Sinopsis
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Episodios
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Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe
06/09/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: A meeting of music and theater
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Gershwin: Suite from Porgy and Bess
05/09/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Broadway meets the bayou
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
01/09/2011Here’s a hint: Don’t “Egg” us on... or Good chocolate and good music go hand-in-hand
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Humperdinck: Hansel And Gretel, Excerpts
31/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: A fairy tale gets the operatic treatment
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Dog Days
31/08/2011Although these concertos were originally published side-by-side with several others, four have been singled out and become a set. In the score, each concerto is accompanied by a poetic sonnet, possibly by the composer himself! But because of the massive amount of anonymous poetry in print from this period, it is likely we will never know for sure.
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Ellington: Peanut Brittle Brigade
30/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: A jazzy twist on a Christmas classic
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Floyd: Susannah, Ain’t It A Pretty Night
26/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Trouble in the deep south. . .
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Vaughan Williams: The Lake In The Mountains
25/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: A musical oasis. . .
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Strauss: Alpine Symphony
24/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Dude, check out THIS view!
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Famous Johns
24/08/2011It can be hard to imagine the thorough craftsmanship, practical ingenuity, and innate sense of artistry that had to be available on a tight schedule in the world of this composer. However, he probably had a little more time than usual to work on his first large-scale work for his post in Leipzig.
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Haydn: The Creation, "Sing To The Lord"
23/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: God takes a much-needed break . .
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Beethoven: Symphony No 6, First Movement
22/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Green acres is the place to be. . .
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Britten: O Rose, Thou Art Sick
18/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: never trust a worm…
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Bach: Through Adam’s Fall
17/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: was that ‘hiss’ just a leaky organ pipe?
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Handel: Israel In Egypt, He Spake The Word
16/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: buzzing and croaking our way out of captivity…
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Telemann: Concerto In A Major
15/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Hundreds of concertos? We’ll ‘hop’ right to it
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Arlen and Harburg: Lydia, The Tattooed Lady
12/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: a picture that looks back…
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Debussy: Girl With The Flaxen Hair
11/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: picture or no picture…