1000 Years of Classical Music
Podcast by ABC Classics
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February 3, 2017 • 55 mins
Tchaikovsky's fifth symphony, written in 1888, is a work which arouses hugely divergent opinions. Many people love it dearly, and the famous horn solo in the second movement is often cited as an example of how to write a beautiful melody. Many others can't stand it, finding it over-emotional, over-sentimental, and repetitive.
What gives? Tchaikovsky's fifth is one of the standard works of the repertoire, a core symphony which is p...
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January 23, 2017 • 52 mins
Tchaikovsky's fourth symphony ranks as one of the most popular symphonies ever written.
It must also rank as one of the most misunderstood symphonies ever written. It has been common practice for more than a century (it was written in the 1870s) to regard the fourth as growing out Tchaikovsky's supposed self-loathing after his marriage and subsequent attempted suicide. This homophobic and inaccurate scenario was put forward during...
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November 2, 2016 • 54 mins
The Keys to Music podcast continues its survey of Beethoven’s music by exploring the Diabelli Variations.
The thirty-three "Diabelli" variations on a waltz by the Viennese composer and publisher Anton Diabelli (1781-1858, pictured) make up what many people regard as Beethoven's greatest work. It's certainly the most visionary and exciting set of piano variations of the 19th century.
Beethoven called the variations "Veränderungen"...
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