Episode 22: Gilded Gingerbread

In this episode we delve into the portrait of Don Juan de Calabazas in the Cleveland Museum of Art! Allyson talks jesters, fools, disability history,… 

The podcast returns as sharp as ever with a discussion of an example of a Malaysian blade called a kris! Allyson talks about the transition… 

Allyson returns refreshed after a quarantine-induced slump to tell you all about Ingapirca, an Inka archaeological site whose function has been obscured by time and… 

In this episode, Gramophone's Editor Martin Cullingford talks to pianist Leif Ove Andsnes about his new recording on Sony Classical of the extraordinary work Via Crucis by Franz Liszt, the composer's deeply spiritual meditations on the Stations of the Cross, released just before ... Show More

Send us a textCharles II reopened the theatres in 1660 and inaugurated the second golden age of the English stage. Today's show looks at one of the bawdiest plays to come from the period, a "comedy of manners" whose clever use of language points to the reality of style over subst ... Show More

Víkingur Ólafsson is a world-renowned Icelandic pianist. Celebrated for his profound artistry and visionary programming, he has performed with premier orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, and London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2023, he performed ... Show More

<div> <div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"> <div class="sc-f2d3e690-2 cvOoVI"> <div class="sc-f2d3e690-0 iOtkxA sc-30c1a68-0 hMSkKs"> <div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"> <p>In the final episode of the year, the girlies celebrate 4 years of Binchtopia (!!!!!) and give their long-awaited p ... Show More

YES THAT'S RIGHT we have RETURNED with another darntootlingly informative episode of That Classical Podcast. The 60-second bios are back with a vengeance, and this time it's all about Russians and also about sensual frappuccinos and asparagus. More on that later. Enjoy! Music fea ... Show More

<p>Does the world still need classical music? What about orchestras? In this gorgeous talk and performance, violinist Joshua Bell and the Chamber Orchestra of America play selections of classical music masterpieces — from Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony ... Show More

In this episode, Louis meets Baz Luhrmann, the iconic director, auteur and self-described ‘Stanley Kubrick of Confetti’. Dialling in from the Gold Coast in Australia, Baz tells Louis about his remarkable life and career, including trying to reinvent the musical, living in Gracela ... Show More

Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Miloš Forman's masterpiece tells the story of Mozart through the envious eyes of his rival Salieri. But how did a Czech director come to make a classic Viennese tale? And what's the real story behind "too many notes"?Join Joh ... Show More

The full recording from the 'Drifting Off Live' performance on February 24th, 2024. While the podcast is on hiatus, we figured we'd release this show featuring new material, sections from the podcast performed live, and some sleep pieces from friends, all accompanied by the band, ... Show More

Send us a text17th-century poet and priest George Herbert offers a playful poem reminding us to strive for gratefulness.  I am, myself, very grateful for all the support you all have offered me.  Thank you so much! Additional sound: "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show (1977).  Dow ... Show More