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Caroline Shaw and Her Many Composer Hats
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03/17/23 • 45 min
Tim speaks to the US singer, composer and producer Caroline Shaw. They cover her various composer hats, the upcoming performance of her Four Portraits at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and their shared appreciation for Abba and Fiona Apple.
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Caroline’s website: https://carolineshaw.com
Some info on Four Portraits: https://www.lyricopera.org/lyric-lately/notes-on-four-portraits/
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Hans Zimmer is Batman
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03/03/23 • 36 min
In our latest instalment: *POW* Sam investigates Batman’s secret musical identity *WHAM* Tim holds the Anglican Church to account in a hard-hitting exposé (not) *ZOINKS* We discuss Ukrainian composer Galina Grigorjeva’s new disc of choral music *ZAP* And yes, another excuse to talk about Star Trek.
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Music Referenced
‘The Ritual/Ancient Battle /2nd Kroykah’ by Gerald Fried
‘Batman Theme’ by Neal Hefti
Danny Elfman’s Batman theme
Shirley Walker’s theme to Batman: The Animated Series
Main theme from Batman Forever by Elliot Goldenthal
Hans Zimmer’s score to The Dark Knight
‘Journey to the Line’ from Hans Zimmer’s score to The Thin Red Line
‘Gollum’s Theme’ from Howard Shore’s score to The Lord of the Rings
Galina Grigorjeva: Agnus Dei; Prayer; Diptych; In Paradisum; God is the Lord; and Nox vitae, performed by the Estonian National Male Choir under Mikk Üleoja
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Sheku On Song
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09/20/22 • 49 min
Tim speaks to wunder cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason about sibling dynamics, touring in the States and his new album Song. But before all that, Sam gets stuck in a Groundhog Day-inspired time loop while trying to analyse one of the pieces from Sheku’s album: the 12 Variations on ’Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen‘ by Ludwig van Beethoven.
You can find links to Sheku’s album Song here: https://sheku.lnk.to/SongSo
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Music Referenced
Beethoven‘s 12 Variations on ’Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’
‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s The Magic Flute
ABBA: ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’
Beethoven‘s Vestas Feuer
‘Notte e giorno faticar’ from Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Variation 22
Alien Ant Farm: ‘Smooth Criminal’
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Jules Buckley and the Queen of Soul
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08/22/22 • 46 min
Sam is back in the interview seat chatting to conductor, producer and arranger Jules Buckley about his upcoming Aretha Franklin Prom with singer-songwriter Sheléa. They talk about he art of arranging, the unquestionable genius of Franklin and Buckley’s relationship with the Proms.
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Aretha Prom Stuff
Event Page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/eqrcd4
Watch it on BBC Four/iPlayer (from 27 August): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bdx5
Listen on Radio 3/Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001b5km
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Howard Goodall (Always Meet Your Heroes)
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07/24/22 • 65 min
Sam chats to one of his mega heroes, the composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall. Together they discuss awards ceremonies, Howard’s pandemic piece Never to Forget, the mixed field of composition and, of course, working with Rowan Atkinson.
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Howard Stuff
Website: http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/
Scores: https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/list?_contributor=Howard%20Goodall&order=sales_desc
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We Won't Give Up the Fight: Ukraine and Its Music
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04/05/22 • 45 min
Sam and Tim emerge from their winter hibernation for a special episode celebrating the musical culture of Ukraine. Six Ukrainian composers and performers share their favourite Ukrainian-composed music, while Sam takes a sideways look at Valentin Silvestrov’s delicate piece for synthesiser, piano and strings The Messenger.
Big thanks to Antonii Baryshevsky, Anna Fedorova, Pavel Gintov, Victoria Loukianetz, Ivan Nebesnyy and Ludmilla Yurina.
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Via Presto Music, buy one of 14 albums featuring a wide range of Ukrainian repertoire, or a selection of printed music by Ukrainian composers.
