"Death Chocolate and Musical Pizza": Purcell & Vivaldi

07/18/17 • 29 min

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IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED HOW A PIZZA CAN BE MADE INTO MUSIC, TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY. Come one, come all, it's time for another dive into the twiddly Baroque waters to find more misshapen weird pearls to give to our friends we don't like. This episode we lament castrati, discuss luxury orphanages, and Kelly finally tells a joke she's been saving since May 2016. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Abdelazer, Z.570: Rondeau" - Henry Purcell

"The Fairy Queen / Act 2: One Charming Night" - Henry Purcell

"Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor, Op 8 No.4 RV.297 "L'inverno": 1. Allegro non molto " - Antonio Vivaldi

"L'Olimpiade, Act II. Scene V: Aria: Siam navi all'onde algenti" - Antonio Vivaldi

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Music Featured in this Episode:

"Abdelazer, Z.570: Rondeau" - Henry Purcell

"The Fairy Queen / Act 2: One Charming Night" - Henry Purcell

"Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor, Op 8 No.4 RV.297 "L'inverno": 1. Allegro non molto " - Antonio Vivaldi

"L'Olimpiade, Act II. Scene V: Aria: Siam navi all'onde algenti" - Antonio Vivaldi

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"Water Gits and Beard Pranks": Dvořák & Brahms

WOULD YOU MARRY A GOBLIN? FRANKLY OUR ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY. For more top tips, why not listen to our brand spanking new episode, in which we discuss pigeons, wedding guests made of seafood and absolutely rubbish practical jokes. Enjoy! Music Featured in this Episode: "The Water Goblin, Op. 107" - Antonín Dvořák "Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: 1. Allegro " - Antonín Dvořák "Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: 1. Allegro con brio" - Johannes Brahms "Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor" - Johannes Brahms ***Follow us on Twitter (@thatclassical) and on Instagram (@thatclassicalinsta) for some top notch social media entertainment. We promise it won't just be jokes about Mozart. N.B. we can make no promises it won't just be jokes about Mozart.***

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"Vehement Carp and Surface Borscht": Symphonies

I MEAN FOR THE LOVE OF CTHULHU WHAT EVEN IS A SYMPHONY?! Yeah fair play m8, we haven't actually explained it yet and we've been going on about it for YONKS. Well dear listeney friends, this episode we explain the living daylights out of what a symphony actually is, so you can put that in your proverbial pipe and proverbially smoke it responsibly. Enjoy!

Music Featured in this Episode:

"Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto" - Gustav Mahler

"Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op 47: 1. Moderato" - Dmitri Shostakovich

"Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, Op 32: I. Assez vif et rythmé" - George Enescu

"Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Presto - Allegro ma non Troppo - Ludvig van Beethoven

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