Jun 20

Relaxing Piano Playlist Series 5 Episode 7

Send us a textFeeling tired? Need to unwind? Then how about some gentle, soothing piano music? Welcome to the Episode 7 of the Fifth Series in the Relaxing Piano Playlist! In this episode, I perform for you music by Chopin, Gabriel Dupont, MacDowell, Scriabin and Debussy,

24m 43s

Mar 2025

Relaxing Piano Playlist Series 5 Episode 6

Send us a textFeeling tired? Need to unwind? Then how about some gentle, soothing piano music? Welcome to the Episode 6 of the Fifth Series in the Relaxing Piano Playlist! In this episode, I perform for you music by Clementi, Paderewski, Respighi, Bortkiewicz, Liszt and Mvt 2 of ... Show More

35m 20s

Dec 2024

Relaxing Piano Playlist Update for 2025

Send us a textHere's the latest news along with some exciting news for the podcast being available as a video series.

4m 30s

Jul 2024

Chopin Piano Music

Works include: Nocturne in E flat, Fantaisie Impromptu, minute Waltz, Grand Valse Brilliante and Etude Op 10 No. 3. Pianists include: Arthur Rubinstein. Alfred Cortot, Claudio Arrau, Margarete Long, Sergi Rachmanioff and William Kapell.

43m 35s

Sep 2016

"Ave Goblin and Ludwig Fernandez-Versini": Schubert & Beethoven

"NEEDS MORE GOBLIN." If you've ever thought this about anything at all, then number 7 is the episode for you. We've got goblin grots, STDs, water bucket deafness and more! You are welcome. Music featured in this episode: "Ave Maria" - Franz Schubert "Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. ... Show More

34m 53s

Dec 2024

Schumann and Prokofiev in private

Synopsis Two famous pieces of chamber music had their premieres on today’s date, both at private readings prior to their first public performances. On today’s date in 1842, German Romantic composer Robert Schumann arranged for a trial reading of his new Piano Quintet at the Leipz ... Show More

2 m

Mar 2017

Modern Classical Music Ep01 - Contemporary Classical Music Composers

Modern Classical Music Ep01 - Contemporary Classical Music ComposersTracklist: Georges Delerue - ConfessionsAbandoned Toys - Flowering ashesDmitry Evgrafov - My dear melonieSamantha Bouquin - Morning SketchesHior Chronik - Cold Winter Morning (feat. Luup)Wechsel Garland - Es Ware ... Show More

36m 40s

Oct 2024

Neil Finn's songs of ascension

Neil Finn is one of our greatest living songwriters. In Split Enz and Crowded House, solo and in his collaborations, his tunes have become the soundtrack to our lives. I’ve been chasing Neil to Take 5 for the TV series since the beginning, and finally he said yes. Even better, he ... Show More

1h 1m

Nov 2024

Beethoven and Brusa take it slow

Synopsis For later Romantic composers like Richard Wagner, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 was “the apotheosis of the dance,” and certainly sitting still during the Symphony’s dizzying finale is not always easy. But for those in the audience at its premiere in 1813, as part of a benef ... Show More

2 m

Mar 2022

Episode 50: Bach’s “Art of Fugue,” BWV 1080

We’ll look at some of the fugues from Bach’s “Art of Fugue,” BWV 1080.

51m 20s

May 19

Classical Dances

Historic recordings of classical music dances. Music by Johannes Brahams, William Gluck, Manuel De Fall, George Bizet, Frederic Chopin and Pytor Tchaikovsky.

41m 6s

Jun 2021

Miloš Karadaglić | Guitarist

The Montenegrin guitarist talks about falling in love with the guitar in Montenegro, ‘growing up’ in London, his favourite guitar to play, the healing power of Mozart and his latest album The Moon & The Forest. Recordings featured:Joby Talbot: Ink Dark Moon – Luminoso (Miloš Kara ... Show More

40m 22s

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