bursting with music fun in the form of a brand new genre (for the time)- the tone poem! We'll see how Richard Strauss made history with this new form as we go on an adventure with his Don Juan.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Don_Juan,_Op.20_(Strauss,_Richard)http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphonie_fantastique,_H_48_(Berlioz,_Hector)

He's the new "it" guy in recent years. This once overlooked and snubbed composer gets the attention he deserves this week as we look into the first movement of his first symphony.  Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler,_Gustav)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

How many pieces to do you know by Johann Pachelbel? Just "the one"? Well, join us as we broaden your musical horizons!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/43604-magnificat-fugue-t103/http://imslp.org/wiki/Canon_and_Gigue_in_D_major%2C_P.37_(Pachelbel%2C_Johann)

What do you think it would be like to personally know both Mozart and Beethoven? Our composer this week, Johann Hummel, certainly knew! Check out this lesser known rockstar and his Rondo in Eb Major! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Rondo_in_E-flat_major%2C_Op.11_(Hummel%2C_Johann_Nepomuk)

Welcome back to the CoffeeHouse for our first episode in 2018! We're taking a look at Verdi who followed his destiny to become one of the greatest Italian opera composers to ever live, as we can see with his Force of Destiny Overture. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/La_forza_del_destino_(Verdi,_Giuseppe)

We have an early Christmas present for you, our dear listeners: a holiday special about everyone's go-to classical holiday music, The Nutcracker! We hope everyone has a happy holiday season. We're going to take a little break ourselves and will return to you on January 14, 2018. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_(suite),_Op.71a_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)

Come along with us to an auditory Spanish festival with this French piece! Think we don't know geography? Tell that to the French impressionists.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1a_(Chabrier,_Emmanuel)

This week on the CoffeeHouse we're taking a look at a real American show stopper in a classic episode.  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.12%2C_Op.96_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn)https://musopen.org/music/4571-slavonic-dances-op-46/http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn)

Whoever says that classical music is stuffy and uptight obviously doesn't understand satire! Join us as we look at a humerous piece by French composer Charles Gounod that has made its way into pop culture!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Marche_fun%C3%A8bre_d%27une_marionnette_(Gounod,_Charles)

Meet Carl Maria von Weber. He should have been called "Europe's Next Top Mozart", and he arguably changed the course of music history. Take a listen as we explain his history and dissect his well loved Clarinet Concertino. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/6168-clarinet-concertino-in-e-flat-major-op-26/

Get ready for those spooky October nights with some devilishly good music! We have more baroque violin this week, this time from Giuseppe Tartini! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_in_G_minor%2C_B.g5_'Le_trille_du_diable'_(Tartini%2C_Giuseppe)

We're going back to Baroque this week for a seasonally appropriate work, the Violin Concerto in F Major "Autumn" by Italian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/14910-the-four-seasons-op-8/

Welcome to the CoffeeHouse classical music salon-podcast! We're simply delighted you could join us today. Do relax and enjoy this scrumptious piece from the French music salons of old written by one of the most important composers in modern French history! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata_No.1,_Op.13_(Faur%C3%A9,_Gabriel)

Do you know this melody? If not, you will after this episode about one of the great melody composers, Serge Rachmaninoff and his iconic Symphony No. 2! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.2,_Op.27_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.1,_Op.1_(Rachmaninoff,_Sergei)

Step right up folks, and be dazzled by the miraculous Rag King himself: Scott Joplin! Tap your toes to his upbeat music, and join us in discussions of the mysterious life of this national treasure! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/43092-magnetic-rag/https://musopen.org/music/43164-maple-leaf-rag/https://musopen.org/music/43166-peacherine-rag/https://musopen.org/music/33547-heliotrope-bouquet/https://musopen.org/music/43390-treemonisha/http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No.11_in_A_major,_K.331/300i_(Mozart,_Wolfgang_Amadeus)

You'll need some good walking shoes this week as we march into the history of John Philip Sousa! It's a spectacular display of patriotic spirit to help celebrate the 4th of July weekend. Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/43799-the-gladiator/https://musopen.org/music/43828-stars-and-stripes-forever/https://musopen.org/music/43792-the-stars-and-stripes-forever/https://musopen.org/music/43789-sabre-and-spurs/http://imslp.org/wiki/El_Capitan_March_(Sousa,_John_Philip)http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Honored_Dead_(Sousa%2C_John_Philip)

