Have you ever wondered how musical styles become synonymous with certain countries, regions and places? What is it about the Italian school that defines it from, say, the Nordic or the French school? In this episode Joanna and Stephen take a whistle stop tour through 2 centuries of ‘The English School’, exploring everyone from Elgar to Goehr, Sullivan and St ... Show More
Feb 2024
The Piano Tuner
This week Joanna and Stephen are joined by a very special guest, Stephen's personal piano tuner, David Widdicombe. From concert grands, upright 'domestics' and honkytonks, David has tuned them all. Having worked with the world's most prestigious piano maker, Steinway, for 3 decad ... Show More
19 m
Feb 2024
The Bohemians: Martinů & Janáček
This week we’re diving into two bohemian heroes of classical music, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Stephen remembers encountering the music of Martinů at Cambridge, and being confronted by the "pure simple joy" of it. From the lyricism of Martinů, we work back towards Janáček ... Show More
34m 46s
Apr 2022
Une leçon d'anglais pour les enfants et le prof s'appelle Laurent Voulzy
Au début des années 70, bien avant de connaître le succès avec Rockcollection, Laurent Voulzy avait rencontré chez un éditeur une prof Michelle-Marie qui avait pour projet d'écrire une méthode pour apprendre l'anglais, à base de dessins et de chansons. Laurent Voulzy lui avait di ... Show More
2m 50s
May 2024
#388 - How I Used MUSIC to Become Fluent in English (While Having Fun!), How Ethan Learned 6 Languages Listening to Music, and Why We Love Eurovision - The World’s Biggest Music Competition
Listen with FREE Digital Transcript only on the RealLife App. European cities go nuts in May - do you want to learn why? There'll be lots of songs in today's episode where we explore music as a powerful tool ... Show More
39m 36s