Classical Breakdown

130 Episodes

1. The Future is Female: Exploring Clarice Assad and the Boulanger Initiative with Laura Colgate

   Published: 3/18/2025
2. Ethel Smyth's Mass in D: A 19th century mass by an extraordinary woman!

   Published: 3/4/2025
3. Olly Wilson, an American composer that will change how you hear music!

   Published: 2/18/2025
4. Carlos Simon's Songs of Separation: An American song cycle set to poetry of Rumi

   Published: 2/4/2025
5. Lincoln Portrait: Aaron Copland's defense of Democracy

   Published: 1/21/2025
6. Chris Gekker tells us everything about the trumpet!

   Published: 1/7/2025
7. Your Guide to JS Bach's Cello Suites!

   Published: 12/24/2024
8. Aaron Copland: The Sound of America

   Published: 12/10/2024
9. Dora Pejačević's Symphony in F# minor; Croatia's very first symphony!

   Published: 11/26/2024
10. The Life and Music of Gioachino Rossini: An overnight success, foodie, and opera sensation

    Published: 11/12/2024
11. Beethoven’s iconic Violin Concerto: what to listen for and why it was an initial flop!

    Published: 10/29/2024
12. The horn: Everything you need to know from Mozart, Mahler, to the movie screen!

    Published: 10/15/2024
13. The lives and music of Silvestre Revueltas and Gabriela Lena Frank

    Published: 10/1/2024
14. The Great Unfinished Works

    Published: 9/17/2024
15. Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 "Romantic"; a monumental masterpiece!

    Published: 9/3/2024
16. Recommended listening; 4 new albums to listen to this summer!

    Published: 6/25/2024
17. What is a cello? Star cellist Amit Peled tells all!

    Published: 6/11/2024
18. Elgar's Enigma Variations, a portrait of friends, life, and love!

    Published: 5/28/2024
19. Robert Schumann's Carnaval: A solo piano brings a masked ball to life!

    Published: 5/14/2024
20. The Life of Nadia Boulanger: A Lasting Impact from Bernstein to Sesame Street

    Published: 4/30/2024