Behold the spine-tingling symphony about exploration and the sea on this 20th episode of the CoffeeHouse Classical Podcast! We'll delve into the modern British sound and be taken on an aural journey through the seas and beyond! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/A_Sea_Symphony_(Symphony_No.1)_(Vaughan_Williams%2C_Ralph)

We're traveling to the Mother Land of Russia this week to explore the massive influence of a little-known composer. Get ready to feel the power of the mighty Russian musical sound-scape! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Tarantella_(Balakirev%2C_Mily)http://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.5,_Op.73_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)http://imslp.org/wiki/Mazurka_No.1_(Balakirev%2C_Mily)

Join us as we journey once again to France! Debussy is one of the more well known composers, and his Premier Rhapsody is a real delight!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/https://musopen.org/music/451/claude-debussy/la-mer/http://imslp.org/wiki/Premi%C3%A8re_rhapsodie_(Debussy,_Claude)https://musopen.org/music/42994-prelude-to-the-afternoon-of-a-faun/https://musopen.org/music/14381-la-mer/http://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy,_Claude)

Even as the temperatures dip and snow covers the ground, this episode is full of the happiness of springtime in musical form! Music: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttps://musopen.org/music/9862-the-blue-danube-op-314/https://musopen.org/music/9895-fruhlingsstimmen-op-410/https://musopen.org/music/9896-tales-from-the-vienna-woods-op-325/https://musopen.org/music/9991-viennese-spirit-op-354/

While you’re resting after feasting, take a listen to a re-released interview with Dr. Wesley Ferreira of Colorado State University. This interview was conducted a year ago, as a broadcast from the 90.5 KCSU FM radio studios, Fort Collins, CO.

Learn about the charming music of Austrailian composer Percy Grainger!  Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/Molly_on_the_Shore_(Grainger%2C_Percy)http://imslp.org/wiki/Marching_Song_of_Democracy_(Grainger%2C_Percy)http://imslp.org/wiki/Children's_March_(Grainger%2C_Percy)

Why did it take Brahms so long to write his four symphonies, and why are they so fantastic? Find out in this episode! Music: http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_Non-commercial_Share_Alike_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_Non-commercial_No_Derivatives_3.0 http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs_4.0http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.3,_Op.90_(Brahms,_Johannes)http://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Piano),_WoO_1_(Brahms,_Johannes)http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1%2C_Op.68_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)http://imslp.org/wiki/Clarinet_Sonata_No.1%2C_Op.120_No.1_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)

Delve into the polyglot world Dvorak created in his music with his exciting "American" quartet! Music: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcodehttp://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet_No.12%2C_Op.96_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn)https://musopen.org/music/4571-slavonic-dances-op-46/http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.95_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k,_Anton%C3%ADn)

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xizJkG3GzjrKWRmMVRHJn?si=18347e91a70a42fb Youtube Links: Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KzF1KgaREo Mahler Symphony No. 6, Mvt IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_z2xWjlK9U  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob4lKRKrTuQ Anderson Sleigh Ride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ98oN9LN98 Tan Dun Water Passion: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQm6maUAC9ZJv1yoFW5seiVeoom-X6lp Verdi Anvil Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdX3T_Kjcos  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSO8e4iicRA Holst Song of the Blacksmith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DldaGUhyifg Copland Fanfare for the Common Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KxMc_tyQBo Maslanka Morning Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVjD4AFaPZg Orff/Krance Carmina Burana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL8KPtSSj4o&t=1628s Beethoven (Mozart in the Jungle) Egmont Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9bFEs3aUUM Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vr4JRbz8Yg Strauss Alpine Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTo7QxxgYg Satie Parade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWI8p8FPOs Music In Episode:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky_-_1812_overture.ogg

It's the final epic episode of Suite Bergamasque- we're ending with the most iconic movement, Clair de Lune. If you want to review the piece's actual final movement, go back and listen to Episode 185 after this. And be sure to like and share with a friend.  Happy Holidays from the CoffeeHouse Classical Music Podcast! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

