44 - "Interview with Alan Walker and Daniel Vnukowski” a classical music podcast

06/22/21 • 69 min

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The Great Composers Podcast - a classical music podcast

I am pleased to be joined during this episode by Alan Walker, celebrated author of biographies of Franz Liszt, Frederick Chopin and others, and acclaimed concert pianist Daniel Vnukowski. We discuss Liszt, Chopin, and Schumann, taking a look at their lives and music from the perspectives of biographer and performer.

Vnukowski and Dr. Walker present "In the Footsteps of Chopin" on Wednesday June 23rd 7pm Eastern, a free virtual event a part of the Collingwood Music Festival's Summer Solstice Series. You can RSVP to using the link below. See you there!

https://collingwoodfestival.com/event/footsteps-of-chopin/

https://www.danperforms.com

Music heard in this episode, performed by Daniel Vnukowski:

Chopin "Raindrop" Prelude op. 28, no. 15

Chopin Sonata no. 3 in B minor op. 58, mvt. 4 finale

https://collingwoodfestival.com/event/footsteps-of-chopin/

https://www.danperforms.com

Music heard in this episode, performed by Daniel Vnukowski:

Chopin "Raindrop" Prelude op. 28, no. 15

Chopin Sonata no. 3 in B minor op. 58, mvt. 4 finale

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43 - Johannes Brahms pt. 9 "A Lovely Dwelling Place" - Classical Music Podcast

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Ep. 43 – It is Good Friday, April 10, 1868 in Bremen and Brahms has just finished giving the premiere of his German Requiem. It is a complete triumph but one not celebrated with wild applause, the work is too grave for that. Instead, attendees of the premiere listened with glad hearts and in reverence, awe really of the work’s creator. Thus, Johannes Brahms became an internationally recognized composer of considerable importance and some measure of celebrity.

Works heard in this episode (all by Brahms):

-Requiem

mvt. 4 "How Lovely is They Dwelling Place"

mvt. 5 "And Ye Now are Sorrowful"

-Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4

-Botschaft op. 47 no. 1

-Hungarian dance 1-10

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45 - Johannes Brahms, pt. 10 "From the Soul of the Purest Youth" a classical music podcast

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It is December 1871 and Johannes Brahms has finally established permanent residence in the music loving city of Vienna. Still, his thoughts remain in Hamburg for a time as his family slowly start to drift away from him...

He himself then drifted for a time, compositionally at least. He would begin his new position as Artistic Director of the Gesellschaft der Musik Freunde in Fall 1872 which made him so busy he hardly had time to compose. Except during the summers, when he would disappear from their sight, as it were, and work on his music. And what incredible music it would be: two string quartets, the Haydn Variations, the third piano quartet, plenty of music for the voice, and very nearly a first symphony.

Works heard in this episode (all by Brahms):

String Quartet in C minor op. 51, no. 1

1. Allegro

2. Romanze: Poco adagio

3. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo

4. Allegro

Variations on a Theme (Said to be) by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a

Theme

Var. 1-3

Var. 4-6

Var. 7, 8

Finale