Classical Break

Classical Break

Your Classical Break, a chance to listen to and learn about classical music in short daily segments

Episodes

October 6, 2017 7 mins

Corelli set the gold standard for a few genres, including the trio sonata.

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Believe what you want about his life, Cambini's music is interesting enough.

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October 4, 2017 13 mins

Music is above all about communication, something Schumann understood well.

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October 3, 2017 14 mins

Two character might hold the key to Schumann's state of mind

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October 2, 2017 15 mins

Schumann's love of literature and love of music collide in a kaleidoscope of shifting moods.

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September 29, 2017 21 mins

Pent up feelings and a hidden message in the middle of very dangerous times for Prokofiev and Russian music.

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September 28, 2017 11 mins

Fauré may not have gotten recognition for his opera, but he excelled at it nonetheless.

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September 27, 2017 17 mins

The jolliest piece he ever wrote sure gave Mendelssohn a lot of headaches.

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September 26, 2017 17 mins

Sunshine, beautiful architecture, wonderful music–who wouldn't fall in love with Italy? Mendelssohn sure did.

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September 25, 2017 16 mins

The highs and lows of one of history's greatest composers (he even makes the low points sound beautiful).

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September 22, 2017 16 mins

The mysterious and awe-inspiring finale to a piece about the mysterious and awe-inspiring heavens.

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September 21, 2017 20 mins

A famous composer who would've rather been a complete failure (but we're glad he wasn't!).

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September 20, 2017 22 mins

Holst uses the planets as a springboard for his own musical trips into outer space.

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September 19, 2017 11 mins

Being an amateur doesn't have to be a bad thing, as Gerson proves here.

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September 18, 2017 13 mins

A young composer tries to break through with his own twist on familiar themes.

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September 15, 2017 21 mins

A bit of the blues from a composer who wasn't afraid to mix things up.

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September 14, 2017 11 mins

An eventful trip down a Venetian canal with a master of the piano.

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September 13, 2017 12 mins

A great musician with a not-so-great personality.

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September 12, 2017 13 mins

Beethoven and Haydn, two giants who respected each other but didn't always get along.

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September 11, 2017 12 mins

The first of many groundbreaking sonatas for a rapidly changing instrument.

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