Well well well, if it isn't time to look at Debussy's Minuet! We hope you'll enjoy a look into this movement, and be sure to tune in next time for Clair de Lune! Like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

It's part II, but Mvt I of the Suite Bergamasque series! We hope you'll stick with us for the whole suite! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

Dreamers, awake! It's time for Dance Debussy! Be sure to like and share with a friend Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque_(Debussy%2C_Claude) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode

It's the soundtrack to all the best spooky settings: the Theremin. Learn all about it just in time for Halloween! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Schmaltz_Continuum_(Kram%2C_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Rose_for_Ecclesiastes_(Yamamoto%2C_Jun) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

We've made it to the end! Listen along to our final episode of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6- we hope you'll enjoy it! Be sure to like and share with a friend! A good YouTube video of a full Symphony No. 6 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVkWCHgOxw8  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Well, well, well, look at us deciding to show up with an episode! We're sorry we missed last week, but to make it up we're releasing episodes two weeks in a row! So enjoy Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 mvt. 3 today and the come back next week for mvt. 4! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

It's the part you've been waiting for- Part II! We're looking at Tchaikovsky's emotion filled movement II from the 6th symphony. Stay tuned for the rest of the symphony in our upcoming episodes- like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

As promised, we are looking at a WHOLE SYMPHONY from our dearest Tchaikovsky. And this is just part 1, stay tuned in the following weeks for our 2nd, and possibly 3rd episodes on this symphony as well. And be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.74_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Welcome back to yet another episode about Berlioz, with another piece that is a crowd favorite! But, it comes from one of Berlioz's worst failures- how will he prevail this time? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Le_Carnaval_romain%2C_H_95_(Berlioz%2C_Hector) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Hold your horses, It's time for another episode! Let's ride off to Valhalla with Wagner, this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Die_Walk%C3%BCre,_WWV_86B_(Wagner,_Richard) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

Buzz, buzz! Happy Sunday and welcome to another new episode of the CoffeeHouse! Please enjoy this episode featuring one of the most well known tunes in the classical cannon, and be sure to share with a friend! Music: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rimsky-Korsakov_-_flight_of_the_bumblebee.oga https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

He's such a famous guy, yet we haven't done a bio of him until now! It's the long awaited Rossini!  Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://archive.org/details/BarberOfSeville_719 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Don't sleep on this composer any more- after you listen to this episode, go listen to all of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's music and discover this hidden gem! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/4_Novelletten_for_String_Orchestra%2C_Op.52_(Coleridge-Taylor%2C_Samuel) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/

We're back yet again with a new composer bio and music analysis! We hope you enjoy it! Be sure to like and share with a friend!  Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Szymanowski,_Karol https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Music fit for a king (NOT a graduation!) Be sure to like and share with a friend! Classic FM list of the Coronation music: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/king-coronation-music-performers-hymns-full-list/ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Pomp_and_Circumstance_March_No.4%2C_Op.39_No.4_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

If you or someone you know was offended about what we said about bagpipes in our last episode, than this episode is for you! We're showering the bagpipe with love this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Mui%C3%B1eira_da_Cascarexa_(Campos%2C_Ernesto) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://imslp.org/wiki/Polca_para_Pucho_(Campos%2C_Ernesto) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scotland_the_Brave_-_United_States_Air_Force_Pipe_Band.oga

Welcome to Spring! All across the country we're experiencing Spring-like weather (for better or for worse!) so we wanted to celebrate the season with a timeless concerto. Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music:  https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_in_E_major%2C_RV_269_(Vivaldi%2C_Antonio) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

Happy April Fools Day! It's our annual tradition to take you back stage to hear our goof ups and play acts! We hope you enjoy, and we'll be back with more *serious* classical music next week! Be sure to rate and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1_(Mahler%2C_Gustav) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

The weather has been gloomy around these parts, but Spring is just around the corner- it's a fitting to to listen to some Chopin who leaves us with a glimmer of hope this week on the CoffeeHouse! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturne_in_C-sharp_minor%2C_B.49_(Chopin%2C_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

It's a wild ride this week on the CoffeeHouse with Dvorak's crowd pleasing Carnival Overture! Be sure to like and share with a friend! Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Carnival_Overture%2C_Op.92_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k%2C_Anton%C3%ADn) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode