Dvorak's Cello Concerto, 5 things to listen for!

01/25/22 • 29 min

There is always something new to discover, no matter how many times you've heard a piece. Our resident cello player, James Jacobs, joins John Banther to give you 5 things to listen for in this masterpiece that you've either missed or could experience differently.

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Classical Breakdown - Dvorak's Cello Concerto, 5 things to listen for!

Transcript

John Banther00:00:00.160

I'm John Banther. And this is Classical Breakdown. From Classical WETA in Washington, we take you behind the music. In this episode, I'm joined by Classical WETA's resident cello player, James Jacobs, to talk all about DvoÅÃ¡k's Cello Concerto. It's one of the most popular concertos, so we are presenting five things to listen for that maybe you've missed or could listen to different