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Music referenced:
Okean Elzy’s ‘We Won’t Give Up the Fight’
Valentin Silvestrov’s Esquisses de crimée, Op. 8 – 1. ‘The Rocks of Uch-Kosh’, performed by Pavel Gintov
‘Song about the Cossack Holota’, performed by Dmytro Hubiak
Mykola Lysenko’s Byut’ porohy (‘Dniper's Rapids Are Roaring’), performed by the Orchestra of the National Broadcasting Company of Ukraine under Volodymyr Sirenko
The ‘Emigration Elegy’ by Stefania Turkewich, performed by Pavlo Hunka and Albert Krywolt
Beethoven’s Variations on Folk Songs, Op. 107 – 7. ‘Schöne Minka’, performed by Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace
Boris Lyatoshynsky’s Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 50, performed by the Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra under Theodore Kuchar
Dmitry Bortniansky’s The Cherubic Hymn, performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Paul Hillier
The overture to Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer
Valentin Silvestrov’s Kitsch Music – 1., performed by Vladimir Feltsman‘Summertime’ from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, performed by Golda Schultz and the Metropolitan Opera
‘Ot hodit’ son kolo vikon’, performed by Kvitka Cisyk
Mykola Leontovych’s ‘Shchedryk’
Peter J. Wilhousky’s ‘Carol of the Bells’, performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Ivan Nebesnyy’s How Many Letters to You, performed by Svitlana Hleba and the Lviv Virtuosos Academic Chamber Orchestra under Serhiy Burko
Valentin Silvestrov’s The Messenger, performed by Iryna Starodub and the Kiev Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra under Dmitry Yablonsky
Valentin Silvestrov’s ‘La belle Dame sans Merci’, performed by Alexei Lubimov and Alexei Martinov
The Odessa Opera Chorus performing the National Anthem of Ukraine by Mykhailo Verbytsky
Victoria Loukianetz performing ‘Ridna Maty Moya’
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The Jesus Christ Superspecial
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12/23/21 • 55 min
This Christmas, to celebrate 50 years since Jesus Christ Superstar first opened on Broadway, we’ve dedicated an entire episode to unwrapping its magic. What is it about the rock opera that makes it, as one Times critic wrote, ‘the one masterpiece of Lloyd Webber’s career’? Why, after five decades, does it still give pause for theological thought? And how can one piece of music connect such disparate-seeming artists as Dmitri Shostakovich, Googoosh, Lin Mannuel Maranda, and Kanye West? Featuring interviews with Sirs Tim Rice and Karl Jenkins, Alain Boublil, Peaches and Nico Muhly, this is ... The Jesus Christ Superspecial.
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Manchester Collective Get Reflective
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12/20/21 • 50 min
NuqneH! In this week’s episode Sam has a good old podcast chat with the founding members of Manchester Collective, Rakhi Singh and Adam Szabo. They discuss unusual programming and widely sourced inspirations – as well as the range of skills a modern musician needs. Qapla'!
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Music referenced:
Manchester Collective performing Bryce Dessner’s Aheym
Manchester Collective, Abel Selaocoe & Chesaba performing Ka Bohaleng
The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir performing Kaval Sviri under Katya Barulova
Manchester Collective & Mahan Esfahani performing Górecki’s Harpsichord Concerto
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Nicky Spence and the ‘Vortex of Need’
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11/05/21 • 43 min
Sam chats to an innuendo-filled Nicky Spence about Jenůfa at the Royal Opera, the ‘vortex of need’ and his rustic roots ...
Catch the Royal Opera’s production of Jenůfa here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFvD7suXk1I&t=969s
Here’s our episode on Janáček’s Sinfonietta: https://timmyfisher.co.uk/the-classical-music-pod/2020/11/20/mahan-esfahani-janek-and-j-lo
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Music referenced:
‘Tim and Sam’s Podcast’, written and performed by Harry Sever
Nicky Spence in Janáček’s Jenůfa at the Royal Opera House
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Scoring Jane Austin
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03/31/23 • 28 min
In today's episode Sam and Tim discuss recent concert hall dramas as unionised musicians seize the means of sound production. Meanwhile Sam peers into the gilded musical cages of Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility in the next instalment of his film music series.
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Music Referenced
‘Mars’ from Holst’s The Planets
‘Gallop’ interlude from Shostakovich’s opera The Nose
‘My Father's Favourite’ from Patrick Doyle’s score to Sense and Sensibility
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How many episodes does The Classical Music Pod have?
The Classical Music Pod currently has 67 episodes available.
What topics does The Classical Music Pod cover?
The podcast is about Music, Podcasts, Arts and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on The Classical Music Pod?
The episode title 'The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Pilgrimage' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Classical Music Pod?
The average episode length on The Classical Music Pod is 46 minutes.
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Episodes of The Classical Music Pod are typically released every 16 days, 17 hours.
When was the first episode of The Classical Music Pod?
The first episode of The Classical Music Pod was released on Jan 15, 2019.
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