It became known as the ‘Skandalkonzert’: an evening of expressionist, experimental pieces at Vienna’s Great Hall of the Musikverein on March 31, 1913, which so disturbed the audience that rioting and slapping ensued, followed by a lawsuit.
In time, it established the reputations of The Second Viennese School - a group of composers like Shoenberg and Weber, ... Show More
Yesterday
Who Invented The Telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made an important discovery, by accident, on June 2, 1875. While working on their ‘harmonic telegraph’. Watson inadvertently plucked a reed that had been tightly wound around the pole of its electromagnet, producing a twang that Bell heard ... Show More
12m 8s
Jun 1
Nepal's Royal Bloodbath
Crown Prince Dipendra opened fire on his whole family at a family dinner at Kathmandu’s Narayanhiti Palace on 1st June, 2001. He killed nine royals, including his father, King Birendra, his mother, Queen Aishwarya, and his siblings; then reportedly turned the gun on himself. In a ... Show More
12 m
Sep 2023
Jeremy Eichler on his new book 'Time's Echo'
<p><strong>Jeremy Eichler</strong>'s new book, <em>Time's Echo,</em> just out from Faber (HB; £25) tangles with memory – what we choose to remember, what to forget – as history takes hold, and he argues that music can become in many ways the most powerful form of memorial. To ill ... Show More
30m 34s
Feb 2023
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part 1
<p>The most famous thing about Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is the riot that took place at its premiere. Perhaps its overcompensating for classical music's reputation for being a bit stuffy, but musicians and musicologists LOVE talking about the riot at the Rite of Spring, a ... Show More
45m 57s
Nov 2023
George Harrison - Gig In Japan
In 1991, when so many acts from the 60s were lucratively touring, George Harrison decided to dip his toes in the water. Why? Money. Where? Japan. Who? Clapton. What…could possibly go wrong?Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: nothingisrealpod.com/X: ... Show More
1h 27m
Feb 2024
The Fani Willis testimony.
<p><em>The Fani Willis testimony. On Thursday, the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney took the stand in dramatic fashion. Willis is fighting the claim that a relationship between her and private attorney Nathan Wade should disqualify her and her team from carrying on with ... Show More
27m 34s
Sep 2023
DAYS like NIGHTS 304 - B2B With Patrice Bäumel @ Woodstock, Netherlands, Part 2
Recorded live at DAYS like NIGHTS at Woodstock ’69 on Sunday July 30th in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands
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1 h
<p>Rubber Soul - Part Two</p><br><p>With an album due on shop shelves in six weeks, and less than of it recorded, it makes total sense for The Beatles to take part in a TV variety special. </p><br><p>Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. </p><br> ... Show More
