Classical Breakdown

130 Episodes

1. Grieg’s Piano Concerto: The Heart of Norway

   Published: 6/14/2022
2. An Unsung Heroine: The Life and Music of Fanny Mendelssohn

   Published: 5/31/2022
3. Under Pressure: What is an Oboe with Nick Stovall, NSO's Principal Oboe

   Published: 5/17/2022
4. Ravel's Bolero with Joshua Weilerstein: A conductor's insight

   Published: 5/3/2022
5. Piano Transformed: The Life and Music of Frederic Chopin

   Published: 4/19/2022
6. All about that bass! With NSO Principal Bass Robert Oppelt

   Published: 4/5/2022
7. Louise Farrenc's Symphony No. 3: A hidden gem!

   Published: 3/22/2022
8. Clara Schumann: A story of stardom, passion, and courage

   Published: 3/8/2022
9. Florence Price Symphony No. 1: An American Symphony

   Published: 2/22/2022
10. George Walker: He wants you to play his music

    Published: 2/8/2022
11. Dvorak's Cello Concerto, 5 things to listen for!

    Published: 1/25/2022
12. How an orchestra creates a year of concerts, with NSO's Nigel Boon

    Published: 1/11/2022
13. The life and music of Robert Schumann

    Published: 12/28/2021
14. Bach's Christmas Oratorio, what to listen for and know!

    Published: 12/14/2021
15. Bernstein's West Side Story

    Published: 11/30/2021
16. The life of William Grant Still

    Published: 11/16/2021
17. Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

    Published: 11/2/2021
18. The Life of Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Published: 10/19/2021
19. What is a Clarinet?

    Published: 10/5/2021
20. Tchaikovsky's triumphant Symphony No. 5

    Published: 9/21/2021