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Classical Classroom, Episode 214: The Harp Will Go On with Yolanda Kondonassis
A harp virtuoso demystifies the mystewious instwument.
Classical Classroom, Episode 213: Orli Shaham Talks Piano (Man)
How and why the piano came to be, what it is, and how to learn it.
Classical Classroom, Episode 212: All Together Now with Lisa Bielawa
Building community around music during the pandemic.
Classical Classroom, Episode 211: Music for (Sacred) Space with Michael Whalen
What does atmosphere sound like?
Classical Classroom, Episode 210: Derek Bermel on Travels with Bartok
Close your eyes and travel to exotic new lands! (Package includes getting lost, being alienated, and feeling homesick.)
Classical Classroom, Episode 209: Alexander Pushkin in Opera, Pt. 2
Just some of the bazillion operas inspired by Pushkin’s stories.
Classical Classroom, Episode 208: Alexander Pushkin in Opera, Pt. 1
We’re talking Shakespeare level, people.
Classical Classroom, Episode 207: Rachel Barton Pine Gets Folksy with Dvorak and Khachaturian
Folk music, but fancy!
Classical Classroom, Episode 33: Cracking “The Nutcracker” with Michael Remson and Shelly Power (RERUN)
The music! The story! The dancing! The history! The puns!
Classical Classroom, Episode 206: John Luther Adams Walks Through “Become Desert”
Music that occupies space instead of moving through it.
Classical Classroom, Episode 205: Nicholas McGegan on Rameau and Music that Stands the Test of Time
Why both Baroque and Beyonce will be listened to in 2525.
Classical Classroom, Episode 204: A Peculiar Harry Partch Primer, with John Schneider
A man on a mission to make music do more.
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