Classical Classroom, Preview Episode 49

05/30/14 • 7 min

Since it’s the end of National Chamber Music Month, we thought it would be fitting to give you a taste of our upcoming episode, featuring Norman Fischer. Norman plays cello in the Fischer Duo, and is on the Board of Directors at Chamber Music America, the group who invented National Chamber Music Month. The full episode will be coming your way Monday, June 2nd!

Audio production by Todd “Totaled Todd” Hulslander with catering by Dacia Clay.

Music in this preview: – Sonata in A Major, Op. 69 by Ludwig van Beethoven, from The Fischer Duo’s CD “Beethoven: Cello and Piano Complete”

For more about the Fischer Duo: www.music.rice.edu/facultybios/fischerduo.shtml

PS, We’re on Stitcher Radio now!

Audio production by Todd “Totaled Todd” Hulslander with catering by Dacia Clay.

Music in this preview: – Sonata in A Major, Op. 69 by Ludwig van Beethoven, from The Fischer Duo’s CD “Beethoven: Cello and Piano Complete”

For more about the Fischer Duo: www.music.rice.edu/facultybios/fischerduo.shtml

PS, We’re on Stitcher Radio now!

Previous Episode

Classical Classroom, Episode 48: The Texas Tenors Teach Tenor Types

Take in tenor types with two of the Texas Tenors.

How, exactly, does one know that he is a “light lyric tenor,” or a “Spinto tenor,” or a “dramatic tenor”? Is there like, a Tenor Task Team? Two members of the Texas Tenors – JC Fisher and John Hagen – teach the types of tenor to us. We also learn about “classical crossover” music and why it is a gateway drug, turning innocent classical music newbies into addicts by the thousands.

By the way, if you like this episode, check out the Texas Tenors on Houston Public Media TV 8 Monday August 7, 2017 (local PBS show times here).

Music in this episode:

“La donna è mobile”, by The Three Tenors, from the Three Tenors in Concert, Los Angeles (1994)
“Celeste Aida”, by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by Giuseppe Giacomini
Tosca, by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Luciano Pavarotti (James Levine on piano)
Otello, by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by Placido Domingo
“Principe più non se” from La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini, performed by Juan Diego Florez with Los Angeles Philharmonic
“Vesti la Giubba” from Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, performed by Luciano Pavarotti
La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini, performed Andrea Bocelli
“Nessun Dorma” from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Franco Corelli
“Nessun Dorma” from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, performed by the Texas Tenors

Audio production by Todd “Tenortastic” Hulslander with scads of squillo from Dacia Clay.

Next Episode

Classical Classroom, Episode 49: Beethoven Gets Small With Norman Fischer

How are the Black Keys and Beethoven alike? They both had the low-down dirty blues. JK! They both compose(d) music for two instruments! You’ve heard his symphonies. Now hear cellist Norman Fischer – of the Fischer Duo, the Concord String Quartet, and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music – talk about Beethoven’s chamber works for cello and piano. Why did Beethoven create music for a new, tiny arrangement of instruments? Did he do it for the dolla dolla billz? Did he do it to impress a king? Find out in this episode of Classical Classroom!

Audio production for this episode by Todd “Tiddlywinks” Hulslander with no production help whatsoever from that lazy nogoodnik Dacia Clay.

All music in this episode performed by the Fischer Duo, and most of this comes from the Fischer Duo’s new CD, “Beethoven: Cello and Piano Complete“.