Classical Breakdown

137 Episodes

1. The Great Unfinished Works

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

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

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

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

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

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

   Published: 4/30/2024
8. Haydn's masterpiece for 4 soloists and orchestra, the Sinfonia Concertante

   Published: 4/16/2024
9. The Evolution of the Piano: A Thousand Year Journey!

   Published: 4/2/2024
10. Joan Tower's Concerto for Orchestra, an adventure in color, illusion, and rhythm!

    Published: 3/19/2024
11. The secret life of a classical recording engineer: Meet WETA's Charles Lawson

    Published: 3/5/2024
12. The life and music of Antonin Dvořák; from humble beginnings to stardom!

    Published: 2/20/2024
13. 6 recommended works by living Black composers!

    Published: 2/6/2024
14. Korngold's Violin Concerto, from the Golden Age of Hollywood!

    Published: 1/23/2024
15. Episode 100, let's celebrate!

    Published: 1/9/2024
16. Jean Sibelius, how a composer became the voice of a nation!

    Published: 12/26/2023
17. Augusta Holmès' Andromède; an epic Greek myth inspired symphonic poem!

    Published: 12/12/2023
18. Opera 101, everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!

    Published: 11/28/2023
19. Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture: 3 themes and Shakespearean connections!

    Published: 11/14/2023
20. The inspiring life and music of Germaine Tailleferre: plus 5 recommended works!

    Published: 10/31/2023