Classical Breakdown

123 Episodes

1. Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. A masterpiece and tribute to a friend.

   Published: 4/20/2021
2. What is a Bassoon? Sue Heineman, Principal Bassoon of the NSO, tells us everything!

   Published: 4/6/2021
3. Appalachian Spring, an American classic by Aaron Copland

   Published: 3/23/2021
4. The Life of Bach

   Published: 3/9/2021
5. The life of Florence Price

   Published: 2/23/2021
6. Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World." The origins and inspirations you didn't know.

   Published: 2/9/2021
7. It's fun and it's virtuosic! Exploring Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21

   Published: 1/26/2021
8. What does a Concertmaster really do? Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef of the NSO explains.

   Published: 1/12/2021
9. The life of Strauss Jr. aka "The Waltz King"

   Published: 12/29/2020
10. The Nutcracker, how it became a holiday classic, and what to listen for

    Published: 12/15/2020
11. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

    Published: 12/1/2020
12. What is a string quartet?

    Published: 11/17/2020
13. Beethoven's triumphant Symphony No. 5

    Published: 11/3/2020
14. The life of Tchaikovsky

    Published: 10/20/2020
15. What is an Overture?

    Published: 10/6/2020
16. Rimsky-Korsakov's enchanting Scheherazade

    Published: 9/22/2020
17. The life of Beethoven

    Published: 9/8/2020
18. Season 2 returns September 8!

    Published: 9/1/2020
19. Recommended summer listening

    Published: 6/30/2020
20. Lawrence Brownlee on equality in classical music

    Published: 6/16/2020