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Episodios
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Monteverdi: Eyes That Were Once My Life
10/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: merrie Mantuan melodies…
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On Vacation!
10/08/2011The Alps is one of the greatest mountain ranges in Europe, and is a favorite vacationing spot for hikers and skiers alike. For our composer, the grandiosity of the Alps could only be matched by a composition of mammoth proportions played by an equally grand orchestra. The work requires 120 or more musicians and unusual percussion instruments.
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
09/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: “holy” corporeal…
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A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi"
08/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here's a hint: a philosóphe on the loose!
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Handel: Messiah, How Beautiful Are The Feet
08/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: a theology, not a fetish…
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Simon and Garfunkel: Homeward Bound
05/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: heading home in two-part harmony…
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Harris: When Johnny Comes Marching Home
04/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: home from the All-American conflict…
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Wagner: Mastersinger of Nuremberg, Overture
03/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: homesteading at the old “Chorale”…
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Thrilling Exploits
03/08/2011While stories of heroic courage, loyalty, and thrilling adventure are universal, similarities between the figures of the cowboy and the Japanese samurai have inspired several specific cases of cross-cultural borrowing.
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Gottschalk: Caprice On "Home Sweet Home"
02/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: home in the U.S.A., but made in Europe…
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Verdi: Nabucco, Va Pensiero
01/08/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: enslaved and homesick…
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Berg: Round Dance
29/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: These guys loved to push the musical envelope!
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Poulenc: Gloria
28/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Church music with a 20th century twist
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C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto
27/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: It’s all in the family
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Sport of Kings
27/07/2011In the hands of our composer, this story originally by Voltaire still managed to retain its satirical edge. In the scene we just heard, our world-traveling hero lands in Venice. There, he is drawn into the cynical world of gambling and corruption, set to the spin of the roulette wheel.
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Monologue
26/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: A salute to the history of the Motherland
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Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
25/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: Fantasy and philosophy take the stage
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Elfman: Nightmare Before Christmas, Oogie Boogie Song
22/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: stop-motion show-tunes…
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Herrmann: Suite from Psycho
21/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: nothing like a nice refreshing shower…
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Mussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain
20/07/2011Can you guess this piece? Here’s a hint: beware the summer solstice!